FW and New Project

Several more Farmer's Wife blocks to add to the pile! Took a break for the local fair, now I'll be back at it, plus a few other things thrown in.


Mother's Dream, Wedding Ring.




Farmer's Daughter, Cups & Saucers.




This is what I was talking about earlier about wanting to do something with the "Cups & Saucers" block. The book showed all the cups and saucers being the same print, but I wanted to have each cup and saucer set with a different material, and make that stand out even more. I may use this, or I may do this block again and just see how it is with one print, and compare them. That's the fun part - playing around with different fabrics!




Flock, Postage Stamp.




Yes, this ...




... is reminiscent of this! I did that on purpose. :)




I'm also doing a new project, just for fun. Playing around with some of my "arrangement blocks" one day (I'll have to post about that sometime), I came up with something I liked. So, I got with it and planned it out, and cut out the pieces for it. Looking at it like this doesn't look very "going together," but hopefully when it's pieced it will make sense. I know what I'm picturing in my mind, and hope it looks good in reality!




Believe me, there were LOTS of pieces to cut out, even though this isn't a very big project. Twenty-four EACH of the squares, and forty-eight EACH of the triangles! Thankfully, they were simple, and ... I borrowed from the Farmer's Wife templates, since they have been good and precise, and I like how the triangle corners are "shaped." Makes sewing together MUCH easier.




And, this new project will be featuring ... sunflowers! Maybe cure a little homesickness for my home state, Kansas. But, I'm glad Oklahoma has sunflowers, too. :) I enjoy them wherever I see them - Kansas, Oklahoma, in a quilt ... !