Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt - Morning
Another Farmer's Wife Sampler block today. This is number 57 in the book - Morning. I have mixed feelings about this one. I am happy with my choice of fabrics (I love the purple and aqua together!) but the way the block was put together in the book is not the way I would have done it. I did change the piecing somewhat, but if I were to do it again I'd change it even more.
That gorgeous rose fabric is one of my absolute favourites. I'm using a Jelly Roll of Rose Parade by Moda for the quilt, along with some Layer Cake squares from the range (and a few other fabrics). I always feel lucky when an almost-complete rose turns up in the pre-cut strips as it allows me to feature them in some of the blocks. In this case, I sort of wish I had trimmed a little more off the strip to better centre the roses. I don't like to fussy-cut unless the trimmed piece is a useful size though - I have a finite amount of these out-of-print fabrics.
That's three blocks down, and I'm not sure how many to go. Rather than make a queen size quilt, which will only be seen on the bed at certain times of year, I will make two lap quilts. That way, they'll be out pretty much all the time, and Martin and I will coordinate when we wrap up against the cold in the evenings. ;) I will need to sit down and plan them soon, and count up the blocks I've already made, so that I know how many more blocks to sew. I'm certain I don't need to stop making them any time soon though.
Bye for now,
Hope x
That gorgeous rose fabric is one of my absolute favourites. I'm using a Jelly Roll of Rose Parade by Moda for the quilt, along with some Layer Cake squares from the range (and a few other fabrics). I always feel lucky when an almost-complete rose turns up in the pre-cut strips as it allows me to feature them in some of the blocks. In this case, I sort of wish I had trimmed a little more off the strip to better centre the roses. I don't like to fussy-cut unless the trimmed piece is a useful size though - I have a finite amount of these out-of-print fabrics.
That's three blocks down, and I'm not sure how many to go. Rather than make a queen size quilt, which will only be seen on the bed at certain times of year, I will make two lap quilts. That way, they'll be out pretty much all the time, and Martin and I will coordinate when we wrap up against the cold in the evenings. ;) I will need to sit down and plan them soon, and count up the blocks I've already made, so that I know how many more blocks to sew. I'm certain I don't need to stop making them any time soon though.
Bye for now,
Hope x
Love these fabrics Hope. I think the center rose looks just fine. I do love a good fussy cut, but I agree about the fabric waste. There are definitely fabrics that I don't want to turn into swiss cheese, even if they do have the perfect design for a fussy cut. Can't wait to see al of your blocks together.
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