On the Bandwagon
I know, I know, the Farmer’s Wife madness is nothing new. I got the book for Christmas after slobbering over everybody else’s blocks and then didn’t crack it open until last week. Now I can’t stop making them.
I think part of what took me so long was the debate over what fabric colors to use. I finally decided that I wouldn’t fight my love of Bonnie & Camille‘s fabrics (since it seems like I use them for just about everything) and got started. I really love that I can mix and match a lot of their collections together. Most of these blocks are made of Marmalade, but bits of Ruby and Vintage Modern are slowly creeping in.
I think most people are making them at a leisurely pace (2 blocks per week), but I suppose that is so they can work on other things and keep this as a side project. As for me, just as I finish one, I can’t wait to start on the next. My hope is to have it finished in no time!
I think I am the last person on earth to get started.
5 Comments
Paula
July 19, 2012 at 6:44 amOh my goodness! Not only do I love your blocks but I love your fabric choices!!
LuLu
July 19, 2012 at 7:12 amYour blocks are so cute! And I love them in these fabrics! I'm definitely drooling over yours more than anyone else's.
Kristine Hanson
July 19, 2012 at 9:33 amoh wow! your color selection is lovely, this might be one of the best farmer's wife blocks I have seen, very nice!
Doreen
July 19, 2012 at 6:24 pmAnd you are not the last person on earth to get started. I am. 🙂
Chelle
July 20, 2012 at 8:38 amI may have y'all beat! I have never even heard of the Farmer's Wife!! My Gram was a quilter, God Rest Her Soul but I havent started w/ fabric blocks yet. I have made blankets or 'quilts' w/ cross stitch blocks & an OLD product called Liquid Embroidery. I DO have 2 quilt tops that my Gram had started & never finished. I am so afraid to wash them for fear they will fall apart. I love the blocks you have shown. Very colorful!!! You have me wanting to go cut up all my fab scraps & make a quilt now!!! LOL
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