giveaway

Go over to Jaybird Quilts for a chance to win a great giveaway..it has the book Tidbits from Triangles(by Kari Ramsey), a "layer caker" and a yo yo maker included in it.( Everything you need to make a fun project!!)

Farmer's Wife Sampler

I have been cutting out more blocks...I wanted to have 15 ready to sew. One block has 38 pieces...that's a lot for a 6 1/2" block!! I don't know how people use to cut out everything with templates...I'm so thankful for rotary cutters & mats.  I can see I need to speed up if I plan on completing it. I need to plan the class project for the next sewing class that I teach at the local Community College. The new class starts mid August.  I plan on taking the one for this session to the long armer soon.  It will be the first time I had one done by someone else. I have told my husband that by next spring I plan on having a midarm...I just have to find room for it!!!

giveaway

go over to Dotty Jane Designs (http://www.dottyjanesdesigns.blogspot.com/) for a giveaway that includes a Make Life Charm pack, Doll Babies QUilt pattern and a Panache pouch pattern. I hope I win!!

Blog Giveaway

Go over to Just Lenae blog (www. just-nae.blogspot.com) for a very nice handbag giveaway.   I hope I win!!

More Farmer's Wife blocks

The Bowtie and Box were easy to construct.  Now I have made all the ones I cut out, so it's back to the cutting board. The templates are so small for some pieces that I try to do some "modern" piecing techniques (half square triangles or piece stripping ). Takes a little math work sometimes!!

New Farmer's Wife Sampler Blocks

Well...I finally got back to the Sampler. It took a little bit of work but I got the Batwing block completed. No problems with the Big Dipper block.

10 Minute Block Quilt Grows

I thought I was almost finished with the quilt and was ready to sew on the last border. I laid it on the bed and decided I would like it twice as big. The left black border will have to be taken off.  I have plenty of black and whites...so I back to cutting again. It does go very fast. The back is going to be black, white and red.