HOT DAY! Farmer's wife week2

It was tough day to watch my children swimming at poolside. Staying outside withdrew almost all my energy and as too tired to cook, our supper was pizza. Kids were happy. My Husband was OK. Me with heartburn. Ginger ale, please!

As I don't need to make all of blocks, I am making them in no particular order.
In 2nd week, I made 3blocks.


Broken Dish.
I love orange and green, or combination of them, but it looked too busy. I should use more plain green as a background.


Box.
When I sew this block, I decided to use stripe fabric for background. Can you see lectangle boxes behind the yellow windmill? I like this effect.


Cut Glass Dish.
This design recalled my grandfather's crystal tumbler. Though I wanted to recreate the color, it was too dark for this set. I used lighter blue fabric instead. I thought I could express transparency.
But my husband didn't like this. He said, this block didn't match among 5 of them. Other blocks are rotatable otherwise this one is just mirror reflection. He would like have a quilt made with a set of rotatable blocks. Hummm. I think it's not bad idea.

Sylvia and CWQ

I thought I didn't have enough time to sew last week. But I made 5 blocks at the end of week. Not bad. Once I got an idea for fabric choice, I did work really quickly.
Hope to keep this pace.

From Sylvia, I made two.

I love this block. When I found the block on the book, I didn't feel I like this. Something strange for me. Star block, is it? So I did crazy patchwork on corner squares, expecting star pattern pops up. It seems successful, isn't it.


On the contrary, I didn't like this block. The pattern shows it shold be pieced. Instead, I appliqued. I made 4 appliqued pieces and assembled them. It wasn't a good idea. Took long time, ugly result. I don't know I have next time, If so, I need more research to make this block better. Make four patch and then applique, like that.

From CWQ BOW,

Lady's aid album. Still four more block left behind. I hope I made two more this week.

Farmer's wife week1 (for me)

First of all, I decided not to make all of blocks in this book. I have already started other two of 6" block series and heard about the next book of Farmer's wife in coming September. That's enough. Blocks are piled up, but not connected at all. So, I picked just 50 blocks for my husband's lap quilt. I hope it would be a quick work. Yah, just I hope.

Next, I decided no more new fabric for this. Not even a fat quarter on bargain. I want to reduce my stash before August, when the third quarter of 3x6 mini bee. I have many aqua and green, and bright colors, too. I think this combination is not bad.

OK. Think, later. Sew, first.

I don't have much time to sew this week, so I chose two of easy blocks.

Basket weave. Really easy one. I made this in 15 min or so. My son said "I love this, but makes me dizzy". You can say that again.

Big dipper. Another no-template pattern.

I want to try more complicated pattern next week.

Before Farmer's wife.....

I cleaned my design wall for new project. I put some Dear Jane BOM 2010 blocks for a long time, but I lost my attitude to complete it anymore. I gave up of tiny piece appliques and I found I dislike historical design on fabric. I thought they were cool at the beginning, but it was quite different cool from lovable.

I had eight blocks. So I made the last block last night and set them this morning.

送信者 Dear Jane BOM and more

Do I have to add borders on it? Not sure. Anyway, I don't have enough length of fabric that match this, so I hope I finish this project within this year.

Now I have a clear space. Let's begin!

CWQ progress and Farmer's wife QAL

I spent these 10 days to catch up with Civil War Quilt BOW. I made another one today and four blocks are undone after tomorrow.

Here is the progress.

Yesterday I remade a log cabin block. That block was the only exception that I had used three colors. I hated that boo-boo. When I set them in order, I decided to remade immediately.
See, now they look as they should be.

Why didn't I put a new one?

Because this block is not what I want to make. When I colored the block, it had white center square with orange cross. I was totally confused during cutting fabric.
My kids said they like it. I will keep it for a while and will decide whether remake or not, later.

I know why I was destructed and made such a basic mistake.
The Farmer's wife QAL!
I can't stop thinking about that group and blocks. Cool pool made me tired but not cooled down my heat (I spent 2.5 hours with my kids, dah).
OK. It is time to join them.
So I went to Jo-Ann today and got that book with 50% off! Ha-ha-ha. I am as happy as clam!
I will upload the progress as soon as possible.

Oh, one more thing. I have fixed my daughter's burned quilt. The detail is coming up soon. Not today. The new book is calling me.