Farmer's Wife Quilt - Easter 2020 update

Farmer's Wife Quilt - 111 blocks complete

As promised, here is the Easter 2020 update on my Farmer's Wife quilt blocks.  The news is that all 111 blocks of the 1920's Farmer's Wife blocks have been completed.  As you may remember I have reduced the size from the original 6" and brought them down to 4.5" square.

Farmer's Wife Quilt - 111 blocks complete

As usual I have enjoyed seeing these little blocks come together, but now they are all done I need to decide what layout I want them to be in. With the smaller blocks, obviously the overall quilt would be a lot smaller than the original, so I need to put a bit of time to think of the options.  Naturally, I have a bag of fabric left over, so the options are quite open.

Farmer's Wife Quilt - 111 blocks complete

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 68 Postage Stamp

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 35 Flower Basket

Believe it or not, this is the last block.  This is he Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 68 Postage Stamp.
This was the last block I cut out because I wanted to make it up from the scraps which I had left over.  I also saved it until last ans I knew it would be my favourite block to do,.  Each piece is 11/16th (18mm) square, a lovely size to work with.
Although the blocks are all done, I don't intend to join them in the prescribed layout and need a bit of time to decide what I want to do with them.  Look out for a full reveal in the next few days!

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 35 Flower Basket

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 35 Flower Basket

This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 35 Flower Basket. I almost completed this little block over a year ago and intended to put something in the basket, but on my final analysis, it was going to look to heavy, so I went back to the original and stuck a handle on it.  In my opinion, there were way too many basket blocks in this quilt - they are not my favourite.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 99 WCTU

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 99 WCTU

This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 99 WCTU.  I am guessing the WCTU is like the WI? 
Once this was finished it looked a bit wobbly.  I gave it a good steam, but it is going to take removing the papers and sewing it to the final quilt to make it work.
Only 3 to go!

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 106 Wild Rose and Square

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 106 Wild Rose and Square

Is this my first outdoor shoot for 2020? I think so.  This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 106 Wild Rose and Square. Very pretty.
The countdown is close as there are only 5 more to go and then I will give you all a BIG REVEAL of the blocks I have done so far.  But then what?  The final layout has not been worked out and I don't have another set of blocks waiting int he wings (but I do have plenty of books with some in!).

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 80 Single Wedding Star

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 80 Single Wedding Star

Today I am presenting the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 80 Single Wedding Star.  The current situation is allowing these to progress at an alarming rate - alarming because I don't know if I have enough to keep me quiet for the next week. I am SO near the end.
Personally I am feeling overwhelmed by the number of Quilt-Alongs and projects that seem to be currently thrown at me from all directions.  As if I don't have enough projects of my own to tackle! At the moment I am taking the situation to take breath and take the opportunity to live a less frantic life. I have plenty of projects waiting in the wings for when the moment takes me.
Joining with Slow Stitching Sunday

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 82 Spider Legs

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 82 Spider Legs

There are 44 pieces in this 4.5" Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 82 Spider Legs.  There is always a little panic when I see such small pieces, but once they are sewn to the next one, it is already a bigger piece, so the worry soon goes.
Current circumstances have meant that I have pulled out my Farmer's Wife bag to do at home.  Usually I save it for trips or waiting rooms, but that won't be happening for a while ....

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 76 Sawtooth

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 76 Sawtooth

It has been a while since I finished a Farmer's Wife quilt block, so I have started to put a bit of effort in as there are so few left to do.
This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 76 Sawtooth.  Lots of little triangles on the edge which needed a bit of persuasion to lie flat, but  it looks OK in the picture.
Meanwhile, my other quilts, including my Nearly Insane and Dear Jane sampler quilts are touring the UK with Grosvenor Shows.  They will be in Duxford next weekend.

Joining up with Slow Stitching Sunday.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 88 Star of Hope

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 88 Star of Hope

While many of you are waiting for the final part of Bonnie Hunter's 2019 Frolic Mystery, I am quietly sewing up the last few Farmer's Wife blocks. The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 88 Star of Hope is the next in line and I was pleased to finish it over one evening.
With the New Year in full flow, do you have a sampler quilt which you have your eye on?

Joining up with Slow Stitching Sunday 

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 77 Seasons

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 77 Seasons

This is the first Farmer's Wife block I have done in 2020 - The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 77 Seasons block.  This was a quick win with just nine pieces, a great way to kick start the piecing for 2020.  I think I just have nine blocks left to do and then to decide how I am going to put them together.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 75 Rosebud

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 75 Rosebud

I had a lucky find this morning - I was looking in my English Paper Piecing travel bag and I found this completed block sitting at the bottom, the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 75 Rosebud block.  It looks like quite a simple block, but there are 28 pieces in it.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 87 Star Gardener

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 87 Star Gardener

Getting all these Farmer's Wife Quilt blocks together is within touching distance with about 10 to go. This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 87 Star Gardener - pretty pinks, pretty greens.
Joining with Kathy at Slow Sunday.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 79 Silver Lane

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 79 Silver Lane

Some of the little Farmer's Wife blocks I am working through at the moment have quite a few pieces.  This one, the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 79 Silver Lane, has over 40 pieces in a 4.5" block.  I cut out the pieces many months ago in April 2019 - I love that I fussy cut the white pieces!

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 49 Honeycomb

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 49 Honeycomb

Here is a block I finished a while ago, which is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 49 Honeycomb.  I thought some bees would appreciate to flowers to collect some honey when I was choosing the fabric.

Joining up with Slow Stitching Sunday!

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 90 Storm Signal

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 90 Storm Signal

Here is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 90 Storm Signal - the same pretty colours I have used throughout the quilt. 

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 89 Steps to the Alter

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 89 Steps to the Alter

My Farmer's Wife Quilt continues. As we enter into December it makes me wonder if I could get all the blocks done by the end of 2019? This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 89 Steps to the Alter quilt block which I finished hand piecing last night.  When I was faced with all the little pieces in a bag it was hard to imagine how this block came together, but when I cut it out (back in April 2019), I was sensible enough to take a photo for reference. 

Linking up with Kathy for Slow Stitching Sunday

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 94 Tall Pine Tree

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 94 Tall Pine Tree

This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 94 Tall Pine Tree.  Not the most elegant of blocks, but I tried to make it interesting by having two tones of green and I made sure that the wording in the print was all going in the same direction.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 98 Waterwheel

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 98 Waterwheel

Another outside shot, whilst I catch the last rays of the Autumn sun. Last week here in the UK we had some snow in November - it didn't last for long, but I think it must be the earliest I have ever seen snow.
This is the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 98 Waterwheel. With the winter nights, my regular weekly slot of watching Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night is helping these little blocks come together nicely.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 107 Windblown Square

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 107 Windblown Square

This is The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 98 Waterwheel.  Today I thought I would show you an 'in progress' shot.  I carry my English Paper Piecing around a lot, so for convenience I usually lay my little pieces out on a teatowel. It is quite grippy and if I need to stand up or move it suddenly, they can be neatly folded up and put to the side without too much disruption.
Have a happy sewing day!

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 107 Windblown Square

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 91 Strawberry Basket

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  91 Strawberry Basket

It is the end of October and here in the UK we have a bright sunny morning, so I thought I would take advantage of the lovely weather to do an outside shoot for my Farmer's Wife block today. The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  91 Strawberry Basket is the latest of blocks which I have been stitching whilst the dancing is on the television.