Fabrics Used: Riley Blake + on hand stash Happy Farmer's Tuesday! This week's block was such a feminine block to me...it looked like a beautiful flower, so I played up the shape of the flower by using deep pinks for the center and greens surrounding it. Yes, I grant you the greens have waves in ... Read More about Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 05 Anne
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Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 04 Ann
Block Completed: 3/21/17 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake, unknown scraps Ann was a lovely block to make. I switched modes a tad on this one, and incorporated some soft yellow fabric I had on hand; since both fish - and the hair of both mermaids - was yellow, the pale yellow fabric fit nicely into ... Read More about Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 04 Ann
Charity Quilt: The Emperor’s Garden Block 3
Finished up the third block in the charity quilt...that makes it a quarter of the way done. Time flies. This block turned out...ok. As mentioned, the fabric line is one I'm having a challenge working with - and that's a good thing! It's different from what I normally work with, ... Read More about Charity Quilt: The Emperor’s Garden Block 3
Mini Quilt: For the Birds
It was such a pleasure to make this mini quilt for a friend! Sara (@thekeenbean) painted these adorable bird house paintings that were the inspiration behind the birdhouse quilt pattern. I wanted to make her something special using the pattern, so I created this little mini quilt! She and ... Read More about Mini Quilt: For the Birds
Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 79 Patience
Fabrics Used: Riley Blake This block may be called patience, but it sure didn't take patience to complete it! This was a fussy dream to cut, as the nice wide blocks gave me lots of room to play. I chose a theme of just two primary colors - pink and tan. That's one of the things I love about this ... Read More about Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 79 Patience