Block 2 Autumn Tints

On a roll now - block 2 finished.

Block 1 - Attic Windows

The Farmer's Wife Quilt

...............a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step................!

I bought this lovely book, The Farmer's Wife sampler Quilt by Laurie Aaron Hird and it has given me the inspiration I need to start on a new project.



The book comes complete with a CD of all the templates that are needed to make the quilt.   One tiny criticism of the book is that each tiny template prints on a whole sheet of paper. (My rudimentary computing skills are not up to transferring more than one of them onto a sheet and at the same time retain the correct size - you may be able to do this easily!!!!)   Now I have printed out and transferred each shape onto template plastic - so it's time to start.  I have gathered together enough of my fabric stash to complete all the blocks so that I can mix and match fabric throughout.    WISH ME LUCK!
I am going to add a photo of each block I finish  -  so watch this space!

Enchantment fabric by Lonni Rossi.

I was lucky enough to be able to buy the shop sample packs for this gorgeous Lonni Rossi fabric, the grey/yellow and the pink/purple. It is really lovely fabric and great quality.   So what to make!  I have two bedrooms with single beds crying out for a quilt each - so that is the plan.  It will have to be machine made - I am already in the process of making a quilt by hand - so these two will have to be super quick to make.   Fortunately the fabric will do the the talking, it is so pretty with just a glint of gold.

New beginnings............

Well, here I am again, back to blogging after a nine-month break.  During that time we moved back to the UK after our ten year French adventure; we decided that the time has come to be back with family and friends.   We've had a few dramas during that time including losing (for almost a month) and then finding again our little French cat, Ava.  I miss my sewing friends in France but have started to make new ones in my new village.   I have found the time to do some sewing - finishing a couple of weeks ago this quilt.

Finished..............!!!

My Kaffe Fassett quilt was finished in December but I have waited until now to post the final photo ...... didn't want to spoil the surprise for the person it was intended for, my daughter Kate.   I think she likes it!!!

I just love Kaffe Fassett fabric, not just the bright and flashy colours but the quality of the fabric as well.   For Christmas I received a subscription from Cotton Patch which means that quarterly I receive in the post a selection of new Kaffe Fassett designs.   Eventually I decided to make a quilt from Kaffe Fassett's book,    Kaffe Fassett's Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts.   The pattern has large lozenge shapes which best display the large patterns on the fabric I've received.   I did top up with some smaller designs from this Etsy shop, lavendarquilts.

Here are some pics of the progress so far.