Well, folks, it’s a milestone for the Farmer’s Wife quilt I’ve been working on: A few days ago, I finished the last of the 111 blocks!
My sister and I have been making Farmer’s Wife quilt squares since January 2015. She has been drafting templates and instructions each week on her blog, Handmade Karma, and we’ve each been sewing the blocks on our own. As each week is completed Mary Jo has posted our scans of our blocks side by side. Shown below, and on her blog, is the final week, week 39:
I chose to use only blue and white fabrics so that all I had to deal with is value. Mary Jo jewel tones and an off-white. It’s been so interesting to see our squares side by side. I’m looking forward to putting the squares together with narrow white sashing and small navy intersectional squares.
Yes, I’m still lettering and making books. I’ve been working to complete this “edition” of manuscript books and I’ve got another one in the works. Also, prints, stationery, bookmarks … More on that soon.