WOW- Wednesday October 28, 2015

Betsy has a House call tomorrow so the end for my topper making will end soon, I HOPE!

I have some moving and cleaning to do to be ready for the Tech guy to come diagnose the trouble.

Crossing my fingers that it isn't the Main Computer board.

I made the 1930's Farmer's Wife Block that was announced yesterday.

"Granny"

This is a 1/2 Block to be placed on the top and bottom of the rows.

I got to do a bit of re-cutting and 'froggin' on this one. 

Had to get those squares where they were supposed to be.

My "Tucker" block- 

Step 2 is sewn together and I am waiting for the next step.

It's fun to see these extra 1-1/2" squares and hsts used up.

I love my new Design Board that I bought HERE.
My Alphabitties are fun to spell the name of the blocks with.
I bought a couple sets for the ones with double letters.

Have you been looking at all the Quilts entered in the Blogger's Quilt Festival?

Click HERE and be sure to nominate your 3 favorites by October 29th.

Scroll down to see my 2 entries.

Design Wall Monday- October 26, 2015

The 30's Farmer's wife had 3 blocks to make last week.

All made easy with my Marti Michell templates!
I toyed with the Old Maid block and decided to sew it with a Light zig zag and dark background.

I will position them like the diagram in the book. 

Seeing them on Point helps me see how they will be oriented in the finished quilt.

Here are all 10 that have been made so far.

89 blocks left to make, 1/10th of the quilt is done.

It's a Link-up day over at GnomeAngel HERE

She calls it a Sew N Tell!

I read somewhere there are over 5,000 of us making the 1930's Farmer's Wife.
Amazing to imagine.

This week's inspiring story that went with a Block for me was "Katherine"

It tells of starting out as newlyweds on the farm, 

Working hard and having babies.  

That was my life, going on 39 years ago.

We only stayed on the Family Farm for 10 years of that time.

A quote from the Book tells, 

"Sometimes the way was so thorny we needed Ironclad shoes, then again there were Roses."

Kathy from Canada HERE has 'tempted' me once again, along with Pam Buda Here
They got me at 1-1/2" squares.
A mini quilt in 4 steps that I can make without cutting into new fabrics.

"TUCKER"

All ready to sew!
I looked again at Pam's and the 4 outer squares in the star need to be dark squares.
And the star points need to be reversed too.
I had a bunch leftover from making the Idaho Square Dance Quilt HERE.
Are you blog hopping to see all the Bloggers'Quilt Festival Quilts?
There is still time to join in the fun and enter a Quilt.
& time to Nominate your 3 Favorites.

Click HERE to see more Design Wall Monday Postings.

Design Wall Monday and 2 Link-up October 19,2015

It's been a long and eventful week making plans to say goodbye to my dear Mother-by-Love.

We have had a lot of time to ourselves to ponder.

The Family is almost all here now and we look forward to having everyone HOME for the Memorial.

Because most of the events are in  and around the Tri-cities, 

my children who usually stay with us, are staying with the Tri-City families.  

My stitching was very limited but by Saturday I felt I needed to get some stitches in.

  

13 Belle &  24 Coral

I used the Marti Michell Templates and even did the 'y" seams on "Belle' with ease.

Here is how they will look on-point.

The stories that go with these blocks have influenced my fabric choices a little.

 The first week I started just reading the book page by page, then I started really reading

 as each block was introduced.

The thing that sticks out the most is to "Take time to live your life".

  It's the little things that matter.

Family time is important.

The story for "Coral" reminds me of the "White Elephant" we used to have with the Crowther family.  It wasn't always on Christmas.  Most years we get together on New Year's Day.

We could choose a gift for a little more than their limit of 5 cents.

It is a day for Games and Potluck meal and Family Pictures.

"Gift, Fun Fellowship" is the headline for the CORAL Block from Christmas 1935.

Gnome Angel is having a Linky Party HERE

I think I'll hand quilt my Country Roads.

I showed it on DWM last week and thought it really needed a small border added to the outside.

I have the Q-Frame to hold the edges together so I can hand quilt.

It was a Fun SAL and I'm liking the way it looks.

It will be a nice addition to my Wallsof Mini Quilt as I enter the Quilt Zone.

Linking up with Judy L HERE and Lori D HERE