More Farm Blocks

I've always wanted to make a whole quilt of broken dishes...but, maybe not this small.



Churn dash is a classic.  I love the colors of this.  It's hard to see but the background is paisley.

If you read me..the first ones I made two of.  There will NOT be two baskets...just saying.  The handle isn't as crooked in real life as this picture shows...or maybe my head was just crooked when I took it.  Have you ever seen a straight perfect basket in real life?

Speaking of read me....two of my last blocks weren't made right.  Guess it's good that nobody DOES read me!  They were corrected.

Farmer's Wife Blocks

One more picture of my poor kitty and I'll leave him alone.  He IS a farm kitty, so he's part of this too.  He is the one to "judge" all quilts made by how soft they feel to take a nap on.

I need another project like I need a hole in my head.  DH has been saying there's nothing but cotton batting between my ears for years.  Soooo...I started another project.  DIL got me the Farmer's Wife book for Christmas this past year and I love the blocks in it...but to make them?  The book didn't have cutting directions and I'm NOT good at setting down (mind the TIME) to figure them all out.  Randy is doing the math and figures for me, but shhhhhhh...we have to call it Barrister's Sow Along or we'll get in trouble.  I added a button on the side and if I don't stay on top of this sew-along, I'll be behind.

IF you read Randy's directions it says to make TWO of each block...well, that is what my mind said...but when I went back the PICTURES said to make two.  Randy said that she was making two to show different colors.  That's what I get for sewing when I'm tired.  The first few blocks have two made.

Here is the first block:

BLOCK 4 (page 131) Basket Weave

Second block: 

BLOCK 21 (page 148) CONTRARY WIFE

Third block:

BLOCK 6 (page 133) BIG DIPPER.



 BLOCK FOUR (AUTUMN TINTS, BLOCK 2) P. 129
This is the block where I woke up...it says   "I made two of them:"...soooo...she made two out of all of them is what my brain was thinking, so I went back and read the directions.  Okay...doofus..you only need one of each.  I could've went to bed early if I only made one of each!

BLOCK FIVE: (BOX, BLOCK 9) p. 80, 136

BLOCK SIX:  (Calico puzzle, block 16) p. 118, 143

First six blocks made.  My Bonnie Mystery Orca is still in two pieces...gotta work on it too.  I'll get there...I always do!

Helpers...

Mama Spark asked me for an "after" picture, so here is my half-eared cat.  It hasn't bothered him a whole lot to have part of his ear missing.  He got 4 stitches in the tip of the ear and even though it's not completely healed, it's getting there.  He likes the attention he's getting.

The other night DC came in just as I did and he disappeared.  I looked for the darn cat for 30 minutes before I finally found him perched here on the back of the old trunk.  Every quilt needs cat hair on it.

"Look Sauce-a...I found the cookie scoop!"  Everybody needs a Tyler to help clean out the dishwasher.