Vintage clothes and Farmer's Wives!
Well, now Farmer's Wife with Debs has started and various of us have our first 7 blocks to do for next month. Here's mine.....
Don't panic, ladies, other than the one on the bottom right (which I started at the class) they are all just pinned - if you look closely you can see the little pin heads. Having some time on my hands alone dog-sitting in Bromyard, I sat down with template plastic and fabric and got to work. Yes, I did get rather absorbed - having started about 3 p.m. and only finishing when the phone rang at 8.45 p.m. - but I had remembered to feed all the dogs. It wasn't until the phone rang though that I realised I had quite forgotten my own tea! It certainly helps, as Debs suggested, to pin them out as even the simpler ones are actually quite fiddly and it is good to see how the little pieces fit together. I plan to sew them while I am off doing Roman workshops in Kent. I also have some hand quilting to do. Graham is going to help me personalise some templates for this.
While we were down in Bromyard Broni and Graham did a museum friend's event on the Jazz Greats of the 1930s-1950s. Thanks to Sue, Broni has a new dress...................
your blocks look great, I love the colours you chose.
ReplyDeleteBroni. you look so pretty, those fitted styles really suit you!
Thank you, Kath. I've passed on the compliment to Broni too. The good thing about this latest project is that there will be so many blocks that there is no point worrying too much about colour at this stage. By the time we've put together 20 or so blocks it will probably be time to start thinking 'Oh, now I need a bit more blue/green/sky blue pink...' Because they are only 6" blocks and each one will be different, I've also dug out my folder of small scraps, as I am sure that some of them might come in useful. I would post a photo of the current stash drawer under the bed, especially as items from teacher Debs recent de-stash have now come to live with me. But Graham is threatening to ration or even date stamp my fabric! Mind you, it was him who chose the four colour based 'stash builder' packs from Debs and he does contribute to my colour choices!! Broni's now seen your post - she says thank you.
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