Wednesday 17 July 2013

Swedish Quilt ... coming along nicely :)

As hot as it is in London ... and it is! And with dear niece and fiancé visiting, I haven't had bags of time this week to crack on making this quilt but I'm getting there. I still have to cut and attach all the 2.5" sashing and decide on a final layout but I'm confident I will have it all done by my deadline of the 10th August. I'm not sure yet about the layout - same colour rows or rows of alternate colours? Blocks all facing the same way or mixed up? Hmmm:


As I visited Lee's blog to link up, I read about her feelings about her Farmer's Wife Quilt - I'm also 'stuck' with mine. I was a frenzied FWQ block maker last year (I started mine in October) making 6 blocks a week but then the unmade blocks got harder to make and I was making other quilts and Pants Bags so, bless, it just got abandoned.

I laid them all out tonight (not in any particular order): 


You know, I really want to finish this this year so am setting myself a little goal - a block a fortnight until I have enough (I never intended to do them all). I know I can do it :)

Linking up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday.




8 comments:

  1. I'm glad I'm not the only one with blocks lying around! Your FW blocks look lovely - great colour choices. It will look awesome when it's finished :-)

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  2. Love your Farmer's Wife! I've bought the book - ages ago, and the fabric more recently... Just need to finish Insanity first...

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  3. Love your pretty quilts! I'd love making a farmers wife until I burned out so I don't think I will start. I will enjoy watching yours come together though.

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  4. Lovely Swedish quilt! I am almost the same as you with my farmers wife - slowed way down!! I'm going to try for one a fortnight too - it's a great idea. I've already done about 80 too, gotta finish it soon :)

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  5. Great progress for having little time! I've thought of doing a dear Jane or farmers wife but then Trula Pink has a new book that looks like fun... I have so many projects I've signed up for. Lol.

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  6. The Farmers Wife blocks are beautiful. You must finish the quilt, a block a fortnight sounds like a good plan. I borrowed the book from the library and enjoyed reading the letters but didn't think I would keep going with the templates if I started making the quilt. Keep going with yours though.

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  7. I love your swedish quilt, the colours work so well together! Look forward to seeing what you decide on in the end :)

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  8. The yellow and blue blocks are really coming along! So very vibrant!

    I am thankful I didn't get swept up in the FWQ frenzy. I would be wondering what to do with them like everyone else.....They are lovely though!

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