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| Farmer's Wife Block 39, Friendship |
The most difficult part was picking out the fabrics. So now my collection of 6" sampler blocks looks like this:
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| 6" Sampler Blocks as of 8/8/16 |
But I'm not making another block today. It's Monday and I do have some work to get done and then, instead of starting a new quilt block, I'm resolving to clean up enough work space to finally cut out that skirt. You know, the one I barely started in June of 2015. Ugh. Procrastination, anyone?!!
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| The Fabric: Pretty Potent Echinachea in Preppy, Cotton Voile by Anna Maria Horner for Westminster Fabrics |
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| The Pattern: New Look 6708 (OOP) |
After spending about $78 on the pattern, fabric, lining, interfacing, thread, and notions, and fretting about the waistband yoke thingy that was weirdly shaped (or else I'M weirdly shaped!), I ran out of steam AFTER redrafting the waistband to fit me in muslin, but BEFORE cutting out the skirt from the real fabric. I set the project aside almost exactly a year ago, the week before Anders' 12th birthday (he turns 13 this Saturday) and then got caught up with back-to-school, and then it was Fall and this was a Summer skirt...
It is SO NICE to be able to come back to this blog and use the search feature and key word tags to refresh my memory about where I was with the skirt project and what my game plan was. Before I had a blog I would have jotted down notes on scrap paper or Post-It notes, and they would be long gone by the time I came back to the project; I'd have to start all over from square one.
Ah, well -- I had planned for this to be a short and sweet post this morning. Whatever. I'm linking up with:
Happy Monday, everyone!
Cute Farmers Wife block. Good luck with your skirt; it will be pretty and so appropriate for late summer in that sunflower print.
ReplyDeleteI like that easy block. Good for you for getting back to that skirt. I have given up sewing clothes for myself. Keep us posted on how it goes.
ReplyDeleteThat fabric will make a really pretty skirt - definitely worth it in the long run. I like your little collection of blocks too: a great mix of fabrics and colours.
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ReplyDeleteThat quilt of 6" blocks is going to be killer gorgeous when you're done. I'm looking forward to seeing your skirt too. Will you model it for us? One thing I wish people would do more is show pictures of themselves with their creations, quilts or otherwise! And that's how I REALLY feel. :)
Seeing the skirt pattern makes me want to make one. Did you figure out the yoke?
ReplyDeleteYour blocks look great! Love the scrappy look of the newest one.