FWQAL Week 7

Welcome to Week 7 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-a-long!

I changed my own rules this week.  I went from doing two blocks a week in order by the book, to deciding if I got the two finished, I could skip ahead and cherry pick extra blocks to make.  Probably will make it tough down the road to remember what I have done, but so far I could look at each block in the book and tell you if I made it yet, and, probably, what fabrics I used.  I guess you become pretty intimate with each block after all that cutting and piecing.

I have to say, this quilt along is doing wonders for my piecing skills.  I think the biggest revelation came when I opened the seam allowances instead of pressing them to one side.  I did this initially to reduce bulk, but the added bonus of lining up points and seams accurately is the big surprise for me!

 
Up first is [24] Country Path with some Heather Ross Farmer's Market taking center stage. Love that chick belting it out!  Also used the aqua dots, Anna Maria Horner green x&o's from Loulouthi and bubble burst from Innocent Crush, and orange Pearl Bracelets from Lizzy House.

Next is [25]  Cups and Saucers in the little newspaper sailboats from Heather Ross' Spoonflower line, pink & yellow floral from Heather Bailey & Bicycles from Erin McMorris.

Then I skipped to [28] Duck & Ducklings in more HR Spoonflower  (clothespins dolls), more orange Pearl Bracelets and Pink from Sherbet Pips.  Not quite enough contrast between the dark pink & orange.

My fourth block was the blissfully simple [29] Economy with a swatch of some bride patterned fabric cut up from munki munki Heather Ross pajamas.  Red letter day stripes in green and Fuschia Beads provided just the right amount of zing - this might be my favorite of the bunch.  In fact, I am thinking of turning all my munki  munki/Heather Ross scraps into a quilt using this block.  Number 34 in line for my "quilts to make" mental list.

Yes, there are more.  [30] End of Day, also another favorite, I just like the colors and composition.  Maybe a whole quilt of these?  That would be awesome, not sure I have the patience.  The aqua fabric is from Michael Miller's Mike's Minis collection.

Finally [31] Evening Star with more munki munki pajamas - those elephants. With only little bits of fuschia and light gray, this might be my most calm block yet.

I couldn't resist seeing the progress again: