Kona Corn
Penny Rose Fabrics Hope Chest 2 Floral Blooms
Ayumi Takahashi for Kokka, Kitchen print floral from Lighthearted
Tirzah, Block 96 ( p. 255, letter p.86) looked a little tight or dense from the block photo in the book so I used a pattern rather than a solid colour to break it up a little and added a bit of fussy cutting so it now looks like cats in various playpens. I didn't know Tirzah as a name so I looked it up and Wiki informed me it is a Hebrew word and meaning, "she is my delight".
Pink floral- gift from a friend
{For both blocks, I link to sponsor shops for fabric bought from them and elsewhere for other fabrics}
The letter is worth a read. It starts with a familiar description of a less than immaculate house but the reason for a little untidiness goes beyond a desire to sew or even help on the farm. It's a touching read and a timeless message to enjoy home and family above all else.
Rotary Cutting
These are for foundation piecing so are cut larger than needed.
- Green centre square: cut (1) 2 ¾" square
- Green rectangles: cut (4) 1 ⅝" x 2 ¾" rectangles
- Green half-square triangles: cut (8) 2" squares; subcut each square in half along the diagonal to yield 16 HSTs in total
- Narrow pink rectangles for A1,2,5,7, F1,3, G1,3 : cut (8) 1 ¼" x 2 ¾" rectangles
- Pink rectangles for B4, C4, D4, E4: cut (4) 1 ⅜" x 4" rectangles
- Small pink rectangles for B2, C2, D2, E2 H2, I2, J2, K: cut (8) 1 ⅜" x 2" rectangles
- Pre cut all pieces
- Use a water based glue stick e.g. Sewline, to stick the first piece of fabric on each section
- Chain piece where possible
- Use an index card or a Dritz seam guide to fold the paper back when trimming excess
- Nest Seams where possible
- Press final section seams open
No nine-patch blocks this week. I need some time to check how many I need and how big the final quilt will be so I'll leave that until the Farmer's Wife 1930s QAL blocks are complete. Meanwhile,
Don't forget to share your blocks or leave me a link in the comments so I can see where you are. I know the QAL is coming to an end but you may be working on a block from earlier on and I'd love to see.
- You can share your farmer's wife quilt blocks with the hashtags #fw1930sqal and for these blocks either #Sylviablock or #Tirzahblock as well as #fw95Sylvia, #fw96Tirzah
- If you want me to take a look at your blocks, tag me on Instagram, I'm @verykerryberry or comment here and paste in a link to your blog
- There's a Flickr group you can add to here. All my Farmer's Wife 1930s blocks can be seen in this album and my 9-patch blocks in this album.
Jo from A Life in Lists returns for the last guest blogger post next Monday.
I love both your blocks - as per usual. Sylvia has become one of my favourite scrappy blocks in the whole sew along. Tirzah however was a tricky little devil and not one I would rush to make again.
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