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| Clockwise from top left: Diamante Shine, Marquise Azure, Boucherouite Silver, Petite Petalie Lapis and Cascade Agate (middle) |
I love the
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The greys, blues and citrus colours are so fresh.
They are a lovely palate cleanser from all the pink I'm usually surrounded by.
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Partnering the Art Gallery with the Hanky Linen (I'm using colour Birch) adds a nice level of texture. I'm enjoying working on these blocks. Expect this to be a quick finish!
I haven't forgotten about my Farmer's Wife ...
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Introducing Block #7 "Birds in the Air" ... not my finest work hand piecing, but man-oh-man there were a lots of itty-bitty bits in this block - so small that they made my fingers feel like elephant feet handling them!
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| This one might end up in the "re-do" pile |
It's nice to fill in another blank space on the progress chart - tick!
Serena x
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Fun cross blocks. I like your use of the hanky linen. It's great to see you're still working on your FW blocks.
ReplyDeleteLove that 'ink blot' fabric! And I admire your brave commitment to the Farmers Wife blocks. You are a brave quilter indeed. Your little Birds in the Air block looks perfect to me. Great job.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh handpiecing. You're brave!!
ReplyDeleteooh looking interesting!
ReplyDeleteAll of those blocks are great! I love the pluses though--great choice of fabrics!
ReplyDeleteMaking a plus quilt is on my wish list; yours is going to be beautiful!!! Yay for another FW block!
ReplyDeleteLove these fabrics and blocks, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove your plus blocks!! That ink blot print looks fantastic with the linen.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of Luxe in Bloom, I did my first ever triangle quilt with it, and just love those blues and yellows! Your blocks look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Lee's hop http://www.domesticdeficitdisorder.blogspot.com/2014/05/wip-wednesday-may-7th.html
Lovely blocks :-)
ReplyDeleteFingers feeling like Elephant feet! I nearly spit out my coffee when I read that! I feel the same way when paper piecing small pieces but didn't have the right term to describe it, now I do. Are you going to do all 111 blocks? I was playing with a layout yesterday that I think is my final choice for my FWQ and it uses 50 FWQ blocks which seems far more manageable!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you're hand piecing this quilt! Kuddos to you for taking on such an elephant of a task (sorry to go with the theme). It cannot wait to see it's progress :)
ReplyDeleteYour plus blocks look great! Grey is the color to go :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your plus blocks. Lovely
ReplyDeleteLovely WIP! Visiting from our blog hop.
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm blown away by your commitment to hand piece the farmer's wife block--all 40 tiny pieces. It's impressive. Elephant feet, I'd say not.
ReplyDeleteLove that linen. Looks so soft in the photos.
ReplyDeleteI love the colours in your farmer's wife block. Did you know that there is a group here in Perth that specialises in getting together to commiserate about our Dear Jane, Farmer's Wife and other fiddly quilts?
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