18 down...93 to go

18 down...93 to go
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Between my oldest daughter's birthday party, my Husband taking me to Las Vegas for the first time, stress at work, Earthquakes, Hurricane Irene, no power, and preparing my big girl for school it has been a busy couple of weeks.

I finally got to sit down last night and make a few of these wonderful Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Blocks. I am loving the bright colors with the simple black and whites, and white and blacks. I really can not wait to get to make more of these blocks. At this moment I am only 10 blocks from being on target for 2 a week. Maybe this labor day weekend will be a good one to sew! I hope you and your family have a lovely long weekend, and I hope to bring you progress soon :-)

Tangled Birthday!

 So my oldest daughter Megan turns 4 next Thursday. Wow I can not believe that
it has been four years already.  I asked her what she wanted for a birthday theme and she told me, "I want a tangled party Mommy" I thought great! That was before I realized that there is not that many things on the market for Rapunzel and the tangled movie. So what does any mom do when she can't find something she wants, she googles it and finds out how to make this party work.  I found a great blog called Super Mom Moments. My creative juices started flowing and before I knew it I was in the midst of a Tangled Birthday Party.  So here is my Tangled birthday party in a nut shell. The decorations...

 
The favors: Bags I made with stickers and Pascal blow toys...

And then the best part of the party was the tangled cake my mom and dad made her. My dad measured it and it came out to 35" tall! I thought it was wonderful....

Megan thoroughly enjoyed her party and so did her friends. I am so glad, because I am completely pooped. Well I am glad this turned out to be a happy ending! Happy Birthday to my big girl! I love you very much!

Farmer's Wife Quilt Along Weeks 1-6.5

Farmer's Wife Quilt Along Weeks 1-6.5
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I know it has been a while since I last posted but I have been quite busy. Currently at my full time job we have been undergoing a large renovation and I have been coming home absolutely wiped.

I did get to finish a flannel blanket, nursing cover, and burg clothes for my husbands step-cousin who is expecting her first born next month. I have also been slowly working on my Farmer's Wife blocks. I have added 4 more blocks. This makes me only 4.5 weeks behind, but slow and steady I will piece all 111 of these little blocks.
One of my blocks: Butterfly at the crossroads 

 

I am pondering redoing. I ended up messing up my calculations and it is a bit (well, really!) wonky. I paper pieced the Attic Windows and Windmill blocks

 

they both turned out beautiful and I love them a lot. I also pieced Birds in the Air. 

I cut each of these blocks, and I have to say I felt quite proud to say I made this block and it is relatively 6.5" square! That was a lot of little pieces. Well I am off to bed...work, packing, vacation, Meg's 4th birthday party, and hopefully some sewing are going to catch up to me soon!

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Farrmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Blocks

Farrmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Blocks
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I was able to add 3 more blocks to my FWSQAL this morning. Man it was already 80+ degrees at 6am. No A/c in my sewing room meant, I really have put sweat into these blocks. I added a purple block and an orange block. I hope to get better lighting at some point today. But I am liking the colors so far. I am definitely going to stick with the black and white fabrics!

They keep multiplying!

Weeks 1, 2, and 3
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So a summer cold has taken a hold of my entire household. So with us at home today, I could not go back to sleep this morning so I made two more Farmer's wife blocks. I am loving the bold colors with the strong black and white. I am really enjoying these blocks. I am only 1 week behind now. 6 blocks done, 105 left to go! Talk to you soon!
Angie

It's been all but quiet...(pic heavy post!)

I may have been quiet on here, but my machine has sure been getting a work out lately...

I have had 3 baby showers in 2 weeks.  The first one was a dual surprise shower for my friends Amy and Chrissy.  Chrissy is bringing baby #9 to our group of 7 close friends and it is finally a boy!  So for her I made...

This is the Tidbits pattern by Swirly Girl Designs. I made this top, cutting, sewing, pressing etc in less than 3 hours! Now I just have to quilt it! The fabric is Funny baby by Moda. I love how it turned out, and I was glad she loved it too!

I also made Chrissy some wonderful additions to this quilt...

Amy was the other recipient to the dual surprise shower, however, she did not find out it was a girl until the day of the shower...We love girls, Amy's sweet addition will be girl #8 and baby #10 to our family of friends...I will be making her a quilt top as soon as I find some pink to go in the mix! But I did get to make her these...

If you are wondering how we made it a dual surprise shower, we told Amy the shower was for Chrissy and Chrissy the shower was for Amy. We are all spread all over this lovely state of Virginia and we knew that we may not be able to have all the ladies together before the baby's come, so we surprised them both! :-)

The third baby shower was for my cousin Meredith, who is having baby #4 and it is finally a boy! :-) She told me she was doing a nautical theme and I was excited because I had this quilt pattern in my stash already waiting. I made it majority out of 30's prints because Meredith so loves 30's prints. She is a newbie quilter and I was super excited to make this for her. I love how it turned out, but I did not enjoy staying up late to finish it...I wanted her to see it at her shower this past Friday night.

and a close up of the sailboats...

She loved it, and in the haste to get the presents wrapped, I forgot to get a picture of the blankets and burp cloths that I made her. I still have several other accessories to make for each lady, and an additional baby quilt for my hubby's cousin who is having a baby boy as well. I am not sure what to do with all these boys since I have two girls, but it has been nice to work with blue fabric! :-)

And last but not least...If you have not heard about the Farmer's wife quilt Along? 

It is the happening place right now. It is based on the book by the same title by Linda Aaron Hird.. I have owned the book for a while now, and did not have the nerve to start it..templates and I don't get along. However, Angela of Fussy cut blog (btw...I love her blog and all the colors she works with..super fun!), and her friend Amanda, started this weekly quilt along with real simple rules. 2 blocks a week of your choice and you can make them as fast or slow as you want and with any fabric combination you choose. I was SOLD, especially with all the eye candy that has been floating around on the flickr page..

So here is my take on the farmer's wife quilt so far...

I am thinking about doing black and white with lots of color splashes...I am not compltetely sure about all my color choices yet, but we will see with time. I do love the black and white so far :-)! PS these blocks are very addictive!

So now that I am tired of just reliving the past 2 weeks with you all. I think I will head to bed and hope this summer cold will leave my house as fast as it came. I hope to have more blocks and quilts for you all soon! Much love,

Angie