Farmer's Wife Quilt Along Week 27
November 29, 2011 Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue & White (again)
I'm fascinated by how Flickr traffic can tell you what's popular. Sometimes I'm a little slow with all the technology stuff, but it finally occurred to me that I can tell what people prefer - in terms of my FWQAL blocks - based on the # of view & comments etc. Apparently this color combination is a favorite ... and we aim to please!
I love it too, especially on a day like today when the warmth of the sun has DEFINITELY left my part of the world for many many MANY (and a few more) months. If I can't have happy colors outside, might as well find them here.
(That reminds me, better go get the family some Vitamin D supplements for the winter ... )
#108 Periwinkle
So, remember my thing about gingham? I decided to experiment and see if the same visual disturbance happens when different colors are used. What do you think? I'm both surprised and pleased with these results!
#66 Windmill
This block just cried out for 4 different colors. And this is the first time I used this white print for a background.
It is one of the new "Flower Sugar" prints and I used a leftover scrap from the backing of my Quilt Market quilt - which is a free downloadable, just sayin'. I will forever think of that quilt whenever I see this fabric.
Makes me happy. :)
FWQAL 
Reader Comments (16)
LOVE.these.blocks!!! Every single thing about 'em! The colors, the layouts, the gingham (yay!), the white print background (love, love that fabric!), and the diagonal lines of the windmill = beautifully happy blocks! Any snow up there yet? We have had temps in the 30s for two nights in a row, and I'm loving it! Of course, in a couple of days we'll be right back up where we usually are. *sigh* One day I will live where it snows. I hope, I hope! Stay warm, K.! :)
Your blocks make me forget that winter, snow and cold weather are coming and remind me of summer , picknick and hanging out in the sun. Thank you for that;-)
Hildy
I love every single thing about these blocks!! And different gingham touching is so different from same gingham touching - what a good idea to try it!!
Oh my these are the CUTEST ever! I'm loving the Gingham windmill! Once again you blow our minds with your creativity!
I love the periwinkle block, the gingham is too cute! I was just wondering if you found it difficult to make all your own pieces from the pattern or not. I have never really done anything like that and I am nervous to start!
Cutie just like you xxo.
Love those blocks
I like the ginghams together, and the tiny prints.
I love the gingham! It looks perfect to me. And it goes just right with the print you put with it!!!
I love them all! Yep, I agree about ginghams creating optical illusions of wonky cuts when my cuts aren't wonky! hate that! love this! it looks beautiful and it doesn't look wonky! ;0
Cinderella, you and your blocks should go to the ball! Put down that broom and put on your party dress. ;0
Oh I just LOVE these colors together and your blocks are wonderful! The gingham does great in all the different colors! Everyone is behaving him/herself! hee! You are going to have a spectacular quilt when this is done! Can't wait to see all your blocks together and see how you are going to finish it! Great job! :o) xoxo Bari
Kristyne, I don't think you know how to make an ugly block! I really like how you put these together. The fabrics work.
What beautiful squares! Love the gingham in the first block.
You do such wonderful work.
Yay for more SHQC work. :D
The blocks are lovely! The gingham is a welcome surpirse,I guess I am a gingham girl too! Don't change a thing!!!
Any chance the pdf's will be availabe before Christmas.he one for that sweet little pencil case?
I am loving the gingham!!!!!
I love the gingham! So cute and fresh. Thanks for sharing your work with us.