Farmer's Wife Quilt Along Week 44
March 26, 2012 Color Riot!
#32 - Farmer's Daughter
A few months ago I was smurfing the Interweb and came across this cutie little idea. I only remember noting how much fun it would be to do and then forgot about it ...
... until I was looking thru my FW book and came across this block.
I've been skipping over it A LOT - I just couldn't settle on color placement & value. But then a lightbulb turned on in my head when I remembered the fabulous idea and this block was born!
I think it's super cute.
#70 - Prairie Queen
Flipping thru my book again looking for another design that would work all scrappy and found this one.
I completely ignored the original color/value placement and only paid attention to the cut pieces. It looks TOTALLY different from the original, but I like it, despite the rather obnoxious volume. I started by cutting one of each of the same squares for the other block and then added a few more favorites.
If you look carefully, you'll notice I made the 4-patches in color pairs and positioned them opposite each other. I like how it brings just a little bit of order to the crazy bold scrappiness.
I have a feeling I'll be looking at these happy colors a lot today instead of out my window as 20 cm (8") of snow are expected to fall today ... life in Canada.
FWQAL 
Reader Comments (12)
LOVE scrappy blocks!!!!!!! And what could be better than scrappy blocks with roses all over them?
And MORE snow??? *sigh* I really gotta get out of Texas. We are already melting here!
Love your scrappy idea hope you'll make some more;-)
So glad that the winter is finally (hopefully) over here in germany and spring arrived with a lot of sunshine.
Hildy
Love scrappy quilts. It adds so much more interest. Yours are lots of fun!
I love your scrappy FW blocks! We're having a very warm March - one day I was in three layers and still chilly, the next I was in a short sleeved top! Enjoy the snow, I'd love some (maybe not 8" though!) but I think the rest of the UK would protest!!
Oh, I love it!! You are coloring outside the lines and it looks wonderful! Stay warm, little Canuck. ;p
Love your riot of color! Love the scrappy stars look to the first block and thank you for the reminder about that cute tutorial - I had forgotten about it! Oh so many fun things to do with fabric and thread... so little time! :O) How many more blocks to go on your FW quilt?
Delightful blocks as usual,very colorful,with carefully placed blocks! Love it all.
Gorgeous blocks, love love love the fabrics!
Sally xox
Yay! Eye candy! :)
love em!