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    Old 02-13-2016, 07:15 PM
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    Such clear colors, too...here's a link to Blue Bell's post

    http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/...l-vintage.html
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    Old 02-14-2016, 04:44 AM
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    besides the Farmer 30's wife here on the QB, there is also a group on Bloglovin that is doing a sew along but it doesn't look like they're doing it alphabetically as here on the QB. I purchased the book and have tried one or two blocks but since I'm new at PP, I'm going to practice with a few first. I also purchased Carol Doak's Craftsy class in hopes to improve my PP skills.

    All the books I have seen contain approx. 100 blocks.
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    Old 02-14-2016, 06:45 AM
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    The only FWS I did was the first group one done here (2010+). I didn't have problems with those 6" blocks, nor do I recall any of the others that were doing it at the same time having problems. Of the FWS quilts, the first one is really the only one I like the look of and was never tempted to do any of the others. You can do a pretty thorough research of all of the FWS quilts and blocks here, which should help you decide which, if any, that you want to do.
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    Old 02-14-2016, 07:04 AM
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    We had great fun doing the first FWS, although I still have to get mine put together and quilted. Here is the opening thread to that journey.

    http://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-...um-t57733.html

    There must be at least 50 threads for this first FWS using Laurie Hind's book. Check under archives for instructions and photos.
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    Old 02-14-2016, 08:37 AM
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    I'm doing this one:

    http://gnomeangel.com/farmers-wife-1...ilt-sew-along/

    I don't know if she's going to do all the blocks,but the ones she's doing, the directions get posted
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    Old 02-14-2016, 09:54 AM
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    I have the Farmer's Wife book, the original one, but have not made any blocks out of it.

    I however did start working on the Farm Girl Vintage Sampler 12 inch blocks with my adult daughter, who wants a King sized quilt. We are having a lot of fun doing this. there are two options, one is to make the blocks in 6 inches and the other is to make them in 12 inches. There are also many other projects and quilts in this keepsake book by Lori Holt.

    My daughter chose a Moda solids grey background instead of the white and she is using scraps of fabric we have in our scrap bin. It is starting to look promising.

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    Have you seen the Farm Girl Vintage book by Lori Holt? You can make either 6 or 12 inch blocks. I made the 6 inch and the blocks, 48, are all made, need to sew them into a quilt. I enjoyed doing them and the instructions were excellent.

    Such clear colors, too...here's a link to Blue Bell's post

    http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/...l-vintage.html
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    Old 02-14-2016, 11:29 AM
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    OK, thanks for posting the website. Is anyone on the board doing the Farm Girl Vintage?
    Originally Posted by oksewglad
    Such clear colors, too...here's a link to Blue Bell's post

    http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/...l-vintage.html
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    Old 02-14-2016, 11:36 AM
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    Laura was a guest speaker at my guild a couple months ago. Her quilts were beautiful. You can do it! And her books are fun, full of stories.
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    Old 02-14-2016, 03:36 PM
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    I played in the first go around here on the QB. I picked a theme rather than a color so was able to use all colors. I tied it together with the binding. I have forgotten just what I did with the quilt.....I know I finished it and it was fun......doing it with the group was great. Lots of good suggestions and we all shared what we were doing as we went along. There was a coordinator and so we all worked on the same blocks every month.....I think we did two a week....don't remember, but I do remember it was fun! Good luck to you in whatever you decide to do. I strongly suggest doing this with a group.
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    Two quilting buddies and I are currently making the 6" blocks in a block exchange. Divided the 117 blocks by 3, so we are each making 39 blocks, four of each to exchange and make one quilt to donate. What a challenge!! Wish we had thought about making less blocks and making them larger.
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