December 16, 2015

Chart 24: Autumn, Block #9 in the Farmer's Wife 1930s Sew-along



Woo hoo! 

We have completed over one-quarter of the 99 blocks for the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt!

The Autumn block is like a tiny little medallion quilt. You make the center of the block first and work out. Check the sizes as you go along. The irregular 9-patch center should be the exact size of B-10. After you add the corner triangles, confirm the new square is correct size with B-8.

Using the templates to cut the exact size and shape needed is great! Using the templates to true-up sub-units as you sew along is a bonus.

My Autumn Block



Click on the image for a larger view. Click the link to download the Template Conversion Chart for Autumn:

In addition to our template conversion PDF download, you will want to read Gnome Angel's tutorials for these blocks.

We’re Taking a Break

If you are thinking about or planning to do our 8-1/2 inch mystery quilt blocks and haven’t started yet, now is the time.  Look at my November 2 post (Chart 11) for the first four blocks and on November 11 (Chart 14) for Nancy -- here she is at 6 inches for the Farmer's Wife 1930s quilt and 8-1/2 inches for our mystery quilt. The small block makes 8-1/2 inches look huge, doesn't it?!

Click on the photo to see a larger view.

Just for good measure, here are two more 8-1/2 inch blocks for the mystery quilt. How many more there will be is still a mystery.


For the 8-1/2 inch Ava block, cut the * squares the same way you did for the 6-inch Ava block, substituting template B-14 for D-29. (See Chart #19.)

6 comments:

  1. Happy Christmas and New Year. Also lots of stitching.

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    1. Thanks, Clare -- Wishing the same for you and all our quilting friends!

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  2. Hmmm Googledocs didn't want to let me download the copy as usual... something different about this copy? Will try again tomorrow! Thanks Marti!

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    1. Hi Karen -- We just tested it again and it downloads and prints fine for us. If you continue to have trouble, write to Patti through the "contact us" button on the website.

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  3. Hi Marti! I love these mystery templates. I cannot figure out the piece or size for the small squares in Ava. Thanks and happy new year!

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    1. Hi Gina, thanks for asking! We inadvertently omitted that info on the diagram above and will rectify that. Meantime, the small square is cut with triangle template B-14 using the same easy method we used on the PDF for the 6-inch Ava block. Substitute B-14 for D-29 in that diagram and you'll have the correct size square for the 8-1/2 inch Ava. So sorry for the omission!

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