City Slicker

So have you been following all the Farmer's Wife quilt along posts? All the cool kids are doing it. I'm not, because 1. I am not cool and 2. there are templates. And not just for the odd ball things, for all the blocks. Or so I hear.

I'm not immune to the charms of tiny blocks, believe me. I think the FW blocks are 6 inch finished, and I love that size. I'm not immune to the charms of Monica either.. if you know what I mean. Like I've said before, she pours the kool-aid and I drink it up. (its the green flavor, who wouldn't?)

My personal favorite on everyone's blog is the little basket. Its in the first few blocks so I've seen several. Well I'm no stranger to graph paper so I thought I'd try drafting one and making it, just to get it out of my system. It didn't seem hard.

What was hard apparently was getting the correct size. My block is 4 inches. That's a lot to be off. I drafted it from memory and when I look here, I can see that I could have made it a lot easier on myself with construction. And handle placement.. wow, not my area of expertise. I guess it would have been easier to just order the book. If I was going to join in the fun I would!

If you're looking for a fun summer project this looks pretty good. I'll be stalking I mean following along just to see how cute everyone's blocks are. So, are you a Farmer's Wife? If the timing was right.. how could I resist this?


Thanks to everyone who went and voted yesterday!! I'm glad to see some people are anxious for Pam Kitty Morning The Fabric to arrive! I appreciate it!