Vintage Block Along - Week 16 - Farmers Daughter Block!

Hello again!

Today is Thursday and that

 means that it's time for 

another episode of the 

Vintage Block Along

I'm sharing another block with you

 from my Grandma's pattern basket:)

I'm using Farm Girl Vintage fabric 

for my vintage blocks and 

all of the blocks will 

eventually become a quilt ...

that is...

 when the Vintage Block Along is over:)

So far I don't see the end 

in sight yet lol sew...

 let's just keep making vintage blocks

 until I feel it's time to

 put them all together!

I'm also using my 

Bee Backgrounds Collection 

for the blocks. 

I do this often when making quilts

 because I love the style and the

 interest that using all different backgrounds in one quilt looks.

For this sew along that works out 

perfectly because I cannot give you 

yardage needed for the background 

of the quilt as I do not

 know it's size yet:)

The vintage block for this week

 is the good old tried and true

 Farmers Daughter Block

It has been known by many names

 over the years but my favorite

 and the name that Grandma 

always called it was Farmers Daughter...

and because I am a farmers daughter 

and also my Grandma's grand daughter

I decided to keep the name as it is:)

If you participated in my 

Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along 

then this block is VERY familiar to you!

I used it in this quilt because 

of the name and the scrappy happy

 nature of the design made it perfect

 to go between the rows of applique.

Those are the 5" blocks and

 the ones that we are making this week.

I also made 10" blocks 

for the corners of my quilt.

I like how the 2 sizes work together:)

During the sew along 

I loved making these 

little blocks so much...

they are so happy and it's really fun

 to put all different fabric 

combinations together for each block.

This is the 10" size.

You can see that each block

 simply needs 3 different prints

 and a background.

I also sewed one of the 5" blocks

 for the barn in my

 Farm Sweet Farm Quilt.

Notice in this one that I 

actually used five prints...

a yellow...a red...a background

 and 2 different aquas.

You could do that as well 

if you wanted because 

"You are the BOSS of your own quilt!"

Just sew you know...

we will need to make 4 

of the 5" blocks for our quilt:)

Last night I posted

 this photo on my 

INSTAGRAM 

as a little teaser 

for today's episode.

This is my Farm Girl Tin Mug 

that will be available next month!

Isn't it cute with a few prints

 from Farm Girl Vintage inside?

The cup features 4 of the

 Farmers Daughter Block

 and because we need 4 

in our Vintage Block Quilt...

I thought it would be fun 

to make my four blocks exactly 

like the ones that are on the cup:)

I used 4 different 

Bee Backgrounds for the blocks.

Cutting for ONE block:

Background- 

Cut 4 - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Cut 4 - 1 1/2" squares

Center-

Cut 1 - 1 1/2" square

Cut 4 - 1 1/2" squares 

to go on each side of the center

Cut 12 - 1 1/2" squares 

for the corners

CLICK HERE 

for the tutorial that I did 

on how to make the 

Farmers Daughter Block 

during my 

Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along

FARMERS DAUGHTER BLOCK

5 1/2" x 5 1/2" 

BEFORE you sew them into our quilt

I love these blocks sew much 

and I hope you have fun with yours too!

Thanks for riding along

 with me during the 

Vintage Block Along...

See you right back here

 next week for 

another stop on our journey!

xx

Lori

PS. If you are just joining us...

Here is the list of blocks 

that we have done already.

Click on each one for the tutorial:

1. Grandma's Star

2. Pattern Basket

3. Around the Corner

4. Little Farmhouse

5. Rhinestone 

6. Vintage Lily

7. Star Shine

8. Humble

9. Egg Money

10. Quilting Bee

11. Sunday Star

12. Sweet as Honey

13. Bear Hug Block

14. Front Yard Flower

15. Memory