This block is the first for my Farmer’s Wife quilt that I have paper pieced. It has no standard sized shapes in it so it seemed to be the best way to make it.
I’m pleased with how this one’s turned out. I think the points are matching up really well, and I like the colours that I chose for it. I think the yellow sections stand out nicely and frame the pinwheel in the centre nicely.
There are quite a few more blocks that can’t be made with templates, so I’ll be making several more by paper piecing as we go on.
I am following along with the Farmer’s Wife Quilt Alongs on Gnome Angel and Very Kerry Berry.
We are making the blocks from the following book over the next year:
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