Thursday, April 16, 2020

John Deere Flimsy Completed

I finished the John Deere quilt flimsy last Thursday but getting pictures was a challenge. We live on top of a hill with the clothesline on the west side of the house. The prevailing wind is from the west/northwest. 









I finally gave up on the clothesline and went round to the east side. The flimsy is laying on the porch steps.

I did try draping it on the old tree stump in the yard but it was far enough from the house for the wind to catch. I really didn't feel like running down in the cow pasture if the wind blew it away.

I used 2" strips for the log cabin blocks, I also used some 2-1/2" strips then trimmed the blocks to size. 

The flimsy measures 90" by 99" and will be long arm quilted. But of course there's a waiting list for long arm quilting but I'm on the list!


This will never be my favorite quilt but I like it and I think I've really improved the look from the original panel.

Readers seemed to enjoy reading my last post about life here on the farm. Some mentioned they passed it onto their grandchildren to enjoy.

Here is a link to my old blog, Gretchen's Little Corner which was through Word Press. I talked a lot about the farm on the old blog. If you look through the categories listed on the right hand side, you see the topic of the post. Children (adults too) might enjoy reading and learning about farm life. The most important thing to remember though, this is just a snippet of farm life on OUR farm. Every farm is different and our farm is not as modern as most.

Linking to Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot DownPeacock Party, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, TGIFF!, Brag About Your Beauties, Finished Or Not Friday, UFO Busting

13 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

farm life is different for sure - it is one thing to live in the country but a totally different thing to have a working farm - a lot of hard work for sure. I love how your quilt turned out.

For the love of geese said...

Great quilt and I love the wind blown photos. I live in the country at the top of a hollow and its always windy. I've had my fair share of chasing flimsies because the wind carried them away.Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.

Julierose said...

I think this came out beautifully--you really enhanced that panel a lot:))) And it is really big!!
~ ~ ~ waving in the winds here to you Julierose;)))~ ~ ~ ~

Robin said...

It is wonderful! Can you say that a tractor looks beautiful? You really did a nice job on this.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Wow!! That was a HUGE surprise!!! I had no idea you would be transforming that center bit into a giant quilt. LOVE those scrappy Log Cabin blocks that were added to expand the quilt!

Katie said...

You definitely improved the original panel - I love this! I especially love your log cabin blocks. This is beautiful!

Created by Kathi said...

I LOVE your version of this quilt! beautiful :)

Kathi

grammajudyb said...

You did a great job! Panels can be “stinkers” to work with. There is a lot of work and “math” in surrounding a panel!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Oh WOW!!! How I LOVE LOVE LOVE that!! your knocked it out of the park!!!

chrisknits said...

What a great use of a panel to make a great top. I just love Log Cabins! And thanks for joining my Linky Party!

Cathy said...

Wonderful and very creative way to transform a panel.

I used to spend the summer on my paternal grandparent's farm when I was a young girl. Those were the days. I learned so much from my grandma.

Rebecca Grace said...

Okay, but I really enjoyed IMAGINING you chasing your flimsy down the cow path in my imagination, just so you know -- that's one way to get one's exercise! :-). Great job, would never have imagined something so beautiful could come from the panel you started with. You've made very good use of it!

K Reeves said...

Gretchen, your ability to rethink a piece of fabric or and actual pattern is such a gift. This and your other quilts are so beautiful and fresh!