Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 39 & 40

The last two!  

Block 39 - Elizabeth   10 inches.

Block 40 - Mary     15 inches.

Those are the last of the main blocks in this sampler.  I still need to make all the filler blocks...and there are 22 of them!  I haven't even begun to do them yet.  They aren't very big and they aren't hard (flying geese, 4 patches and pinwheels).  I've been procrastinating because of color placement.  I decided today that I'll just sew them as I go along putting together the top.  Its sewn in 5 different sections.  That way I can lay out the section and choose fabrics to balance out that particular part. I think I'll be be most happy doing it that way.  

I really, really, really don't want to lose steam on this quilt and have it end up in my never ending u.f.o. pile!  I'm so bad at getting distracted with new projects.  

Not this time.  Nope. 

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 37 & 38

We are so close to getting done!  I just got the directions for the last two blocks (just now pulling fabrics) and then it will be the filler blocks are sewing it all together!  Can't wait.

 Block 37: Lois & Eunice.   15 inch block.

Block 38: Syro-Phoenician Woman.  10 inch block.

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 31 - 36

Here are the latest blocks in the sampler.  

 Block 31 - Martha & Mary.  10 inches.

Block 32 - Salome   10 inches.

Block 33 - Pilate's Wife   10 inches.

Block 34 - Queen of Sheba   15 inches.

Block 35 - Adulterer  10 inches. 

Block 36 - Menstruating Woman   15 inches.

Its getting so close to the finish!  Can't wait to see this all come together.  

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 27 - 30

Here are the latest sampler blocks I have done.  Its getting harder to pick fabrics for each as I've been trying not to repeat combinations.  But I think I'm going to need to let go of that!   :)

 Block 27 - Samaritan Woman.  10 inches

Block 28 - Anna   10 inches

Block 29 - Priscilla   10 inches

Block 30 - Joanna    15 inches

I thought I'd show you a pic I took (before the above blocks were made) of the blocks laid out in their approximate locations.  I needed to see how my color placement was working out.  Not too bad.  

The angle distorts them.  I assure you they are all square.  LOL!

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 24 - 26

And here are the last 3 that catch me up.  These are all 10 inch blocks too.

Block 24 - Dorcas/Tabitha

Block 25 - Crippled Woman

I completely changed the construction of this block.  Directions called for all half square blocks to make design.  I wanted to eliminate seam lines and some sewing!  This was much faster and it looks the same.  And it allowed me to fussy cut that center.  

Block 26 - Mary Magdalene

Huge shot of color with this one.  Not sure what I'll think when I lay it out with the rest of the blocks.  I may end up remaking this one.

I've stopped taking the blocks out to arrange and choose fabric/colors.  Handling every two weeks was starting to cause more fraying than I want.  So now I'm relying on coloring a black & white pic of the final layout.  Its not perfect but its better than nothing.

Women of the Bible Samper Blocks 21 - 23

I can't believe how far behind I am in posting pics of my sampler blocks. I thought it was just the latest two but I have 6 to show!    Gonna break that up into two posts.  Just cuz.  :)

Block 21 - Hannah

There wasn't much orange in the fat quarter set of Mimosa fabrics I bought. I debated using them as I don't love the shade of orange. But then I thought what else was I going to do with them.  As busy as this quilt is going to be I think they will meld nicely into the whole picture.  I also changed fabric placement again....making the background light rather than dark.

Block 22 - Delilah

Block 23 - Shiprah & Puah

All three of these blocks are 10 inches finished.  

More tomorrow.  :)

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 19 & 20

I just got back from my annual girls get-away. So much fun!  I didn't finish any tops this year because I was piecing curved blocks and that took most of my sewing time.  I did finish these two sampler blocks from the series.

Block 19 - Rahab

Rahab is a 10 inch block.   

Block 20 - Potipher's Wife

Potipher's Wife is a 15 inch block.

I switched fabric placement again in both blocks. I want all my backgrounds to be lights so every time they aren't I change them!  :)

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 17 & 18

Two more blocks that I forgot to post.

Block 17 - Jael

I don't really like this block pattern so I made it scrappy (pattern calls for one fabric for the rail fences) in order to make it happier to me.  It worked.  Still don't love it but at least I like it now.

Block 18 - Tamar

One of my favorite parts of making these blocks is going into my bin of low volume fabrics that I've been collecting this past year and pulling a new one for each block.  This pin fabric was from an Aneela Hoey layer cake I had.  So cute here.

Both Jael and Tamar are 10 inch blocks.

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 15 & 16

 Oh boy have I been lax on posting!

Block 15 - Miriam

The construction of this one caused me trouble the first time (turned out 1/4 inch too small) for some reason so I had to remake it. I drew it up in EQ7 and used the measurements from there. All but one part was the same but that one part was enough. 

Block 16 - Deborah

Love the scrappiness of this one!  

Both Miriam and Deborah are 10 inch blocks.

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 13 & 14

Here is block 13 - Asenath

 Asenath is a 10 inch block.   

Block 14 - Jephtah's Daughter

Jephtah's Daughter is also a 10 inch block.  

I have used most of the fat quarters I had with this collection. Now I'm going to be needing to repeat them and paying attention to placement so no two are next to each other. I don't like when that happens!

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 11 & 12

Block 11 - Naomi

Naomi is a 10 inch block.  No changes to color placement.

Block 11 - Judith

Judith is a 15 inch block.  I made a couple of changes here. I wanted the star to be the dark (its light in the pattern) and I wanted the mediums to be all the way around forming a "circle".  

I need to get a picture of all the blocks I've made so far and see what they look like together.  I've been coloring in the black & white outline drawing of the quilt with colors I'm doing so hopefully the color balance will be ok.

The next two blocks are cut and ready to sew.  :)

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 9 & 10

Block 9: Bathsheba

Bathsheba is a 10 inch block.  

Block 10: Esther

Esther is a 15 inch block.

I stuck to the patterns of both blocks this time.  :)  

I have the latest two blocks sitting here by my sewing machine.  Should get them done this weekend....we shall see.  

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 7 & 8

I am a bit behind on my WOTB sampler blocks.  Holidays and new grand baby have taken precedence.   Here are the last two I made.

Block 7: Rebekah

Rebekah is a 10 inch block.  I changed the color layout on this one. I wanted a light background...pattern called for it to me a medium hue.  I really like how it turned out.

Block 8: Ruth

Ruth is a 15 inch block.   This is another block I changed the fabric layout (wanting light backgrounds) and also changed out the middle.   I'm not in love with this one.  That dark orange just isn't "singing" to me.  But I'm gonna hold off re-making until the very end in hopes that it all looks fine in the final quilt.   

Women of the Bible Sampler Blocks 5 & 6

I made up blocks 5 & 6 right away.  Hoping to stay up with this block of the month.   So far, so good. 

Block 5: Hagar

Block 6: Jezebel

Both of these are 10 inch finished blocks.  

This free block of the month hasn't been going for long so its not too late to sign up at Little Quilts.

Women of the Bible Sampler

I started seeing some fun sampler blocks on Instagram and decided to join in.  The Women of the Bible sampler quilt is a free block of the month offered by Little Quilts quilt shop in Georgia.   All you have to do is sign up for their newsletter and new blocks are sent via email. 

I'm using my low volume fabric stash for the backgrounds.  Also this Mimosa collection from Windham that I have will serve as the main stash for the rest.

Block one: Eve.  

Block two: Rachel/Leah

Block three: Sarah

  This will be a nice slow project as the b.o.m. doesn't end until July.   :)