The Farmer S Wife Quilt Blog

Years ago i discovered some seemingly forgotten treasures stories and letters written by homemakers and farm wives nearly a century ago.

The farmer s wife quilt blog.

The theme of my books is remembrance remembering both old and nearly forgotten quilt patterns and old and nearly forgotten letters. The picture below shows a jaw dropping version of the farmer s wife quilt all done up in 12 fat quarter color master boxes from agf. While you are there you will need to pick up the farmer s wife sampler quilt book by laurie aaron hird which will carefully take you through how to create each block in the quilt. Detail of the farmer s wife pony club sampler quilt preserving the name of the block is important to laurie as is the traditional template friendly because it helps us remember.

Farmer s wife 1930 s sampler quilt sew along in a nutsell. So this quilt along which is divided into 39 weekly posts actually took us over twice that long. I am so excited to share this article written by the bluffton news banner about the ribbon cutting at our physical store. The farmer s wife posts on this blog list groups of 2 or 3 blocks as weeks.

This will be your one stop page for all information relating to the the farmer s wife 1930 s sampler quilt sew along for 2018. Now that you have your book and pattern all you need to do know is gather the fabric. I started this blog to share the rest of them because they re too good to be lost to history. Farmer s wife 1930s on this page you will find every block i have made from laurie hird s farmer s wife 1930s sampler quilt book.

In january 2015 we started working on the farmer s wife quilt blocks in the fashion of a quilt along. Wed feb 12 2020 hello and welcome. Although we weren t always able to complete each week in 7 days. Below are all the details and links to get you started on your farmer s wife journey and to help you make the most of the event.

If you click on a photo it will take you through to the blog post for that block where you will find my journal notes and any tips for making the block. Here is also a great blog post on how to stay organized and start preparing your blocks.