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.

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. The farmer s wife posts on this blog list groups of 2 or 3 blocks as weeks. Wed feb 12 2020 hello and welcome. So this quilt along which is divided into 39 weekly posts actually took us over twice that long.

In january 2015 we started working on the farmer s wife quilt blocks in the fashion of a quilt along. Farmer s wife quilt the start of a new obsession works in progress material girl quilts december 12 2014 amanda castor farmer s wife quilt. 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. 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.

Although we weren t always able to complete each week in 7 days. Farmer s wife 1930 s sampler quilt sew along in a nutsell. I am so excited to share this article written by the bluffton news banner about the ribbon cutting at our physical store. Material girl quilts blog showcasing amanda castor s latest creative projects including free tutorials quilt patterns and fabric.

The theme of my books is remembrance remembering both old and nearly forgotten quilt patterns and old and nearly forgotten letters. 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. 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. Now that you have your book and pattern all you need to do know is gather the fabric.

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. Since 2009 i ve been incorporating a small number of these letters and stories into my quilting books.