The Farmer S Wife Quilt Blog

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.

The farmer s wife quilt blog.

Wed feb 12 2020 hello and welcome. Years ago i discovered some seemingly forgotten treasures stories and letters written by homemakers and farm wives nearly a century ago. 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. 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 farmer s wife posts on this blog list groups of 2 or 3 blocks as weeks. 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. So this quilt along which is divided into 39 weekly posts actually took us over twice that long. 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.

Here is also a great blog post on how to stay organized and start preparing your blocks. Now that you have your book and pattern all you need to do know is gather the fabric. Material girl quilts blog showcasing amanda castor s latest creative projects including free tutorials quilt patterns and fabric. I started this blog to share the rest of them because they re too good to be lost to history.

Although we weren t always able to complete each week in 7 days. I am so excited to share this article written by the bluffton news banner about the ribbon cutting at our physical store. 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. 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.

Since 2009 i ve been incorporating a small number of these letters and stories into my quilting books. In january 2015 we started working on the farmer s wife quilt blocks in the fashion of a quilt along.