Fabric, notions, knowhow and companionship for all your stitchin needs. Farmers wife is a cdrom developed by laurie aaron hird for use with eq5 and eq6. You do need to understand the basics of quilt making to get full use from the book though as there are no sewing instructions included. Cd with easytoprint, fullsized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams. Accompanying farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt block tutorial. The farmers wife pony club sampler quilt goodreads.
Laurie, her husband and younger children live on a small acreage in the wisconsin countryside. Inspiring letters from farm women of the great depression and 99 quilt blocks th at honor them. Addie is block 1 of farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt. When quilting meets coloring, beautiful things happen. For today we have block number 6, april from the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt the fabulous quilt along being brought to you by angie from gnomeangel, the fat quarter shop and marti michell the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt.
Farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt sewalong faq gnomeangel. Red and white farmers wife finished quilt statsfabric. If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer. Letters from 1920s farm wives and the 111 blocks they inspired paperback oct.
Reminiscent of a small, cheerful farmhouse on the great plains, this lovely classic americana layout allows you to coordinate fabric designs of your choosing and arrange them into an eye. Blocks that are cut with the same group of templates or share the same cutting tricks were selected for each set. The farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt book by laurie. If you run into problems or would like to share your ideas, progress, and the like, there is a yahoo group on the farmers wife quilt sampler and a facebook page called lets make a farmers wife quilt you can join. The magazine at the time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 letters. There will be a couple of introductory posts about fabric choice, colours etc and the block posts start with blocks one and two on september 14th and will continue every monday for around a year until. The best answers to this question are included in the book, along with the traditional quilt blocks that they inspired. This book is full of quilt block patterns from the 1930s accompanied by letters written to the farmers wife magazine by women of that era. The farmers wife 1930s bom june 2020 stitchin heaven. Great job on your swoon quilt too love the background solid you used with it.
The farmers wife homestead medallion quilt by laurie. Are the blocks supposed to be 6x6 after all sewingsashingquilt is complete. The letters provide a snapshot of life in that decade, but the letters. The farmers wife ebook by lori handeland rakuten kobo. They seem pretty complex since im a beginning quilter but it gives me something to aspire to. Farmers wife blocks to make with from marti michell templates and rulers compiled in sets of about 10 blocks. There is also a flickr group with lots of pictures. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the. This quilt was also offered as a block a month from one of our favorite online quilt shops, homestead hearth. The following is a list of all the block tutorials for farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt sewalong. This is a go at your own pace quiltalong, and we are trying for two blocks a week. The 99block queensize sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. Farmers wife can be linked to eq7 so you can use its blocks and fabrics in eq7 projects as well as edit the farmers wife quilt. Buy a cheap copy of the farmers wife sampler quilt.
See more ideas about farmers wife quilt, quilts and quilt blocks. Shes a hand piecing expert and is always drawn to the prettiest fabric combinations so i cant wait to see how she puts this block together. There will also be at least one guest blogger completing the. The combination of the letters from the lucky pony winners of 1915 sponsored by webb publishing company, and fantastic quilt block designs for each letter, the book the title of this book immediately caught my eye as a farmers wife, and a quilter. The farmers wife patterns paper foundation andor rotary cutting instructions. If you didnt get the charts for the first book, they are still available. One is a 2009 version, the 2nd is a 2015 one and the third is the pony club one. Be inspired by the storiesthe 1922, the farmers wife magazine posed this question to their readers. There are lots of typos throughout the patterns for the squares ex. The farmers wife sampler quilt kp craft, 2009, and the farmers wife pony club sampler quilt selfpublished, 2011. Opening farmers wife as a project in eq7 pc or mac. This is the largest and most complex quilt ive ever made. In her book, laure hird shares the letters and gives the layouts. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired.
Using the marti michell templates, but with a personal touch. Color 70 classic quilt designs from your favorite sampler collection. The beginning of an idea i love the farm, wrote mrs. Tutorials are listed in numerical and alphabetical order as per the book. I started to buy one of the books, but got confused when i saw how many different ones were out there. This group is dedicated to sewing the farmers wife sampler quilt. The farmers wife sampler quilt is a book by laurie aaron hird, it shares letters from 1920s farmers wives and the 111 quilt blocks they inspired. Our spring is showing its face around here too i especially love the sound of all the birds again ive really missed them. Farmers wife linking to eq articles electric quilt.
After several months of waiting and wondering, my old company was finally. Join the farmers wife 1930s sample quilt sewalong and learn to make the. Invoke feelings of times gone by with this stunning farmer s wife 1930s quilt block. Inspiring letters from farm women of the great depression and 99 quilt blocks that honor them papcdr by laurie aaron hird isbn. Love the colors in your farmers wife quilt it is just beautiful and looks extremely cozy. You will need a copy of the book to use the template conversion chart pdfs. Each craft kit includes everything you need so you can skip right. Farmers wife finished quilt top another red and white version. In 1922, the farmer s wife magazine posed this question. Beautiful farmers wife quilt a fun class coming in 2016 quilt block patterns.
Featuring reallife letters from the farmers wife magazine, laurie aaron hirds new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the great depression. In case you are wondering, i bought my copy of the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt from amazon. Throughout the sew along, angie of gnome angel will post about every block. Each block is paired with a letter that was written by a farmers wife and submitted to the magazine the farmers wife in the 1930s during the great depression. Farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt sewalong gnomeangel. When laurie aaron hird stumbled onto a collection of letters from 1920s farm women, she was charmed. See more ideas about quilts, farmers wife quilt and quilt blocks. Laurie has a blog where she posts letters and photographs from her extensive collection of farmers wife magazines. Gnome angel is hosting another farmers wife 1920s sampler quilt sew along. Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size.
Invoke feelings of times gone by with this stunning farmers wife 1930s quilt block. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt. Unauthorised use andor duplication of this material without express and. My trip on the farmers wife express started back in january 2012 when my bosses and i decided that we would start a farmers wife club at just sew the quilt shop i work at in highland, utah. Previous post top 10 favourites farmers wife quilt sampler next post hardest blocks farmers wife quilt sampler. You can find a full list of the marti michell blog posts containing the conversion charts by clicking here. This 99 block queen size sampler quilt, inspired by these letters, uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. A few years before ada melville shaws death in 1937, she wroteand the farmers wife magazine publisheda sevenpart series of articles about her homesteading adventures.
Read the farmers wife a feel good family centered contemporary romance by lori handeland available from rakuten kobo. When i hosted the 2015 farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt sewalong i had some blogging friends jump in and make the blocks and share their thoughts, tips, tricks and alternative fabric choices with everyone. The 1922, the farmers wife magazine posed this question to their readers. Inspiring letters from farm women of the great depression and 99 quilt blocks th at honor them hird, laurie aaron on. Conversion charts for 6 farmers wife blocks to make with. Welcome to the first weekly post in the year long project of the farmers wife 1930s quilt along. So welcome to my new and improved, highly randomized farmers wife quilt. The farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt sewalong life. Great blocks, but you totally need the cd to make them. About a month ago i finished my farmers wife quilt top and im excited to finally share it with you. Farmers wife 1930s qal ill be recording all the posts for the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt by laurie aaron hird starting september 2015. And i decided, maybe its time to start doing the blocks in random order. Ok, just finished my first block and the it measures a small 6 14 x 6 14.
It has taken over 2 years to complete all the blocks in the book and it feels like an achievement for sure. If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light. All the letters answered a question posed by the farmer s wife magazine. This product was not produced, nor sold by the electric quilt company. In 1922, the very popular \the farmer\ s wife\ magazine held a contest asking a simple question. For those who arent aware, block patterns come from the book the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt. They are back in stock there now and have the best price i have found. The nostalgic beauty of laurie aaron hirds bestselling farmer s wife sampler quilt series has been captured in this commemorative coloring book designed around timehonored blocks and inspired fabric motifs. The farmers wife sampler quilt kp craft, 2009, and the farmers wife. We only do one or two blocks per month and it takes a while to complete 111 blockslol it so happens that we are getting to the hard blocks. Making the quilt from the book the farmers wife sampler quilt by laurie aaron hird.
We have been working on her farmers wife quilt since 2010. There are some things that i have learnt from making the 110 blocks in the book. Farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt blossom heart quilts. Laurie aaron hird is a wife, homemaker and mother to eleven children. I was gifted the from marti mitchell templates as a part of being a blogger for the sew along. A lot of people have been looking for this book because it was out of stock in so many places. The farmers wife sampler quilt book by laurie aaron hird. One thought on easiest blocks farmers wife sampler quilt janice wiley says. Wat size r u blocks and triangles on this quilt and hw many blocks did it take. After several months of waiting and wondering, my old company was finally purchased by the publishing giant, penguin random house.
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