The Farmer S Wife Quilt Blog

So this quilt along which is divided into 39 weekly posts actually took us over twice that long.

The farmer s wife quilt blog.

In january 2015 we started working on the farmer s wife quilt blocks in the fashion of a quilt along. Years ago i discovered some seemingly forgotten treasures stories and letters written by homemakers and farm wives nearly a century ago. Farmer s wife 1930 s sampler quilt sew along in a nutsell. 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.

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. Wed feb 12 2020 hello and welcome. The theme of my books is remembrance remembering both old and nearly forgotten quilt patterns and old and nearly forgotten letters. 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. 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. Although we weren t always able to complete each week in 7 days. 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. 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. 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. Now that you have your book and pattern all you need to do know is gather the fabric.

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