num_pages: 256
description: Be Inspired by the StoriesThe 1922 The Farmer's Wife magazine posed this question to their If you had a daughter of marriageable age would you in light of your own experience have her marry a farmer? The magazine at the time had 750000 subscribers and received over 7000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired.Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired and create your own sampler  111 six-inch quilt blocks with assembly diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions  Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional lap twin queen or king  Download access to easy-to-print full-sized templates for all 111 blocks and printable quilt construction diagrams  42 letters from the 1922 Farmer's Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country's past
language: English
title: The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt: Letters from 1920s Farm Wives and the 111 Blocks They Inspired
publisher: Interweave