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  • Published: 12 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781440241468
  • Imprint: Interweave
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $69.99

The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt

Inspiring Letters from Farm Women of the Great Depression and 99 Quilt Blocks Th at Honor Them



Featuring real-life letters from The Farmer's Wife magazine, Laurie Aaron Hird's new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the Great Depression. The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block, instructions are provided for template piecing, and--where applicable--rotary cutting, so readers can piece the blocks based on their preferred technique.

Featuring real-life letters from The Farmer's Wife magazine, Laurie Aaron Hird's new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the Great Depression. The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block, instructions are provided for template piecing, and--where applicable--rotary cutting, so readers can piece the blocks based on their preferred technique. 

Now updated with links to ready-to-print pdfs of the patterns featured in the book

  • Published: 12 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781440241468
  • Imprint: Interweave
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $69.99

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