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The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

55 Letters and the 111 Blocks They Inspired

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Published: 30th October 2009
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Be Inspired by the Stories

In 1922, "The Farmer's Wife" magazine posed this question to their readers: "If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at that time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 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 quilt: 111 six-inch quilt blocks, with construction diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or kingCD with easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams42 letters from the 1922 Farmer's Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country's past

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5.0

love it!

By Amy

from Melbourne

About Me Casual Reader

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  • Deserves Multiple Readings
  • Easy To Understand
  • Inspirational
  • Well Written

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    4.0

    excellent example of handmade quilts

    By lulu

    from whyalla

    About Me Bookworm

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      the service and delivery was excellent

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      ISBN: 9780896898288
      ISBN-10: 0896898288
      Audience: General
      Format: Book with CD or DVD
      Language: English
      Number Of Pages: 256
      Published: 30th October 2009
      Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 20.3  x 2.7
      Weight (kg): 0.703