The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt by Laurie Aaron Hird - ISBN: 9780896898288
Paperback
Vintage letters inspire a sampler quilt connecting us to the past.

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

55 Letters and the 111 Blocks They Inspired

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    9 October 2009

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Summary

More than 100 classic block quilt patterns inspired by real letters from the 1920s

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 the 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.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780896898288
ISBN-10:0896898288
Author:Laurie Aaron Hird
Publisher:F&W Publications Inc
Imprint:Krause Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:9 October 2009
Weight:703g
Dimensions:203mm x 203mm x 21mm
About The Author

Laurie Aaron Hird

Laurie Aaron Hird has been quilting for over ten years and enjoys working with reproduction and 1930’s fabrics. She and her family live on six acres in the country of southwestern Wisconsin, complete with animals, gardens, woods and an orchard.

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