The Farmer's Wife Sew Along Update Blocks 1-4

As I continue to work on my Farmer's wife 1930's Quilt Samplers I am feeling a bit challenged by Block # 4.  it is a relatively easy block to do, but when i try to work on it in the middle of the night I find I tire easily and things get very turned around.  Who hasn't done that!  I should know by now that I shouldn't work when tired.  I got great use of my favorite tool on this one. "Miss Seam Ripper" LoL.  Her she is done up in my Barnyard print all quilted.  Part of my projects for the year of #quiltasyougo or #QAYG and #FFP or #foundationpaperpiecing.  I bought Sax Plain White Newsprint Newspaper Pack. (8 1/2 x 11), for my printer and I do like the way it prints out although I have to make sure to separate the sheets after taking the from the pack because of static electricity, (they stick together in the printer if I don't do this.) I use a small stitch on my sewing machine to make it easier to take off after sewing.

 Block # 3 was easier to piece together because I wasn't tired when I worked on her.  I enjoy reading the letters the Farm Women write relating their experiences with each block. These were letters published in a column "Letters from our Farm Women" in the "Farmers Wife from 1930 -1939. I am in awe of the research that went into the book. Thanks to author .Laurie Aaron Hird.  This was also a #QAYG #FPP block

 Below are completed blocks 1 - 3. I did block # 1 twice, one is in the barnyard print that I want to make into a wall hanging.

Happy Quilting Y'all! - Diane Swett 

The Farmers Wife 1930's Sampler Quilt.

The Farmers Wife 1930's Sampler Quilt.  by Laurie Aaron Hird

 Each January I try to pick some projects to work on thru the coming year.  I have decided to do the Farmers Wife 2018 Sew-Along from Gnome Angel.   I had purchased the book in July 2016 but had not used it.  I thought this would be a great time way to use my stash and the book.  Check out the Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Sampler Quilt Facebook Group.

             

Block #1 Addie - I made 2 of these blocks my 1st one is a regularly pieced block of brown, green, pink and a cute fussy cut sheep in the middle.  I love it.  The 2nd Addie Block is a foundation Paper Pieced Block - I do enjoy quilting these blocks. There are several ways to do these blocks. Regular Piecing, Foundation Paper piecing that is covered in the book. Another method is using rulers developed by Quilter Marti Michell. these rulers allow the user to make blocks in several different sizes. Marti's blog follows along with the Farmers Wife Blocks 1-99.  Marti has done a lot of research on the blocks and has found Addies block in The Brackman book 1973 by Barbra Brackman - the block was 1st published in 1885 and could be over 100 years old.