The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt: Inspiring Letters from Farm Women of the Great Depression and 99 Quilt Blocks That Honor Them Paperback – June 12, 2015

These blocks were challenging for me as a confident beginner for foundation paper piecing. This is not a beginner book, more intermediate or advanced. It is bringing my game to the next level. There is very little instruction and there are very small units. They are beautiful blocks and have options for templates or foundation paper piecing. I am more in tune with FPP and not templates.

I wanted insight into women from the Depression era. Farm Life and Quilters and writers. I got all of it.

Great book

What a charming book. I enjoyed the stories and the quilt patterns that accompanied then. Outstanding!

Each page has a letter or life experience for that block. At the back of the book each block is numbered and then a pattern shows what to use to make that block. NOT AN actual sized pattern however. Since this is a gift I have no idea how the CD that comes with it is. Some of the letters/stories are a bit depressing. This makes a nice gift for a quilter.

I just finally started making these blocks, jumping on board belatedly with a blogosphere quilt along. I love that, unlike the first Farmer's Wife book, this one includes foundation paper piecing patterns on the CD as well as templates for traditional piecing. I enjoyed reading the letters from the farm women about their daily lives and struggles during the Great Depression, and I'm enjoying making the blocks now as well. I don't love ALL of the blocks in this book, so I'll probably pick and choose which blocks to do from this book, maybe mix in some of the blocks from the previous books, maybe even resize a few of the Dear Jane blocks as well. (The blocks in this book finish at 6".)

Book in excellent conditionThis book was as beautiful as if I had bought it directly from the bookstore maybe even in better shape everything was intact as well as the CD that goes with the book absolutely 100% satisfied with this seller would not hesitate to purchase from them again best regards!

My sister quilts and she's one of those people that goes out and buys something if she wants it. So, she's very difficult to buy for. She loved this! It's something she loves, quilting and history! I would recommend this for the quilter in your life.