The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt

One of my goals for this year it to try to sew something for at least 15 minuets a day.  The other day I read in someone's blog that there is a group that has the paper pieced patterns for all the blocks in The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt book.

I had bought The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt book a few years ago.  I only managed to get one block finished and then lost interest.  It was very difficult to print the template, then cut them out  and then sew them together.  Each template was a different size and it was lots of work.  I can't imagine what it must have been like to quilt before rotary cutters.  I remember garment sewing before the rotary cutters but I can't imaging quilting without them.



I joined The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt Along. It's a restricted Yahoo group, so you have to request to join and once you do you all the paper pieced patterns fare available for you to download and print.   This makes it so much easier than the templates.

Here are two of the blocks I have finished

Block #1 Attic Windows

Block #2 Autumn Tints

I will keep updating the blocks as I finish them. As you can see I am using bright modern fabrics. 

ENJOY!!

This week's Stash Report is unchanged:

Used last week:  0 yards

Used in January:  5.75 yards

Used year to date:  5.75 yards

Purchased last week:  0 yards

Purchased year to date:  2 yards

Weekly Stitch Minutes:

15 minute stitching days this week:  6 days

15 minute stitching days in January:  23 days

15 minute stitching days in 2016:  23 days