AkAngel

Welcome, we are about to set out on an exciting Journey. I hope your adventure will be fun and offer you opportunity to grow, not only your quilting skills, but also offer you insight into the period of the 1920’s and the women whose lives influenced and inspired this beautiful quilt. I will be acting as your host through this journey, any questions, comments or conflicts can be addressed to me through a p.m.. If you can’t reach me Norbanaquilts has agreed to act as my co-host and I know you will find her very knowledgeable and helpful. Patrice J. is our moderator.

Introduction to the Quilt

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57920-1.htm

Ground rules and Guidelines

As much as I dislike “rules” it is necessary to lay groundwork so that we all understand up front what to expect and what is expected so things can run smoothly. Please take the time to read the guidelines set forth here.

1. Be kind, there will be No Flaming. This is a very friendly, encouraging and supportive group. Be patient, please keep in mind that there are those participating here with a wide range of quilting skills from the novice to the master and every level between. We want this to be enjoyable for all.

2.All copyrights will be honored and protected. Each participant is responsible for obtaining 1 or more commercial versions of “The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt” whether that be the book or the C.D. meant to be used with E.Q program is your choice. You do not have to have E.Q. in order to participate in this project, but many find it invaluable. There will be links listed in upcoming topics to places you can purchase either the book, or the c.d..
Because we wish to respect Laurie A. Hird's (the author's) efforts to research and document this quilt, as well as any contractual obligations she has to the publishers of the commercial products, we will not publish just a list of the blocks used in the quilt. that decision is based on ethics and because it is much safer from a legal perspective than trying to guess what would or wouldn't get somebody or everybody - including Laurie - successfully sued.

3.Once you have purchased one of the available commercial products. You are then entitled to download the free templates available on Lauries’ blogspot. These templates are formatted so that they print each blocks’ templates on a single page rather than printing only 1 template per page as the c.d. that comes with “The Farmers Wife Quilt Sampler” allows.
This is the link where you can locate the templates:
http://www.mycraftivitystore.com/the...ree_downloads/

4. This forum is not a swap it is a quilt-a-long. This means you are making your own quilt. Therefore you can choose whichever fabrics you like best that might include: CW repos, r/w/b's, or totally scrappy. For those of you on a limited budget you can purchase small amounts, charm packs, 1/6th ,1/8th, or ¼ yds. as you go. If you are interested in a swap, please look under “Swaps” on the main page.

5. We cannot share paper piecing foundations with each other. Foundation pattern files will not be made available through the board as part of this activity. If you don't have one of the software products that will generate them for you, then you will have to make your own if you want to paper piece one or more of the blocks.
Patrice had first planned to write and share a paper piece tutorial for you to try, but has chosen to instead to direct you to another website. Carol Doaks, is one of the most respected and renowned experts in the field..
Here is the link to her website, with great paper piece tutorials, and beginning patterns to get you going.
http://www.caroldoak.com/free-quilt-patterns.php

are you intrigued by English Paper Piecing? check out this page to see how it's done. (print any block onto freezer paper. cut it into pieces. referring to the instructions you'll find at this site, use them to make your EPP sections, and then stitch them together to assemble the block.)

http://www.cddesigns.com/PaperPiecing/index.html

6. Beginning Wednesday Aug. 4th, two blocks per week will be posted with an occasional 3rd block. I may choose to decrease the # of blocks posted to only 1 per week during the Holiday season starting mid Nov.-New Year if need be. Based upon this schedule it should take approx. 12-13 months to complete all 111 blocks printed in the book. Keep in mind you may choose to make as many or as few of these block as you like. You will find layouts, for wall, lap and king size quilts in the book as well as the queen size, which is pictured on the cover.

7. Honchey has offered to write rotary cutting instructions for those who may prefer this method. You will find these patterns (2 per week) under our topic.

Laurie’s Explanation for Yardage EST.
"NON-SCRAP QUILT FABRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCKS ONLY

I have had a few inquiries from quilters who do not want to make The Farmer's Wife Quilt a scrap quilt. That is a difficult question for me, since there are over 300 different fabrics in the original quilt, and I did not keep track of how much fabric I used. So for the answer, I have turned to Electric Quilt. Although technically the EQ CD does estimate 18 and 1/8 yards of fabric to complete the blocks only, I believe that I have found a more accurate way to calculate the yardage. I will spare you the long details, but according to my second calculation on EQ, I believe a more realistic estimate is 10 yards. If you have any questions about this revised number, please contact me at: [email protected], and I will be happy to explain in more detail."
Last but not least I want to thank and honor Laurie Aaron Hird for her time, research and hard work creating this book and quilt for us all to share and enjoy. Be looking for a brief summary, of Laurie's intro, in the near future.
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Link to the Group Activity matrix: http://www.quiltingboard.com/group_activity.jsp?gracnum=69#30
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Tutorial - How to Make Your Own Plastic Templates
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57961-1.htm
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Week 1, Blocks #1 and 2, Pages 128 & 129
here's the link for the photo page
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57749-1.htm#1394699
And the discussion page
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57750-1.htm#1394704
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Week 2, Blocks #3 and 4, Pages 130 & 131
discussion page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58839-1.htm
photo page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58840-1.htm
rotary cutting instructions:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58814-1.htm
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Week 3, Blocks #5 and 6, Pages 132 & 133
discussion page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60014-1.htm
pictures page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60015-1.htm
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Week 4, Blocks #7 and 8, pages 134 & 135
discussion page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-61214-1.htm
pictures page:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-61215-1.htm
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Week 5, Blocks #9 and 10, Pages 136 & 137
discussion:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-62617-1.htm
photos:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-62459-1.htm

Stefanib made a spreadsheet that counted the total number of times each template is used throughout the quilt. Check the download list below for the total count of templates used for the blocks on the list so far.