The Farmer's Wife is a pattern developed by Laurie Aaron Hird and is available on her website.
The story behind it all is well explained on her website.
111 different 6" blocks (finished)
Another sampler one, also by Laurie is The Pony Club.
90 different 8" blocks (finished)
Several ladies did the FWS as a quilt-a-long ... you can get a look at them on this thread ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-...e-t148904.html
Mine is at post #203
Many of the same ladies have done the PC as a quilt-a-long too, and are just wrapping up the 45 weeks. Many have the blocks done and you'll soon start seeing the completed quilt tops here ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-...e-t206507.html
In the meantime you can find the weekly block postings by going back thru The Archive for BOM/W ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/sitemap/f-9.html
If you decide to do either of these quilts, I hope you will join us and post to all the threads as you make your blocks. The threads are all there, and we love to cheer on anyone who comes along the same journey.