In 1922, The Farmer's Wife magazine posed this question to their readers: "If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?" The magazine at that time had 750,000 subscribers, and received over 7,000 letters. The best answers to this question are included in this book, along with the traditional quilt blocks they inspired.

Laurie Aaron Hird provides everything you need to be inspired and create your own sampler quilt:

• 111 six-inch quilt blocks, with construction diagrams for piecing the blocks and template cutting directions
• Complete instruction for making a sampler quilt in any traditional size: lap, twin, queen or king
• CD with easy-to-print, full-sized templates for all 111 blocks, and printable quilt construction diagrams
• 42 letters from the 1922 Farmer?s Wife contest to give you a priceless glimpse into our country?s past

• Sylvia's Bridal Sampler from Elm Creek Quilts: The True Story Behind the Quilt, 140 Traditional Blocks
• Sunday Morning Quilts: 16 Modern Scrap Projects Sort, Store, and Use Every Last Bit of Your Treasured Fabrics
• The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt - A Companion CD for EQ6
• The Civil War Diary Quilt: 121 Stories and The Quilt Blocks They Inspired
• The Civil War Love Letter Quilt: 121 Quilt Blocks Inspired by Love and War