Featuring real-life letters from The Farmer''s Wife magazine, <b>Laurie Aaron Hird''s</b> new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the Great Depression. The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block, instructions are provided for template piecing, and--where applicable--rotary cutting, so readers can piece the blocks based on their preferred technique.  <br><br>Now updated with links to ready-to-print pdfs of the patterns featured in the book