Happy St David's Day - Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt

 

Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt

Happy St David's Day! To celebrate, here is Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt, which features a springtime daffodil.  There are a couple of versions of the Farmer's Wife quilt and I believe this one is from the 1930's book by Laurie Aaron Hird.  

Shirley's Farmer's Wife Quilt

A sampler quilt like this is fun to do, but there are lots of ways it could be quilted.  On this occasion, Shirley chose a neutral thread to stitch out 'Bird's Eye View' pantograph by Barbara Becker.  The pattern is simple and with the right thread, made sure all Shirley's piecing took centre stage.

'Bird's Eye View' pantograph by Barbara Becker