There are quilting projects that come and go, and then there are those that patiently wait for you. The Farmer's Wife Quilt is one of those projects for me. Almost ten years have passed since I last worked on a block from this quilt. Life happened, new projects arrived, interests shifted, and somehow this beautiful collection of traditional quilt blocks remained unfinished. Yet it never completely disappeared from my mind. Every now and then I would come across my unfinished blocks and wonder when I would finally return to them. Well, the time has come. This week I completed two more blocks from the Farmer's Wife Quilt Sampler: Block 13 – Buckwheat and Block 22 – Corn and Beans . Returning to these blocks after such a long break felt strangely familiar. The Farmer's Wife Quilt has a way of reminding me why I fell in love with traditional patchwork in the first place. The blocks may be small, but they are packed with character, history, and endless opportunities to play wi...