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Month: March 2010

Baby Doll Quilt

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Martha

The quilt for Baby Doll is finally finished. BD is the youngest daughter of my blog friend, Ann at Nifty Needle, and she needed a “blanket” for her doll. I think she is going to like this sunny yellow quilt made with 30s scraps. The prints in the top and the yellow fabric are vintage…

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GI Joe Cubees

Posted on March 27, 2010August 2, 2015 by Martha

Today I didn’t sew at all — I was too busy cutting out and putting together these fun Cubees from CyberDrone at deviantART. These are some of the decorations for my son’s family birthday party next weekend. It’s kind of silly (since Elliott is turning 28), but for years I have done either a GI…

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Ladies Art Quilt Block #176 – Pyrotechnics Redo

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Martha

This block was a real fiasco — what was I thinking? Finally, it’s done and now I like it very much — it has a lighter feel to it and looks better with the other two finished blocks in the Ann Champion Series. Of the three blocks so far, this one was the most difficult…

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Ladies Art Quilt Block #176 – Pyrotechnics

Posted on March 24, 2010September 7, 2011 by Martha

This is the third block in the Ann Champion Series, and it was the most time-consuming so far. The large interior pieces can be machine stitched, but all of the smaller curved pieces must be hand stitched. The center circle is appliqued and the muslin outer piece is machine sewn. The outer edge of small…

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John Martin’s Book–March, 1927

Posted on March 22, 2010July 3, 2012 by Martha

Because I am still working on the embroidered Christmas quilt top, the Baby Doll quilt top and the latest Ann Champion block, I don’t have any photos right now — hopefully very soon, though. While we’re waiting for me to finish something, here are some cute illustrations from one of my old copies of John…

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Laura Wheeler Embroidery Transfer – Kittens

Posted on March 18, 2010May 6, 2012 by Martha

Here is Laura Wheeler mail order transfer, #2307, dated 1939 — a project for sewing and embroidering a laundry bag with an appliqued and embroidered pocket for hankies. On the original transfer, the HANKIES lettering was not on the pocket so you could iron it separately onto the applique fabric. Probably most of you (with…

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Baby Doll Quilt Top

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Martha

There must be a name for this pattern, but I’m too lazy to look it up. I wanted to design something that would take advantage of the tiny, rectangular Lord Baltimore pieces. This is a present for the youngest daughter of my friend Ann at Nifty Needle. Ann made a darling doll-sized pillow and pillowslip…

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Baby Doll Quilt – WIP

Posted on March 16, 2010June 11, 2013 by Martha

It’s time to share some quilting, but I don’t have much to show today.  The third block in the Ann Champion series is drafted and cut, and I hope to put it together this week.  I am also making use of the tiny Lord Baltimore quilt pieces to make a doll quilt for a special…

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Big Big Paint Book — 1936

Posted on March 13, 2010November 20, 2012 by Martha

This is the largest coloring book I own — 492 pages and only a few are colored.  Coloring books from the 30s and 40s rarely have a theme, and the drawings are usually done by several different artists.  It seems like Whitman and other publishers would just combine a group of pages by various artists,…

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Ladies Art Quilt Company Pattern #99 – Georgetown Circle

Posted on March 12, 2010July 27, 2015 by Martha

This is the second block in the group of four — affectionately known as the Ann Champion Series. Even though this block has many more pieces than Cog Wheels, it’s actually much easier to piece and most of it can be done on the machine. Here is the drafted block which I re-sized to 14″….

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Favorite Paint Book — Little Girls

Posted on March 9, 2010August 2, 2015 by Martha

This is one of my very favorite vintage paint/coloring books — I love the subject and the style of the drawings by Mary Alice Stoddard. The best pictures are of boys and girls doing everyday activities — like quilting! Because there are 20 girls and 20 boys, you could make two darling little quilts. I…

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Cog Wheels Block — Hand Piecing

Posted on March 7, 2010July 27, 2015 by Martha

Some quilters like to make their templates the finished size so they can mark the sewing line on their quilt pieces. I don’t do this — after adding a scant 1/4″ around each template, I draw the cutting line on the fabric and then just eyeball the seam allowance when stitching the pieces together.  Because…

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Ladies Art Quilt Company Pattern #41 – Cog Wheels

Posted on March 4, 2010April 7, 2010 by Martha

This quilt pattern is the first of four requested by Ann Champion.  Since I still can’t sit for very long, I drafted this on a board while lying on the couch. I’ll tell you what — it’s sort of tricky to use a compass when you’re lying down.  I left some of the extra lines…

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Vintage Fabric Gallery – 1930s Blues

Posted on March 2, 2010August 2, 2015 by Martha

Thank you for your concern about my stupid injury.  I am moving around a little better now, but still can’t sit or stand for very long.  I did manage to get up and take a few photos today for the vintage fabric gallery.  Although the size of my scraps varies wildly, I decided to take…

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