I recently purchased folder of large vintage Briggs transfers which are labeled as quilting patterns. As I was looking at the designs, I realized they looked a lot like the large patterns I’ve seen which were intended to decorate cushions. After looking around online for cushion patterns that might also work for hand quilting. I found a rose design that was perfect as is, and four others that I felt would work, but needed a few changes. Now that I’ve added a few elements to a couple, and subtracted some details from the other two, I think these would look wonderful as alternate blocks. Click images to enlarge.
Next, I will clean up the Briggs transfers to share — no changes will be required for them, as they were designed for hand quilting.
Very pretty Martha! I love that first one. I think it would be awesome to use as embroidery on a block.
Beautiful!!
These are gorgeous. I am wondering what you use to mark your designs on your fabric, Martha? That is my greatest worry in quilting, will the marked quilting pattern wash out? So I always like to know what hand quilters use.
Hi Amanda, I use pilot frixion pens from Amazon they iron off. Kate
These are gorgeous! I agree with you! Hugs, Mickie
these are beautiful designs!
Love these. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Martha, I’ve just spent the last four or five days reading your blog (not continuously of course!). I’m blown away by the beautiful things you make and the generosity you show in taking the time to scan and blog these patterns to share with the world. I’ve never made a quilt before but I’ve learnt a lot about quilting just from your blog. Thanks heaps!
These are great! I’m going to print them off and take them to Kinko’s to enlarge them. Patterns like this are perfect for setting quilt blocks with plain quilted squares.
These are wonderful!
Beautiful. But I am not sure how to transfer the printed pattern to the fabric.
Thank you for sharing such timeless beauty, you inspire and help others by doing so.
Thank you