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Antique Crib Quilt — Basket 4-Patch

Posted on June 2, 2017June 3, 2017 by Martha

The little 19th century quilt is just a top now, because someone decided to separate it from its backing and batting. You can still see remnants of the quilting stitches (a basic outline pattern) and where the binding was attached. I’m thinking it was once a crib quilt because of its scale and size (43″ x 50″),…

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Tops From the Trunk — Unknown Diamond Pattern

Posted on September 10, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I love this unusual pattern, but I have not been able to find a name or photo anywhere. If you have any information about the pattern, I would love to hear from you. The diamond shaped pieces appear to be from the 1950s, with bright solids and small novelty and floral prints. Although it must have…

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My New Singer 15-91

Posted on August 5, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

My sister and I stopped by our favorite Goodwill last week, and I spotted a vintage Singer machine in a cabinet that I recognized as a 15-91 because of the distinctive potted motor on the back. It was a little dusty, but otherwise looked super clean. There were lots of accessories and bobbins in the drawers,…

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Tops From the Trunk — Antique Nine-Patch Variation

Posted on July 27, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

This is one of two tops that I recently purchased from a seller who bought them at an estate sale (the other top was featured in an earlier post). She thought they were made by the same person, and I suspect that’s true. The hand piecing is similar, and several prints are repeated in both quilts. Like…

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McCall’s Monday — Wrap-Around Apron with Rick-Rack Trim

Posted on July 18, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

These politically incorrect “squaw dresses” were a fad in the 50s, and my mother made elaborate versions for me and two of my sisters. This involved sewing yards of rick-rack on blouses and 3-tired skirts made with vibrantly colored wrinkly cottons marketed, of course, as “squaw cloth.” When I was growing up in Oklahoma, and…

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Martha

 

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McCall’s Monday — Grace Snyder’s Flower Basket Petit Pointe Quilt

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 by Martha

I came across this small article in a 1947 issue of McCall’s Needlework magazine, which sent me looking for more information about Grace Snyder and better photos of her quilt. These types of grid designs have always fascinated me, and I’m a huge fan of Anne Orr’s pieced quilt patterns. Grace, though, takes the grid idea…

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Martha
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McCall’s Monday — Embroidered Bird Motifs for Kitchen Towels

Posted on April 25, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Does your partner help with household chores? I am lucky to be married to someone who does almost all of the cooking and lots of other things I won’t mention, because you would begin to wonder what I contribute — besides quilts, of course. Anyway, it’s fairly unusual to see men (even bird men) participating…

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Tops From the Trunk — Antique Flying Geese

Posted on April 22, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Since I first began using vintage and antique fabrics to make my quilts, my sources have been old tops, blocks and scraps that I carefully pick apart. Most of the tops I purchase have issues related to condition and construction, so I never feel guilty about taking them apart. Until last year, only one top I purchased…

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McCall’s Monday — Appliqué Animal Designs

Posted on April 4, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I was so pleased to see this pattern in my catalog, because I was able to identify 15 vintage quilt blocks I had purchased in this pattern.  Later I found the original pattern, so for this McCall’s Monday I’m able to provide scans of the actual transfers. The pattern instructions from the envelope back are located…

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McCall’s Monday – Appliqué and Embroidery on Linens

Posted on March 7, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I’m always trying to figure out a way to duplicate these patterns from the very small images on the catalog pages. These Mexican motifs seemed like they would copy easier if they were in grayscale, so I changed them. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Free Pattern Friday — Star Patterns and a Story

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by Martha

This cute story about a little boy who makes a simple star quilt appeared as part of a series titled “Daddy’s Bedtime Stories” which was published in the Salina Evening Journal (Salina, Kansas) from 1913 to 1916. Below the story are pieced diagrams for 3 star quilts — two very simple (like the boy in the story…

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McCall’s Monday — Child’s Appliquéd Quilts

Posted on February 29, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I’ve added individual images of the appliquéd animals in #1101, just in case you’d like to try printing and tracing the patterns.

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Vintage Quilt Top — Crazy Courthouse Steps

Posted on February 25, 2016March 4, 2016 by Martha

The last top I quilted was a wonky antique log cabin variation. This Courthouse Steps version is much crazier in every way — design, fabric selection, and construction (the only consistent element is the red center square in every block). It’s not completely flat, the foundation stitching is too big, and the edges are not straight (the…

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