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Triangle Quilt Top

Posted on January 17, 2014July 27, 2015 by Martha

It’s hard to judge which took longer — hand cutting the 5,110 triangles, or sewing them together. Originally I had planned to put these triangles on a design wall, but that never happened because I soon realized it was a crazy idea. Other than including one light-ish and one-darkish piece in the two-triangle units, I…

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210 Things To Do, 1942 — The Doll Family at Home

Posted on January 10, 2014August 1, 2015 by Martha

Since many of you are probably experiencing snow and freezing temperatures, here is a fun indoor activity for your children or grandchildren. My younger sister and I loved these activity books when we were little and, because this book was published about a decade earlier, it is even cooler than the books I remember (the…

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Needle-Art and the Transfer Book, Butterick Publishing, 1927

Posted on January 8, 2014October 23, 2015 by Martha

This is a great old Art Deco catalog, advertising needlework patterns and transfers for sale in 1927. Because the illustrations are so small, I have scanned portions of the pages at a higher resolution than usual. Clicking twice on any of the images will allow you to view them full size (and read the text…

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Midnight Stars Quilt

Posted on January 7, 2014August 4, 2015 by Martha

It’s shocking to me that it was almost exactly 3 years ago that Lori (Humble Quilts) sponsored this doll quilt-a-long. It took me 3 months to finish the top, and then the poor thing sat in the queue for the longest time.  Of course, mine isn’t a doll quilt, but still . . . I…

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A Stocking for Cirilia Rose and a Little Crazy Quilt

Posted on November 27, 2013August 4, 2015 by Martha

I’m pretty surprised I’ve never made a stocking out of a vintage quilt before, because it seems like something that would be right up my alley.  When I was thinking about what kind of stocking I wanted to make for Cirilia, who is my son’s girlfriend, I initially thought I might try knitting, since she…

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Best & Co. Children’s Catalog, 1953

Posted on November 20, 2013August 1, 2015 by Martha

Best & Co. was a New York company founded in 1879 by Albert Best, and was initially named the “Liliputian Bazaar.”  This 1953 catalog still references the original name with a funny illustration of a hand holding some very tiny children. I had never heard of Best & Co., probably because all of the stores…

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Laura Wheeler Embroidery Transfer #234 – Puppies

Posted on November 10, 2013July 24, 2017 by Martha

Clicking on the pattern image below will open a full-sized pdf file. Scroll to the bottom of the image, and click on the download button. Open the downloaded file in Acrobat Reader, and select “poster” in the print dialog box. This will allow you to tile print the original pattern size on multiple sheets of letter…

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Laura Wheeler – Sunburst Quilt Pattern #712

Posted on November 8, 2013July 27, 2015 by Martha

This is one of those unusual patterns where the main pattern (the sunburst) appears only when you sew the blocks together. Click a couple of times on the image below to enlarge it to the original size (28″ x 17″). I love this pattern, and I think the construction is interesting, but it’s pretty tricky…

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Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Pieced Quilt Pattern

Posted on November 3, 2013October 5, 2016 by Martha

A couple of months ago I saw this adorable quilt, which sold on ebay for $550.  I had never seen this pattern before, and was unable to find it in any of my reference books.  It’s probably a published pattern, but I think it would be pretty cool if the quilter designed this herself.  Although…

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Vintage Halloween Covers

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Martha

George Carlson, Illustrator Hazel Frazee, Illustrator Fern Bisel Peat, Illustrator

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Lots to Color, 1953 – Halloween Drawings

Posted on October 25, 2013August 1, 2015 by Martha

Lots to Color Western Publishing, 1953 Eileen Vaughan, Illustrator

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Paint-by-Number Paris Street Scene – DIY

Posted on October 24, 2013August 2, 2015 by Martha

First of all, I want to thank everyone who made a comment on my Flower Garden Quilt Quandary. After reading all the comments (most of which politely suggested that I am crazy to take this quilt apart), and looking over the quilt again, I have decided to keep the set the way the quilter intended….

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Vintage Flower Garden Quilt Quandary

Posted on October 20, 2013August 1, 2015 by Martha

Here is my most recent purchase on ebay — a big quilt top made up of single flower garden blocks sewn together without a path.  When I purchased it, I was planning on taking the blocks apart and resetting them, but now that I’ve seen it in person, I’m having doubts. The top is a…

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Quilt of Birds Pattern — Nancy Page Quilt Club

Posted on October 18, 2013August 1, 2015 by Martha

This pattern was published by Florence LaGanke in the 1930s, and was part of the Nancy Page Quilt Club series.  The instructions call for each bird to be framed by appliqued fabric pieces meant to resemble strips of wood. Thumbnails of the bird patterns are shown below (click to enlarge), and the complete pattern with…

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1920 Halloween Party Place Cards to Cut Out

Posted on October 15, 2013August 1, 2015 by Martha

Ladies Home Journal October, 1920 John G. Scott, Illustrator

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