For some time now I have wanted to make an alphabet quilt. Although I own several vintage commercial ABC applique and embroidery patterns, they just haven’t inspired me. So, I bought a few vintage ABC coloring books on ebay — some of the drawings are very cute, but this one I love. It’s unusual because it’s much more detailed than my other ABC books and I like it that there are 6 different illustrations for each alphabet letter — 2 pages per letter (2 large drawings and 4 small). I also like the style of the drawings and the fact that they go together so well — it reminds me of the Simple Objects Coloring Book from Doe-c-Doe. I think I will stitch blocks with three designs (just like the page layout, but I may change the picture combination). Also, I haven’t decided whether I want to use just one color of thread — or one color for each block — or one color for each picture. I’ll just have to try one and see how it looks.
ABC
Whitman Publishing, 1964
Vincent & Dorothy Fago, Illustrators
How nice that there are several to choose from! I can’t wait to see how it works up!
this is fantastic! i am looking forward to seeing your progress.
I can’t wait to see this. You are my embroidered quilt hero. I want to folow in your footsteps.
Aww, these are so great!! You will rock the embroidery work once again, I predict. xoxo
I love this illustration style & it reminds me of the simple objects too 😉
I can’t wait to see how this project comes out!
p.s. next time you’re looking for something special in the way of coloring books let me know & I’ll check my stash for you – I’d be happy to do another scans for trade with you if I had something you could use 🙂