Since I am working on a Christmas quilt and am still sort of “in the spirit,” I thought I would post this darling pattern just in case someone would like to stitch it up for Christmas, 2010. This may be my all-time favorite cover of Needlecraft, The Home Arts Magazine. The designer’s name is a little hard to make out, but I think it’s Georgietta Brown Horbeson. UPDATE: I was contacted by Embroiderist on Flickr (who has an amazing collection of vintage embroidery patterns), and she said “This cover art is by American needlework artist Georgiana Brown (Mrs. Frank Godwin) Harbeson 1894 -1980. She did a whole series of these needlework covers in the early 1930’s.” Here is the tiny blurb about the cover which was on one of the inside pages.
This Month’s Cover Design
No. 33 – 23 – 43. Christmas Morning Hot-iron transfer-pattern. 15 cents. Perforated stamping-pattern, 30 cents. Design stamped on 22 1/2-by-23-inch cream linen, 55 cents. Crewel wool to embroider, $1.60. (Color-and-stitch chart included with patterns and stamped materials).
I wish I could order that stamped linen with all the wool for $2.15, but I’ll just have to make do with this funky pattern I made in Photoshop. It didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped (and you probably will need to use a light box instead of a transfer pencil because of all the stitching lines), but maybe having both the original photo and the pattern in its original size will enable me (and you) to copy this cute embroidery.
That is darling! Interesting that they offered it in so many ways. I am with you on ordering it all for $2.15! That would be some bargain!
That is a pretty pattern! It’d be a steal at $2.15 for the whole kit. What would that get you these days? Five colors of floss? Love the little girl’s dress – it looks very lush and I’ve always had a thing for orange and pink together.
Isn’t that sweet! How do you find such neat vintage things?
So sweet! I especially love all of the vintage looking toys (jack in the box, train, Russian nesting dolls!!). Wouldn’t this pattern make of a fantastic stocking too???
it isvery nice and enjoyed.thank you