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Favorite Paint Book — Little Girls

Posted on March 9, 2010August 2, 2015 by Martha

This is one of my very favorite vintage paint/coloring books — I love the subject and the style of the drawings by Mary Alice Stoddard. The best pictures are of boys and girls doing everyday activities — like quilting! Because there are 20 girls and 20 boys, you could make two darling little quilts.

I haven’t decided how I’m going to do this embroidery — redwork would be very cute, but crayon with embroidery would be nice, as well. What I would really like to do is multi-colored embroidery with some appliqued details using vintage fabric.

I am so pleased to finally get these cleaned up to share, and I hope my stitchy friends like them as much as I do.  Click on the thumbnail images to make them full size.

Click here for Favorite Paint Book — Little Boys.

24 thoughts on “Favorite Paint Book — Little Girls”

  1. Alice says:
    March 9, 2010 at 2:40 am

    Check out the book in this post – I think you’ll like it
    http://ravenhill.typepad.com/weblog/2010/02/needing-a-bit-of-color-to-brighten-our-brutally-cold-windy-and-snowy-days-these-fresh-and-dainty-blossoms-appealed-to-me.html

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  2. kathie says:
    March 9, 2010 at 3:30 am

    these are just so adorable!
    I could see these as redwork blocks
    thanks for sharing
    Kathie

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  3. pratima says:
    March 9, 2010 at 6:37 am

    Martha, thank you so much for sharing these sweetest little girls. I’ll be sure to save these to use in some project. Thanks again!

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  4. Karen Beigh says:
    March 9, 2010 at 7:35 am

    The one that is the majorette reminds me of a doll outfit I had for my “Tony” doll back in the early 1950’s. The Tony doll had to do with Tony home permanents, if you aren’t familiar with it. My aunt made the outfit and it so looked like that.

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  5. Allie says:
    March 9, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    Where do you find these adorable things??? Yikes, another must make – thank you!

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  6. Wendy says:
    March 10, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks for sharing these! I love using vintage coloring books for embroidery/inspiration! So glad I found your site!

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  7. Jan says:
    March 10, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    Oooooh! I vote for redwork (as usual!) I know your idea for applique would be so cute, though!

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  8. Cathi says:
    March 10, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    These are adorable. I’d be tempted to do them as bluework.

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  9. Lisa M. Kramp says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    These are so precious! These would be incredible as applique (but oh my gosh the work!) I’d do crayon tinting and outline stitch. Thanks for sharing them.

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  10. Wanetha says:
    March 19, 2010 at 10:02 am

    I really like these period coloring book styles.

    I am sure I will be using the little drum majorette for July
    and the little girls & pumpkin in an October project.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Dianna Hamilton says:
    April 17, 2010 at 8:36 am

    This little girls are adorable. I am planning on doing them for my grandaughter in redwork. It will make a really cute quilt – thank you for the patterns.

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  12. Bonny says:
    March 14, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these lovely little girl pages of your vintage coloring book. I am going to make the little girl quilting her blanket 🙂
    I am using material – and some pieces of wool. I will let you know how it turns out!
    We are neighbors – I live in Auburn WA 🙂

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  13. tommie ilg says:
    October 22, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Love this book and will be starting my quilt soon

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  14. Kathy M Boice says:
    October 22, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    Love these!!! Thanks!

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  15. Sonia Putney says:
    October 22, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    i love it

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  16. Yvonne says:
    October 22, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    LOVE the pictures!!-

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  17. Charmyn says:
    October 23, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Lovely, nice to have for patterns!!!!

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  18. Margaret Neyman says:
    October 24, 2014 at 8:22 am

    love your patterns.

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  19. Shannon king says:
    December 30, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    I’d like to embroider for my grandaughter
    It so reminds me of her

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  20. janis graslie says:
    February 20, 2015 at 5:19 pm

    I love the old fashion style of this work! Can a person buy this book or patterns?

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  21. judy todd says:
    May 26, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    Is there any way to order your patterns and get them mailed to me? Judy

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  22. Janis Giovacchini says:
    July 9, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    Where can I purchase these patterns?

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  23. cathy says:
    June 29, 2016 at 7:13 am

    thanks loveeeeeeeeeeeeee
    kisses from france

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  24. Chris says:
    September 21, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    These are so wonderfully cute! Thank you so much for sharing. I want to do them all!

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