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.
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
these are just so adorable!
I could see these as redwork blocks
thanks for sharing
Kathie
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!
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.
Where do you find these adorable things??? Yikes, another must make – thank you!
Thanks for sharing these! I love using vintage coloring books for embroidery/inspiration! So glad I found your site!
Oooooh! I vote for redwork (as usual!) I know your idea for applique would be so cute, though!
These are adorable. I’d be tempted to do them as bluework.
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.
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.
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.
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 🙂
Love this book and will be starting my quilt soon
Love these!!! Thanks!
i love it
LOVE the pictures!!-
Lovely, nice to have for patterns!!!!
love your patterns.
I’d like to embroider for my grandaughter
It so reminds me of her
I love the old fashion style of this work! Can a person buy this book or patterns?
Is there any way to order your patterns and get them mailed to me? Judy
Where can I purchase these patterns?
thanks loveeeeeeeeeeeeee
kisses from france
These are so wonderfully cute! Thank you so much for sharing. I want to do them all!