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Month: March 2011

Ladies Home Journal – Vintage Embroidery Patterns

Posted on March 29, 2011May 6, 2012 by Martha

No sewing today, but I did manage to clean up some more of these sweet embroidery patterns.   In a couple of days I’ll be back with an actual quilting post.

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Ladies Home Journal – Vintage embroidery Patterns

Posted on March 28, 2011May 6, 2012 by Martha

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Transformer Cubees

Posted on March 28, 2011August 2, 2015 by Martha

Saturday was Elliott’s birthday party, and I know I have mentioned before that my party themes for Elliott alternate between Transformers and GI Joe, which were his favorite toys when he was little (Emily always has a Hello Kitty birthday).  Last year I made GI Joe cubees, so this time I wanted to make the Transformer…

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My Quilt for Japan — Ready to Ship

Posted on March 23, 2011July 21, 2012 by Martha

This was a really different quilt for me — more like the table toppers I make than my quilts.  To me, the Polartec fleece batting makes it a feel a little more like a comforter than a quilt, but that’s probably a good thing.  The old Everglaze chintz for the backing has been in my…

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The Almost Perfect Mother-of-the-Bride Dress

Posted on March 22, 2011July 28, 2015 by Martha

To be honest, I have been dreading looking for a dress.  Although I knew what I wanted (linen sheath, preferably pink), I doubted I would be able to find just the right dress.  Then, on Sunday, Emily and I stopped by the Goodwill on our way back from picking up her wedding dress (a perfect…

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My Quilt for Japan – WIP

Posted on March 21, 2011April 30, 2012 by Martha

Quilters Newsletter is working with the Japanese Quilt Magazine, Patchwork Tsushin, to collect comfort quilts for people affected by the earthquake in Japan.  When I thought about what type of quilt I would make, a few ideas came to mind:  it should be a simple pattern (because there’s not much time), it should be warm,…

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Midnight Stars Quilt Top

Posted on March 19, 2011March 20, 2011 by Martha

I wasn’t sure I was going to finish this top before it was too dark to take a photo, but I made it just in time (I was in such a hurry that there are still little threads left on the top…oh well).  Thank you Lori at Humble Quilts for sponsoring this quiltalong, because I…

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Vintage Shamrock Quilt Patterns

Posted on March 16, 2011July 27, 2015 by Martha

Here are a few vintage quilt patterns with an Irish theme to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ….

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Ladies Home Journal – Vintage Embroidery Patterns

Posted on March 15, 2011May 6, 2012 by Martha

I just realized last week that the images on my site are distorted using Internet Explorer 8. Apparently the problem has something to do with my WordPress theme, but so far I haven’t been able to figure it out. If you are using IE8 and the images are messed up, you can click on the…

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Making Quilts With Vintage & Antique Fabric

Posted on March 12, 2011May 6, 2012 by Martha

Sometimes I ask myself why I am obsessed with using old fabric in my quilts — like today, for instance. I mean, my local quilt store stocks tons of reproduction fabrics at reasonable prices, while authentic vintage and antique fabrics are often expensive, scarce, dirty and fragile, with the occasional nasty odors and stains. They…

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Strip-Pieced Applique Tulip Quilt Directions

Posted on March 6, 2011March 9, 2011 by Martha

Holly and Mickie asked me how I put these tulips together, so here’s my attempt to explain my process, although I realize everyone has their own way of putting a block together — particularly when it involves applique.  My technique is baste and pin (no needle turn, no freezer paper), but you can use any…

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Strip-pieced Applique Tulip Quilt – WIP

Posted on March 4, 2011November 30, 2017 by Martha

I recently noticed this vintage tulip quilt block on Flickr.  Although I have way too many UFOs, and the last thing I need is a new project, I could not resist this wonderful pattern.  At first I was thinking doll quilt, but all those seams in the strip piecing would make the tiny tulip pieces difficult…

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Vintage Hand Quilting Patterns

Posted on March 2, 2011August 2, 2015 by Martha

Most quilters are probably aware of the quilt patterns published by the Kansas City Star newspaper from 1928 to 1961.  Less well known are the hand quilting patterns that were occasionally part of these weekly publications.  Here are a few patterns from my collection — all from the 1930s.  Click images for slideshow.

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