The Brother-Sister Quilts were published as a newspaper series in 1933 by Florence LaGanke, under the pseudonym, Nancy Page Quilt Club. There are 14 blocks in all, 7 meant for use in the brother’s quilt (with blocks repeated and the tree as a border) and 7 in the sister’s quilt (blocks repeated and the pram as a border). The second image shows the suggested layout of the brother quilt.
This quilt reminds me a lot of the KC Star Happy Childhood quilt from 1932, which I will post next. Instead of duplicating blocks on these quilts, I think I would borrow some of the Happy Childhood blocks and also mix up some of the blocks in the brother-sister quilts. Although a boy might not want dolls on his quilt, any of the brother blocks would also work for a girl. Click on the gallery images to enlarge.
Those are absolutely charming. I saw a pair of quilts at a sale last year that had just the airplane motif – really wonderful, but priced out of my range!
I have never heard of the Brother-Sister quilts. Interesting.
These are very, very sweet, thank you Martha!
These patterens are so cute! I love seeing the treasures of patterns you share on here. Thank You!