This small page was part of the group of antique transfers I purchased on our road trip last year. There were some very old Royal Society and DMC transfer booklets in the lot, but this page did not seem to belong to them. There are no identifying marks on the sheet, except for the following lettering:
Designs suitable for childrens bed spreads, pillows, play aprons, etc. Can be made as patchwork or outline embroidery. Use strand embroidery floss.
They look very much like the designs I’ve seen in photos of antique redwork quilts and in the old perforated pattern catalogs. The bird wearing the shirt is my favorite — the transfers of children from this period always seem a little odd to me.
those are almost ‘scarey’ aren’t they? lol
You are right, the children are a bit odd! I think the little girl with the sheep is sweet, though. Probably because we don’t see her whole face…
I like these a lot, remind me of what i am studying right now! I think these are early 20th century transfers, don’t you? The kids have clothes that look like the first quarter of the century. Really REALLY interesting. I just wish we had a historical resource for embroidery transfers the way we do for early quilt patterns. Thanks for posting this Martha! Hugs, Mickie
These are so sweet!! The chick and lamb are adorable!
these patterns came from
book number 104
transfer designs of patchwork for bed spreads, curtains, dresser covers buffet sets and children’s wear
copyright 1920 Dallas M. Villines, Nashville Tenn.