Today I have another Nancy Page pattern from the 1930s, but this time it’s an appliquéd quilt. In the article Nancy explained to her Quilt Club pals that the quilt was designed as a summer spread for a twin bed, so her version would not be quilted. The club members thought Summer Garlands was reminiscent…
Month: February 2014
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937 – Figure 4
links to other posts in this series: Introduction, Figure 1 (girl), Figure 2 (boy), and Figure 3 (girl).
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937 – Figure 3
Here is the twin of the peasant girl in Figure 1 — this twin has braids and a different dress. I enjoy reading these old instructions because they are written in a very quaint style — lots of adjectives and arcane expressions. “Nancy” tells you how to use a “modified fly stitch” for the scallops…
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937 – Figure 2
links to other posts in this series: Introduction, Figure 1 (girl), Figure 3 (girl), and Figure 4 (boy)
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937 – Figure 1
This is the first of four figures on this small tablecloth. The two girls and the two boys look like two sets of twins — their outfits, however, have different decorations, and look like fun to stitch. Although the instructions below mention that the “jaunty Tyrolean peasant man” will be published next week, you’re going to…
Nancy Page Tyrolean Table Cover, 1937
Today I am going to share with you one of the more obscure Nancy Page designs. These patterns were published weekly in many newspapers in the US and Canada, and each paper had a particular day that they appeared. This design is meant for a card table and is cut from a piece of linen…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Flowers to Color
Flowers to Color Fritzi Brod, Illustrator Platt and Munk, 1951
Mourning Lucy Quilt Top
This afternoon I finished the quilt top in memory of our dog, Lucy. For me, making a special quilt for occasions like this is sort of therapeutic. Four years ago I made a little mourning quilt for my cat, Jack, and after Lucy’s top is quilted, I’m going to hang it next to Jack’s in…
Lucy’s Mourning Quilt in Progress
Making a little quilt in memory of my recently deceased pets really helps me in the grieving process. Because this is a mourning quilt, there are going to be several black prints from the 19th century, but I also wanted to include some antique pink pieces for Lucy, my sweet girl dog. On my cutting…
A Sad Day
She was a shepherd/lab mutt puppy from the Humane Society — our first and only dog. I was really hoping she would make it to her 17th birthday, and she almost did. Lucy was such a sweet dog, and we will miss her. It’s time to make another mourning quilt. Lucy Gray 4/1/1997 – 2/6/2014
Laura Wheeler Design 601 — Peacock Bedspread
That’s it! This is the last vintage Laura Wheeler peacock embroidery transfer. Thank you Ethel E. Hughes for collecting and preserving these beautiful designs.
Laura Wheeler Designs 683 & 978 — Peacock Wall Hangings
Strippy Four-Patch Quilt with Antique Fabric
I am so happy to be hand quilting again. This top was finished in 2010, and was made to replace the fleece we’ve been using in our family room (we keep the temperature in our house on the cool side). The poor top has been sitting in the quilting queue for the longest time, and…
Laura Wheeler Design 1975 — Peacock Wall Hanging
This is peacock embroidery transfer number 7. I’ve run out of things to say about them, and there are still three left to scan, clean and post. Below are links to all the previous peacock transfers. Laura Wheeler Designs: 688, 1022, 893, 664, 7107, and 777.