These clippings have no identifying newspaper or date, but I was able to find some information about Jane Alan and her patterns on the Quilt History Tidbits website. A new quilt pattern was published each week during the early 1930s, and templates were provided. This series of four baskets were constructed on point with checked gingham for the basket and a coordinating solid color handle. The blocks are 10″ square, so approximately 14″ diagonally. I calculated the design to take up about 70% of the diagonal space, so I sized each half of the floral design at 5″ wide, or 10″ total across the basket.
Although the article states that four blocks are to be made from each design, there are no instructions for how to set the 16 blocks. The quilter had to request a free pamphlet in order to receive a diagram of the quilt with complete instructions.
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