These designs are from the early 1900s newspapers. The first pattern was meant for a pincushion, while the second is for a small lingerie pillow. I have kept the resolution fairly high, just in case you want to make something larger. Click images to enlarge.
I wrote about this top several years ago . . . This top was made with a box full of quilt scraps from the 1940s and 50s. All of the pieces were 1 1/2″ wide in varying lengths, but none longer than about 15″. I thought perhaps the quilter had planned to make a log…
Congratulations to the latest apron winners. Commenter #4, Mickie, is the winner of the second January apron. And Commenter #5, Mallika, is the winner of the February Valentine apron.
It’s early, but I wanted to have time to get the apron to the winner in time for Valentine’s Day. This apron reminds me of hostess aprons from the 1950s, and like many of the fancy aprons from that period, it is made with sheer cotton organdy. The fabric is from the Goodwill — a…
This was going to be next month’s apron, but then I realized I really wanted to make a Valentine apron for February, so now this is January Apron Giveaway, Part 2. The apron includes the pocket from the newspaper illustration I posted earlier, but I used a 1970s pattern from my collection for the shape. The…
Three of these 1908 patterns (the angular ones designed by Grace B. Cross) remind me of Ruby Short McKim’s 1930s Quaddy patterns, although I wonder if, by 1930, anyone would have thought it appropriate to suggest a cock fighting motif for children’s clothing. A preference for bibs, like that for olives, is an acquired taste. I…
These sweet little motifs are from newspapers dated 1909-1911. You probably won’t want to stitch them for their original intended uses (lingerie bags, handkerchiefs & corset covers), but wouldn’t they be perfect for a yoke on a baby’s dress, an apron pocket, or a little pillow. I especially love the “baby” motif which is so unusual….
Since I have begun hand quilting my first WIP finish for 2015, I thought it would be appropriate to post some vintage quilting designs. These were published in late 1930s newspapers by Florence LaGanke, using the Nancy Page pseudonym. Unlike the Nancy Page series quilts which were free patterns appearing weekly in a full-sized format, the…
Congratulations to commenter #11, Laurie aka Giddy99! You are the winner of the January apron. Next month I am going to do something very different — make a little girl’s apron based on the clipping below from a 1907 newspaper page entitled “For The Home Dressmaker.” The instructions are pretty specific about fabric suggestions (blue…
Thank you again for all of your thoughts and advice on my New Year’s Resolution post. It was certainly reassuring to hear that I’m not the only one struggling with this issue. Here are some suggestions readers gave to help me keep my NO NEW QUILTS 2015 resolution. Make a List of WIP Quilts Below are photos of 15 quilt…
First, I want to thank everyone who made a comment on my New Year’s Resolution post. Your comments confirmed my suspicion that many quilters share this issue of unfinished projects (which was comforting), and also provided me with some great ideas for tackling the problem. I’ll talk more about this in my next post. Now…
I have a tendency to constantly start new quilts before I’ve finished the ones I’m working on. This bad habit has resulted in a closetful of boxes containing unfinished quilt projects, and a stack of quilt tops. It’s out of control, and it’s freaking me out! Do you also have this affliction, and have you managed to…
Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1941 Drawings by JLS Click images to enlarge these two-page illustrations.