Big Big Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1936
The Village Cat Monster
The poor villagers are being terrorized by the Elvis monster. He sleeps in their streets, pushes their houses about, and knocks over any residents who are brave enough to step outside. I have allowed this devastation to continue, hoping the monster will be content harassing the villagers instead of attacking the Christmas tree.
Wood & Screw Ornaments
A few years ago my sister and I were talking about all the ornaments she and I made together when we were younger, and she thought of these funny ones that she made in the late 60s, just before I moved to Seattle. She said that she had tossed them years ago because they were…
Pixie Table Runner
My sister, Sally, has a huge table in her new house, and she has a hard time finding cute cloths that are large enough. I hope she likes this table runner which I made with an assortment of vintage fabrics. The adorable vintage pixie fabric was purchased on Etsy — and I still have lots…
Vintage 9-Patch Crib Quilt – 1930s
The idea of purchasing a finished quilt had never crossed my mind. I’ve bought lots of tops, blocks and pieces, but a completed quilt….never. Why would I do that? I’m a quilter (not a collector), and although I have lots of vintage fabric, I always plan to use it to make quilts and don’t think…
Vintage Shirley Temple Doll — More Outfits
Here are the last two outfits for Shirley (at least for this year). Because my sister, Mary, is a nut for Halloween, it seemed like a good idea to make an outfit for Shirley to wear at Mary’s annual Halloween party. I thought about making a costume, but in the end I decided to try…
The Bride’s Own Book – 1923
As some of you may know, my daughter, Emily, is getting married next year. She and I have had a lot of fun collecting depression glass and old china plates for her vintage themed wedding. Last month I happened upon this beautiful book published by C. R. Gibson in 1923 and illustrated by M. Farini….
The Quilt Fair Comes To You – 1933
This is an Aunt Martha publication which contains patterns for some of the winning quilts from the The Century of Progress quilt competition sponsored by Sears at the 1933 World’s Fair. About 25,000 quilters submitted entries, hoping to win the $1,000 grand prize. Although the theme of the competition was “A Century of Progress,” almost…
Happy Birthday Table Topper
The past week has been devoted to creating this Christmas gift for my niece, Jennifer. After I made the Halloween topper for my sister, Mary, I had this idea to make a birthday topper that Jennifer could use for all three of her adorable children (Max, Oliver & Marjorie). At first I thought of using…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Obviously it’s a little late to stitch this up for Thanksgiving, but I just found this cute vintage transfer. Thank you to all of my online friends who have given me tons of support, advice, inspiration and friendship.
Santa’s Follow-the-Colors Embroidered Quilt Top
I’ve been working very hard on this top to finish embroidering the top two rows. Honestly, I do not like being rushed when I’m doing handwork, but I have only myself to blame. It’s been almost a year since I started this quilt, hoping to have it done in plenty of time for the holidays….
Vintage Shirley Temple Doll — New Outfits
Over the past few days I have been frantically working on Christmas presents and the Embroidered Christmas Quilt. Work has temporarily stopped on hand quilting the Antique Album Quilt and piecing the Grandmother’s Flower Garden Star. It’s crunch time now. Here are two new dresses for my sister’s Shirley Temple doll made from scraps of…
Grandmother’s Flower Garden Star Quilt – Week 5
This is going to be a big quilt. I am barely able to hang it in my usual place on the hot tub house and this row is not even finished. The quilt is going to go on the bed with the giant mattress and box springs, so it’ll work out fine. To me, the…
Grandmother’s Flower Garden Star Quilt – Week 4
Contrary to my original plan, I decided to start sewing the stars and flowers together as I finish them. I thought I would want to lay out all the blocks at the end, but found that I was itching to sew them together. Honestly, I think with these sort of very scrappy quilts, it really…
Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Emily’s Bride Quilt
Here is my entry for this year’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival. I had planned to post my re-make of an antique Album Quilt but, unfortunately, I am not quite done with the quilting. This is a bride’s quilt I made in 2006 for my daughter, Emily. She wasn’t engaged at the time, but now she is. …