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Tops From the Trunk — Antique Flying Geese

Posted on April 22, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Since I first began using vintage and antique fabrics to make my quilts, my sources have been old tops, blocks and scraps that I carefully pick apart. Most of the tops I purchase have issues related to condition and construction, so I never feel guilty about taking them apart. Until last year, only one top I purchased…

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Free Pattern Friday — Embroidery Designs for Baby, Winifred Worth, 1920

Posted on April 22, 2016April 21, 2016 by Martha

It’s unusual to see geometric or “Egyptian” embroidery designs for baby clothing, but I love the way these patterns look in the article’s cute illustration. Here’s what Winifred Worth had to say about her design. Anything for baby finds a ready response in every needleworker’s heart, and the daintiness of this design should especially appeal to you. The…

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WIP Wednesday — The Last of the Denim Appliquéd Squares

Posted on April 20, 2016April 21, 2016 by Martha

I’m relieved that the creative part of this project is over, because I seriously could not think up one more design.  There’s a replacement sun in this group  —  you might remember that I already made one, but my daughter nixed it. I have one more square to make, but it will be the quilt label, and I’ll probably…

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McCall’s Monday — Transfer Designs for Basket Motifs

Posted on April 18, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

No. 169 – Transfer Design for Basket Motifs. Blue. Price 25¢. These little basket motifs are lovely embroidered in delicate colors on finger tip towels, scarves, pincushions and other boudoir accessories. You’ll want to use them on children’s bibs, rompers and dresses, too, as well as on tray cloths. Two of the designs are for…

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Free Pattern Friday — Vintage Monogram Letters

Posted on April 15, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

These monogram letters were published in two Sunday issues of the Oregon Daily Journal in 1917. The designer suggested that the letters would be suitable for for marking sheets, pillow cases, table cloths, buffet and dresser scarves, and that they should be padded heavily before working in satin stitch. There are no instructions — it’s just assumed the…

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WIP Wednesday — Old Italian Block Doll Quilt

Posted on April 13, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

This isn’t actually a Work in Progress anymore, since the little quilt is finished, and these photos were taken before washing and drying, so the quilt is a bit more crinkly now. I think you can make out the hand quilting if you click to enlarge the photos. I’m excited to send this quilt to its new owner,…

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McCall’s Monday — Anthropomorphic Kitchen Transfers

Posted on April 11, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I have a thing for anthropomorphic utensils, dishes and pots and pans. There are more in earlier posts here and here. No. 771 – Transfer Design for Tea Towels. Blue. Price 25 cents. If you like variety and new ways of brightening up the daily tasks, don’t overlook these! Each motif has an amusing title, to be…

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Free Pattern Friday — Hand Quilting Patterns for Alternate Blocks

Posted on April 8, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Here are four hand quilting patterns cut from vintage magazine pages — part of a large box of quilting ephemera recently purchased at a thrift shop. The published patterns gave only a portion of the design, but I have put the pieces together so you can get a better idea of how they look. The first three patterns are…

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WIP Wednesday — Old Italian Block Doll Quilt

Posted on April 6, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

This is the doll quilt I am making for Lori’s (Humble Quilts) annual swap — the completed top can be found in an earlier post. When I’m creating a doll-sized quilt, the most important thing for me is scale — in the design, prints, and quilting. Although I know it’s practically impossible to make a doll…

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McCall’s Monday — Appliqué Animal Designs

Posted on April 4, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

I was so pleased to see this pattern in my catalog, because I was able to identify 15 vintage quilt blocks I had purchased in this pattern.  Later I found the original pattern, so for this McCall’s Monday I’m able to provide scans of the actual transfers. The pattern instructions from the envelope back are located…

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Free Pattern Friday — Quilts Booklet

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Martha

Click on the Quilts cover image to open a pdf file of this booklet.

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Pillowcase Dresses for Peru

Posted on March 31, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Yesterday I made five dresses. Lori at Humble Quilts is making another mission trip — this time to Peru — and asked for more pillowcase dresses. She said only 50 this time (after lugging about a gazillion dresses to Bolivia last year), so I was happy I responded in time to get on the list….

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McCall’s Monday — Scottie Motifs

Posted on March 28, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

In my catalog the illustrations at the top of the page with two scotties is not as detailed and the single illustration below, so I decided to scan the larger image and use Photoshop to try and duplicate the cape and pipe scottie.  I hope they are clear enough to print and trace a pattern (click images to enlarge).  

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Free Pattern Friday — 3-Patch Quilt Design #7133

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Martha

Okay, it’s actually Free Pattern Saturday, since I forgot all about posting yesterday. I need to get with the program! There isn’t much information on this pattern sheet — not even a name. I did find a 1957 newspaper ad for the pattern, which refers to it as a “3-Patch Design.” The pattern sheet actually contains…

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WIP Wednesday — Humble Quilts 2016 Doll Quilt Swap

Posted on March 23, 2016September 26, 2016 by Martha

Every other project had to be put on hold so I could start my doll quilt for Lori’s annual swap, which is something I look forward to every year. I copied the “Old Italian Block” pattern from an antique quilt sold on ebay last year, and I have since realized this is a pretty popular pattern, with lots…

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