I’ve never seen a cross stitch book like this before. It’s the same size as a typical Whitman soft wrap children’s book from the period (9 1/2″ x 13″), and I think it might have been published simply as a Mother Goose picture book, albeit with unusual illustrations. Of course, you could also use it…
Month: May 2013
American Weekly Transfer #3160 — Cottage #2
It turns out I was wrong about this transfer. Although it looks very much like the Alice Brooks Cottage #1 transfer, it’s an American Weekly pattern. Of course, it could be that American Weekly was just another name used by Needlecraft Services Co. who published patterns under the Alice Brooks and Laura Wheeler names. The…
Alice Brooks Transfer #5646 — Cottage #1
This is the first of the large group of vintage transfers sent to me by my friend, Patty (Petalier at Etsy). It’s one of two cottages in the group, and I wonder if there might have been even more in the original series. It takes 8 scans to capture the entire sheet, and fitting the…
Triangle Quilt Update
The Triangle Quilt now has 22 rows. You might wonder what is taking me so long, since this is a relatively easy to sew pattern, so I’ll explain. Each triangle is drawn and cut by hand, and most of them are recycled from old quilt blocks and tops which need to be unpicked, soaked, and…