I’m pretty surprised I’ve never made a stocking out of a vintage quilt before, because it seems like something that would be right up my alley. When I was thinking about what kind of stocking I wanted to make for Cirilia, who is my son’s girlfriend, I initially thought I might try knitting, since she…
Month: November 2013
Best & Co. Children’s Catalog, 1953
Best & Co. was a New York company founded in 1879 by Albert Best, and was initially named the “Liliputian Bazaar.” This 1953 catalog still references the original name with a funny illustration of a hand holding some very tiny children. I had never heard of Best & Co., probably because all of the stores…
Laura Wheeler Embroidery Transfer #234 – Puppies
Clicking on the pattern image below will open a full-sized pdf file. Scroll to the bottom of the image, and click on the download button. Open the downloaded file in Acrobat Reader, and select “poster” in the print dialog box. This will allow you to tile print the original pattern size on multiple sheets of letter…
Laura Wheeler – Sunburst Quilt Pattern #712
This is one of those unusual patterns where the main pattern (the sunburst) appears only when you sew the blocks together. Click a couple of times on the image below to enlarge it to the original size (28″ x 17″). I love this pattern, and I think the construction is interesting, but it’s pretty tricky…
Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Pieced Quilt Pattern
A couple of months ago I saw this adorable quilt, which sold on ebay for $550. I had never seen this pattern before, and was unable to find it in any of my reference books. It’s probably a published pattern, but I think it would be pretty cool if the quilter designed this herself. Although…