Here’s a little project for my mother-in-law’s upcoming 86th birthday. It’s easy and fun to do, and reminds me of stitching sewing cards when I was little. Select an Alphabet I used an old Leisure Arts booklet (20 Backstitch Alphabets, Mini Series #2). You could also use a font. These instructions are for working with…
Month: June 2015
Mother Goose Quiltie Pattern #5 — Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
It’s interesting to read the little comments under each nursery rhyme. The author must have been either Ruby Short McKim or a McKim Studios employee, because I’ve found the same text in several different newspapers. Of course the comments are old-fashioned, and some are a little odd — maybe due to the recently introduced “scientific” theory of raising children. Mother…
String Star Quilt and Stencil Company Giveaway
It took six months to complete the quilting, but the String Star quilt is finally done. I’m very pleased with the feather quilting, and it was such fun to stitch that I’m a little sorry it’s done. Two Stencil Company templates were used in the plain spaces (10″ feather square and 5″ feather wreath), while the string stars…
Mother Goose Quiltie Pattern #4 – Old King Cole
Mother Goose Quiltie #4 Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. Everyone loves Old King Cole. He is so jolly and fat and not like other kings at all….
Mother Goose Quiltie Pattern #3 – Jack and Jill
I’m really excited that several readers are stitching along with me — Patty and Robin are making their blocks 6″, while Cathy is following the original instructions, and making her blocks 10″. Here is Mother Goose Quiltie #3 Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and…
Mother Goose Quiltie Pattern #2 – The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe
This was one of my favorite nursery rhymes when I was little (and still is). I loved imagining living in a shoe with all those siblings, and I always enjoyed looking at the variety of ways the illustrators interpreted the shoe house. I know there are people who have a problem with this particular rhyme,…
Mother Goose Quiltie Pattern – Ruby Short McKim, 1920
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published this McKim series in their children’s section, The Junior Eagle. I hadn’t realized they were originally meant to be made by children, and I love that the Eagle went beyond just publishing the patterns, and sponsored a contest for the little quilt-makers (prizes listed below). Today we have a drawing…