I realize the posts have been a little thin the past couple of weeks — mostly because of the events (some good and some bad) that are taking place in my life right now. We are in the last stages of a complete kitchen remodel 🙂 and have to be out of the house for…
Category: Embroidery Patterns
More Vintage Christmas Embroidery Transfers
I’ll have a few Christmas presents to show pretty soon, but while I’m working on them, I’ll keep posting these old transfers.
Vintage Christmas Embroidery Transfers
I realize it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but these are large designs and I thought they would take a while to stitch. These are from a Fashion Folder – Holiday Patterns vintage transfer booklet. There are lots more smaller transfers which I plan to post soon.
Vintage Thanksgiving Embroidery Transfers
Hope it’s not too late for you to stitch up some of these cute Artex Thanksgiving transfers.
Simplicity Needlework Catalog – Mexican, Cowboy & Indian Tots
More cute little tots from the 1948 Simplicity Needlework Catalog. A month ago there was a huge lot of vintage Simplicity embroidery patterns (lots of them from this catalog), and they sold for over $300! I wish I had the original patterns, but most of these are not too difficult to copy from the envelope…
Vintage Halloween Embroidery Transfers
Halloween is a big deal in our family — especially for my sister, Mary. Every year she decorates her whole house and has a big family party. Also, my little brother, Larry, was born on Halloween, so we always made a big fuss over him. Larry was born with many health and developmental problems and…
More Happy Hour Paint Book
I have finished stitching 4 more circus blocks, and should get them sashed and posted tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought I would share some more illustrations from this old coloring book. Most of my coloring books from the 1930’s are very different from the other decades — they don’t have an overall theme and…
Happy 4th of July!
My Paint Book Samuel Lowe Company, 1941 Uncredited Illustrator
Vintage Anchor Embroidery Transfers
This little folder was tucked in with a group of vintage patterns I purchased from Great Britain. There is no date, and although I expect they are pretty old, they’re in perfect condition. The transfers are printed on parchment type paper and I’m sure they would iron just fine, but I’m not going to try…
Simplicity Needlework Catalog — Dish Towel Patterns
Here are some more cute embroidery patterns from the 1948 Simplicity Needlework Catalog. I have seen other elephant day-of-the-week patterns and lots of anthropomorphic pots and pans, but I haven’t seen these before. The expressions on the spoons are pretty cute. I hope these are clear enough to allow you to copy the patterns. Happy…
Simplicity Needlework Catalog Dutch and Chinese Tots
Here are more patterns from the 1948 Simplicity catalog. The pattern suggestions for using these motifs include luncheon cloths and tray cloths. I’m not completely sure what these are — I thought maybe luncheon cloths were sort of smallish tablecloths because I remember some cute embroidered tablecloths we had when I was a girl. They…
Simplicity Needlework Catalog “Story Book Trims”
Here are more of the cute motifs from the 1948 Simplicity catalog — for use on rompers, frocks, playsuits and pinafores, just to name a few. They’re so sweet and remind me of the little embroideries in some of the new Japanese books.
Vintage Workbasket Transfers – Cross Stitch Animals
These are more little animals from an old Workbasket transfer sheet which came stapled to the inside of the magazine. Originally there were these little bits that were on the other side of the staples, but often they will be missing when you find a group of these old transfers. Most of the time these…
Simplicity Needlework Patterns “Linen Suggestions For Children”
Here are two more of the darling patterns from the 1948 Simplicity Needlework Catalog. The puppy dogs and kitty cats pattern is going to be tricky to draft, but I’m going to try. I love the idea of embroidering sheets as well as pillowcases for a toddler, although I’m not sure I could make those…
1948 Simplicity Needlework Catalog
I am so excited to have won this old catalog on ebay for only $15, which was a great deal in my opinion. It is big (11″ x 13″) and although the cover is shelf-worn, the pages are pristine and the illustrations are wonderful. The catalog contains pictures of every Simplicity needlework pattern in their…