'Vintage Finds' Category

• Cunning’s Perforated Stamping Patterns Catalog

  A couple of months ago I purchased on ebay a catalog of perforated patterns from the M. J. Cunning Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Included in the sale were 2 groups of actual perforated patterns — the holes are so tiny that I imagine the pouncing powder must have been very fine. Although there [...]

  June 24th, 2010

• Sears Century of Progress in Quilt Making – 1933

  This is one of two booklets I own which were published after the Sears National Quilt Contest associated with the 1933 World’s Fair held in Chicago. It is mentioned in the wonderful out-of-print book, Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World’s Fair by Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman — a great story about the contest [...]

  May 12th, 2010

• Vintage Bisque Dolls

  One of my favorite events at St. John’s Catholic School was the fabulous annual Halloween carnival. In second grade I got to wear a beautiful blue Little Bo Peep costume which my mother had sewn — it even had a staff with a little stuffed lamb attached. My older sister, Sally, a seventh [...]

  April 19th, 2010

• Ladies Art Company Quilt Pattern Book – 1922

  Wednesday night I slipped and fell down our hardwood stairs.  Nothing is broken, but I am kind of a mess and pretty much stuck in bed — for a few days, anyway.  This seemed like a good opportunity to clean up and share this wonderful Ladies Art Quilt Pattern Book which I had scanned earlier.
  I [...]

  February 26th, 2010

• Antique Jacob’s Ladder Quilt Top

  This is my latest quilt top purchase. My plan (as usual) was to take this apart to make antique doll quilts, but now that I’ve had a chance to look at it in person, I am almost tempted to remake it in it’s current form. There are many puckers (which really bother me), [...]

  February 22nd, 2010

• Vintage Anne Orr Style Quilt Patterns

  Although Anne Orr certainly designed other styles of quilts, these charted type designs always remind me of her.  These are patterns from a 1969-70 McCall’s Needlework & Crafts magazine and no designer is credited.  I have a feeling I’ve seen these reprinted somewhere else, but maybe it was just a similar pattern.
  I’ve never attempted one [...]

  January 21st, 2010

• The Patchwork Quilt

  Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine
  October, 1935

  January 12th, 2010

• Antique Sawtooth Star Quilt Top

  This is the other $5.00 antique quilt top I purchased on ebay. It is machine sewn and the construction is significantly better than the Album quilt top — the points are good, it’s square and lies flat. I haven’t examined all of the fabrics, but they appear to be in good condition. [...]

  January 8th, 2010

• Antique Album Quilt Top

  Inspired by the quilt tops from Ann Champion’s cupboard, I decided to collect some antique fabric to make doll quilts. A few weeks ago, I found this top and one other offered together on ebay with a “buy it now” option for $9.95! I was pretty excited because, even though the photos were [...]

  January 3rd, 2010

• My New Vintage Wreath

  Look what I received today from Barbara’s Oodles and Oodles Etsy Shop.  It’s a gorgeous wreath all put together with some of the fabulous vintage ornaments and other decorations that she has collected.  The wreath came in just a few days even though we live 2,500 miles apart, so there’s still time for you to [...]

  December 10th, 2009