Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History and 24 Modern DIY Projects Inspired by Them Amy Azzarito (Author), Julia Rothman (Illustrator)
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From the Palladian columns of our government buildings to Victorian-style taxidermy and terrariums, highlights from past decorative eras frequently resurface in our modern lives. In Past & Present, Design*Sponge managing editor Amy Azzarito presents 24 pairs of essays and craft projects that explore the connection between decorative arts history and present-day design trends. From a Wedgwood-inspired headboard made using molding from the hardware store to an art nouveau– style tree-branch chandelier, the projects celebrate their roots yet fit perfectly into our contemporary living spaces. The projects have been contributed by some of today’s best-known arbiters of design, such as Todd Oldham, Jonathan Adler, and Grace Bonney, adding extra allure to an already fascinating topic.
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- Published on: 2013-03-05
- Released on: 2013-03-05
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English
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- Dimensions: 1.50 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
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Presents 24 pairs of essays and craft projects that explore the connection between decorative-arts history and present-day design trends.
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"31 Quilt Designs"
Book contains 31 designs
Vintage publication by Taylor-Made with complete cutting charges and easy to follow directions for making luxurious, long-wearing Quilts and Comforts.
Quilting was born of necessity in a day of the handloom and spinning wheel, and developed by light lamp in the crude log cabins of our pioneer grandmothers, quilt making is not only one of the most practical and useful of all handcrafts, but offers unusual opportunity for artistic expression. Before the turn of the century practically every housewife was an accomplished quilter and the old-fashioned quilting bee with its pleasant exchange of community news and view was an important part of frontier social life. New designs were evolved and old designs were varied and perfected as the quilting needles were plied in friendly rivalry. Many of the quilts so produced are recognized today as exquisite examples of homemakers art. Original in design, pieced with infinite care, and stitched with painstaking precision, they reflect the pride and pleasure that our grandmothers derived from the creation of useful and beautiful articles for the them. Modern lighting, beautiful designs, complete instructions, and myriads of lovely net materials in all colors of the rainbow, plus scientifically layer-built batting, that is easy-to-handle and easy-to=-quilt, have removed much of the toil of quilting. In quilt making, today's homemaker finds the ideal opportunity to pleasantly and profitably express artistic ability, as well as attain that pride of achievement that comes with the creation of a thing of beauty and joy forever.
Whether you wish to make a quilt of ancient romantic pattern or work out a design of your own, the fundamentals of quilt making are here. A few simple materials and accessories, plus plain sewing neatly and accurately done, plus a desire to have in your home the loveliest and most useful of all bedding articles, is all that is necessary for you to create your own beautiful quilt. Simple select from the wealth of patterns available the particular design that appeals to you most, or strike out boldly with paper and pencil, scissors and pins, and create a pattern that appeals to your own artistic sense!
Patterns - Colonial Bouquet 18" Block, Colonial Lady 18" Block Applique, Dresden Plate 18" Block, Georgetown Circle 24" Block, Fan Patchwork Design 9" Block, Dutch Rose 15" Block, Rockingham Beauty 15" Block, Five Pointed Design 9" Block, Grandma's Flower Garden 12" Block, Star Bouquet 18" Block, Rocky Road to California 13" Block, Garden Patch 18" Block, Indian Hatchet 9" Block, Turkey Tracks 13" Block, Arkansas Traveler 12" Block, Rose Bud Wreath 12" Block, Buttercup 6" Block, Twinkling Stars 15" Block, Orange Peel 12" Block, Double Wedding Ring 18" Block, Grandmother's Tulip 18" Block, Triangle Puzzle 18" Block, Lotus Star 18" Block, Palm Leaf 12" Block.
"31 Quilt Designs by Taylor-Made"
Book contains 31 patterns
Born of necessity in the day of the handloom and spinning wheel, and developed by lamplight in the crude log cabins of our pioneer grandmothers, quilt making is not only one of the most practical and useful of all handicrafts, but offers unusual opportunity for artistic expression. Through the years, women have exchanged quilt patterns in much the same manner that they have exchanged recipes. Frequently variations of original design were made, while more venturesome spirits devised entirely new designs. Many of today's patterns can be traced back for centuries through a multitude of variations.
Modern lighting, beautiful designs, complete instructions, and myriads of lovely new materials in all colors of the rainbow, plus scientifically layer-built batting that is easy-to-handle and easy-to-quilt, have removed much of the toil of quilting. A few simple materials and accessories plus plain sewing neatly and accurately done, plus a desire to have in your home the loveliest and most useful of all bedding articles, are all that is necessary for you to create your own beautiful quilt. Simply select from the wealth of patterns available the particular design that appeals to you the most, or strike out boldly with paper and pencil, scissors and pins, and create a pattern that appeals to your own artistic sense!
Complete cutting charges and easy to follow directions for making luxurious, long-wearing quilts and comforters.
Patterns - Priscilla Alden, Colonial Lady, Dresden Plate, Georgetown Circle, Fan Patchwork, Morning Glory, Morning Glory (variation), Dutch Rose, Grandma's Flower Garden, Star of the East, Rocky Road to California, Wild Goose Chase, Indian Hatchet, Turkey Tracks, Arkansas Traveler, Rose Bud Wreath, Buttercup, Butterfly, Orange Peel, Double Wedding Ring, Star and Crown, Dove in the Window, Grandmother's Tulip, Triangle Puzzle, Mill Wheel, Four Points, Palm Leaf, Lone Star, Rolling Stone, Eccentric Star, Mystic Maze.
"ABC Quilter"
Book contains 12 patterns
One of the most fascinating needlecrafts is quilt-making! It is a combination of two kinds of needlework: patchwork - the art of piecing together colored fabrics to form a quilt-top in alternate or repeat design; and quilting - the stitching together of the quilt-top, interlining and lining to fasten the interlining securely in place and at the same time add a decorative touch to the quilt-top with a design worked in a fine running stitch.
In the beginning quilts were mostly to form warm covers or to hang over windows and doors at wintertime to keep out the cold. Nowadays - quilts are used mostly for a decorative purpose - to add "old-world" charm and beauty to a room.
Using just one or two pattern prices, many lovely designs may be made, and each quilt-making, using her artistic instinct, delights in changing or improving on these designs.
Quilt-making is an ideal leisure-time craft. The pattern pieces are small enough to carry about easily, and once a block is completed, it is very easy to work on another while at-home or visiting. And what's more you will find that the quilt patterns of yesteryear are much 'at-home' in the modern settings of today as they were among yesteryear's. The lasting loveliness of quilts is an inspiration for the imitation of many of the beautiful old patterns, using the rich blended colors of today. The Double Irish Chain is one of the simplest yet most attractive Colonial patterns.
Patterns - Star Puzzle, Old Tippecanoe, Nine Patch, Double Irish Chain, Split Nine Patch, The Gay Pinwheel, Fence Row, Nelsons Victory, Baby Block, Rising Star, Modern Tulip and Double Wedding Ring.
"All-Time Favorite Quilts"
Book contains 20 patterns
This collection of All Time Quilt Favorites has been gathered together from may sources... quilting friends, quilt collectors, records of quilt and quilt pattern sales and from one special source of inspiration - Louise F. Roote, retired Editor of Capper's Weekly. In the twenties and thirties when quilt making was enjoying great popularity, Mrs. Roote, then Home Editor, using her mother's hobby and collection as a base, developed a special quilt pattern feature that probed to be one of the most popular features of the Weekly. Some of these favorites have been included.
Quilt makers, old and experienced, new and eager to learn, will find this traditional collection inspires you and you will find many hours of enjoyment in making your own.
Patterns - Butterfly, Double Four-Patch, Oriental Poppy, Wild Goose Chase, The Sunflower, Pansy, Crown of Thorns, Double Wedding, Ring, Sunbonnet Sue, Sweetheart Quilt, Grandmother's Flower Garden, The Pineapple, Hollyhock Quilt, May Basket, Black-Eyed Susan, Yankee Puzzle, Oak Leaf, Attic Windows, Honey Bee, Bow Tie
"All Year Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
These designs - some well-known and others newly created - are all suggestive of a special fact or even connected with the month it represents.
Patterns - January - Snowball, February - Cherry Tree, March - Shamrock, April - Diamond Star, May - May Basket, June - Double Wedding Ring, July - Toy Soldier, August - Sunbonnet Sue & Sunflower Quilt, September - Pioneer Patch, October - Tumbling Block, November - Turkey Tracks, December - Angel Quilt
"Aunt Martha's Favorite Quilts"
Book contains 17 patterns
Among these patterns you will find some that date back to the Early American quilt making period. Others are new, modern creations.
Those who have attended needlework exhibits at fairs have no doubt seen some of these quilts exhibited. Every pattern included is a potential prize winner at such needlework exhibits.
Patterns - Pieced and Applique Designs - 40 or Flight, Double Wedding Ring Quilt, The Gardner's Prize, Nine-Patch Star, Tulip Basket, Friendship Dahlia Apron, The Great Circle Quilt, Colonial Gardner, Forget Me Not, Hands All Around, Chain of Diamonds Quilt, Wild Rose, Kansas Dug-Out.
"Barbara Taylor's Book on Quilting"
Book contains 28 patterns
Quilts and their story reach into antiquity. Quilting techniques have been used and improved through the centuries, beginning in the very cradle of civilization in the earliest Biblical times and gaining in favor with each passing generation to the present.
In this country, quilt-making is a tradition born of necessity. Colonial women patched and pieced quilts to ward off the severe cold of New England winters. Patterns were developed and exchanged, and handed ton from mother to daughter, many keeping their identity unchanged, emerging as the works of quilting art we know and love today. No longer essential as protection against the elements, quilt-making has become the favored handicraft of rural and city dweller alike.
28 quilt designs with complete cutting charts and easy-to-follow directions. Plus detailed "easy-to-follow" instructions for making lovely comforters, cuddly soft toys, etc., for beginners or experts. 22 pages, 1961 publication.
Patterns - Lone Star, Morning Glory (2 designs), Ship to the Moon, Friendly Puppy Dog, Broken Star, Football, Turkey Tracks, Fan Piecework, American Log Cabin, Colonial Lady, Tree of Paradise, Nine Patch, Double Wedding Ring, Conventional Rose, Double Irish Chain, Variegated Hexagon, Rose Wreath, Daisy Chain, Bunnie (Bunny Rabbit) Applique, Basket Quilt, True Lover's Knot, Tulip & Rose.
"Bible Favorites"
Book contains 12 patterns
Religion was a very strong and vital force in the lives of the early settlers; and as a result, the women who were devout to the Bible often made biblical references to naming their quilts. The designs were made with a particular passage or story of the Bible in mind - such as Garden of Eden, Crown of Thorns, or Rob Peter to Pay Paul.
The collection of twelve in this book contains some of these Bible Favorites that are most attractive because the blocks consist of many pieces set together to form a dainty and eye-catching pattern - for example: Joseph's Coat, or David and Goliath.
Also included are coverlets made from just two units, which are easily carried about for ideal pick-up needlework during spare moments, and which are quickly pieced together to form a pretty quilt. Two of these are Job's Troubles and Wonder-of-the-World.
Whether you're a novice or expert at quilt-making, you will find that the designs shown on the following pages are not only fascinating to make, but compliment-winners when completed.
Patterns - Jacobs Ladder, Job's Troubles, Crown of Thorns, David and Goliath, The Palm, Wonder of The World, Rob Peter To Pay Paul, Children of Israel, Cross and Crown, Joseph's Coat, The Tulip and Garden of Eden.
"Blue Ribbon Quilts"
Book contains 16 patterns
The creative urge to make things of beauty is stirring in all age groups. Beautiful handwork of the past holds enchantment for the present generation and quilts with their varied patterns and beautiful workmanship rank high on the list.
This publication includes patterns of sixteen quilts that were prize winners in the late twenties and thirties when quilt making was having a popular revival.
The collection includes both pieced and applique designs, some simple, some intricate, with quilting patterns, border ideas and complete directions for making a quilt from start to finish.
Patterns - Pennsylvania Rose, The Broken Star, English Rose, Aunt Alice's Blue Wreath, Star Bouquet, The Yo-yo quilt, Kansas Troubles, Coverlet Quilt, Autumn Leaves, Interwoven Puzzle, Quilt of the Century, Rainbow 'Round the World, Love Apple, Missouri Star, String Quilt, Iris Quilt
"Bold and Beautiful Quilts"
Book contains 16 patterns
Patchwork quilts inevitable become treasured possessions which are displayed on special occasions. The more challenging quilts to be found in this book could easily become the prize winners of tomorrows shows and fairs. There are more modern designs such as the lovely Cathedral Window and more traditional favorites such as Robbing Peter to Pay Paul and Triple Irish Chain.
Patterns - Dresden Plate, Cathedral Window, Robbing Peter to Pay Paul, Diamond Beauty, Time and Tide, Star of Stripes, Wedding Ring Tile, Star Flower, Arrow Point, Squares and Stripes, Double Tulip, Guiding Star, Triple Irish Chain, Dutch Rose, Crossroads, Little Red Schoolhouse.
"Centennial Quilts "
Book contains 7 patterns
Centennial means a hundred years old or more as defined in the dictionary - and if you keep this in mind when looking through this book, you will note that beauty lasts forever! Quilt-makers created the seven designs shown on the following pages to record the important events that were taking place in the middle 19th century from coast to coast in our Country. These designs are just as lovely in today's bedroom as they were in yesterday's.
So take your scissors and needle in hand, and start making a quilt - use the colors suggested in the directions, or those that will complement and add to the decor of the room in which the quilt will be used.
Patterns - Centennial Star, Yankee's Puzzle, The Lily, Underground Railroad, Union Square, Yankee Pride, Lincoln's Platform
"Covered Wagon Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
The Patchwork Quilt is one of the oldest forms of decorative needlework, and has been an ideal way to portray a part of the early American's life. Many quilts were made and named for events or occurrences synonymous with Pioneer Days - such as Wagon Tracks, an all-over pattern which resembles the tracks made by covered wagons as they crossed the prairie states; or Indian Trails, a pattern originating in the early days when the daily lives of settlers, who were gradually moving westward, were greatly influenced by their contact with the Indians.
This form of needle art is an ideal pick-up work to keep ten fingers busy, and it pays off in 'a big dividend' when done. It also provides a wonderful way to use left-over materials; and because it is economical as well as useful and decorative, there is a continued interest in quilt-making.
Designs, like the twelve contained in Covered Wagon, never 'grow old', but inspire many to make a coverlet that will add charm and beauty to the room.
Patterns - Star of the West, Variable Star, Drunkard's Path, Love Ring, Nine Patch, Slanted Diamond, Spider, Pinwheel. Indiana Puzzle, Wild Goose Chase, Sage Bud, Mother's Fancy Star, Double Irish Chain, Wagon Tracks, Indian Trail
"Designs Worth Doing" - Designs Worth Doing - Sales Catalogs
These are not pattern books, but sales catalogs featuring crafting patterns and materials available in the early 1930's. The prices, the variety, the styles... you will find them all an interesting read. The designs were oven simple in nature. You can design your own patterns from the ideas you see in the many pages per book (4 books included.)
Each book contains a wide variety of quilt and related items: Patchwork Patterns ~ Embroidered Quilt Patterns and Kits ~ Quilting Stamps and Paste etc. Also, a wide variety of craft and sewing items reminiscent of the day: Zodiac Rug ~ Fish Rug ~ Linens for Luncheon ~ Towels and Tea Towels ~ Daffodil Curtains for the Kitchen ~ Old Time Silhouettes and Crewels ~ Cuddle Toys: Rainy Deer, Sarah Harra, Scotty Terrier ~ Milo the Monk (Sock Monkey) ~ Animal Alphabet ~ Animal Patterns: Penguin, Donkey, Elephant ~ Baby Bibs ~ Mammy Door Stop ~ Clothes Pin Apron ~ Appliques ~ Green Owl Pillow
"Directions for Quilt Making"
"Early American Quilts
Book contains 12 patterns
When the first quilts were made, little did the makers know that their designs would become "museum treasures" depicting the thoughts and trends of yesterday! And so it is just as important for the modern homemaker to create an item of lasting beauty that can be handed down from generation to generation to be cherished and protected because it shows the quilter's love for beauty, her home and her family!
Patterns - Shoo-Fly, Garden Walk, Snow Crystals, Grandmother's Basket, Ohio Star, Single Wedding Ring, Basket of Tulips, Wonder-Of-The-World, Pieced Star, Nine-Patch Variation, Weather Vane, Triple Irish Chain
"Easy Quilts"
Book contains 17 patterns
This book contains a variety of quilt patterns. Some are old favorites, others are very new. Most of the quilts are easy and simple to make, while a few are quite elaborate. There are both pieced and appliqued quilts.
Patterns - Man In The Moon, Butterfly Quilt, Old Fashioned Rose, Rosy Wreath Quilt, May Basket, American Beauty Rose, Double Irish Chain, Drunkard's Path or Road to California, Wedding Ring Bouquet, Aunt Eliza's Star, Wild Goose Chase, Overall Boy and Sunbonnet Girl Quilt, Flying Swallows Quilt, Flying Swallows Quilt, Save-All, Baby Aster, Rising Sun, Quilting Design.
"Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife Quilt Patterns"
This booklet is a sales catalog which showcases 12 patterns that could have been purchased by mail. Illustrations are clear enough that you may be able to draft your own pattern. Or identify and name a quilt made long ago!
"Farm Journal Quilt Patterns"
Sales Catalog
Showcases well over 100 patterns that could have been purchased by mail. Illustrations are clear enough that you may be able to draft your own pattern. Or identify and name a quilt made long ago!
"Flower Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
The early American quilts, created by the women of yesteryear from small scraps of left over fabrics, have been handed down from mother to daughter and have become more cherished as the years go by.
The designs are so lovely and so many that today, as always, they play an important part in the planning of pleasant-looking rooms, for quilts made these designs harmonize with all types of furniture and color schemes. Grandmother's quilt beautifies the modern home.
Between the covers of this book, you will find six pieced and six appliqued flower quilts that are favorites and may be used as "show-pieces" or for comfort and warmth.
Patterns - Six pieced quilts - Flower Basket, Iris, Sunflower, Primrose, Bleeding Heart, Sweet Clover. Six appliqued - Spring Tulips, Pansy, Rose of Sharon, Poppy, Morning-Glory, Poinsettia
"Grandma Dexter #36A"
Book contains 55 patterns
Quilt making as in colonial days is again the dominating feature in the field of Art Needle work. Today thrift is a fashionable virtue and can be expressed in no better way than by making these beautiful patch quilts.
Quilt patterns are being searched for in libraries, book shops, stores and at out of the way farm houses where a rare treasure is often unearthed from some trunk or cedar chest.
Virginia Snow with the cooperation of Grandma Dexter has made every effort to present to you in this book a varied collection of old and new quilt patch patterns and a number of lovely original applique designs.
Quilt making is an art to itself and Virginia Snow has had no small part in developing it to the practical-economical state it is today.
The patterns in this book are all given in beautiful colors. This will be a great help to the quilt maker in developing an attractive reproduction color scheme. A number of suggestion as to placing the finished blocks are also shown.
Patterns - Six 12" blocks for Sunbonnet Girl, Eccentric Star, Flower Basket, Sunflower, Sweet Pea Wreath, Modern Tulip, Oriental Star, Dublin Steps, Jacobs Ladder, Triangle Puzzle, Building block, Colonial Bow Tie, Flower Pot, Rose Wreath, Floral Wreath, Good Luck Clover Leaf, Patch Flower Basket, Scarf Eight Pointed Star, Evergreen Tree, Lotus Star, Mohawk Trail, Four Corners, Small Double Wedding Ring, World's Fair, Eight Pointed Star, Bay Leaf, Mary's Fan, Flower Basket, Oriental Star, Modern Star, Grandmothers Flower Garden, Windmill Star, Star X, Sky Rocket, Orange Peel, Sunflower, Steps to the White House, Crazy Star, Triple Stripe, Windmill, Hour Glass, Dresden Basket, Kaleidoscope, Brazil Butterfly, Orchid Butterfly, Tropical Butterfly, Sylvan Butterfly, Queen Butterfly, Rainbow Butterfly, Whirling Star, block, Star, Triangle Squares, Star Wedge, Dervish Star, Baseball
"Grandma Dexter Book #36B "
Book contains 93 patterns
From every conceivable source have come the designs for these heirloom quilt blocks of True Colonial character and their number is greatly augmented by gorgeous new designs in modern trend.
Virginia Snow is justifiably proud of the great part she has had in developing the art of quilt making to the practical and economical state that it enjoys today. With the valuable assistance of "Grandma" Dexter she has prepared at great expense this book of acknowledged finest designs reproduced in actual colors to assist the quilt maker in developing attractive color schemes.
Patterns - Design 2714 - Brazil Butterfly, Design 2715 - Orchid Butterfly, Design 2716 - Tropical Butterfly, Design 2717- Sylvan Butterfly, Design 2718 - Queen Butterfly, Design 2719- Rainbow Butterfly, Design 2860 - Overall Boy with Ball, Design 2861 - Overall Boy with Staff, Design 2862 - Overall Boy with Horn, Design 2863 - Overall Boy with spade, Design 2864 - Overall Boy with Rake, Design 2865 - Overall Boy with Garden Tools, Design 3019 - Constellation, Design 3018 - Nine-Patch, Design 3023 - Spider's Web, Design 3020 - Sky Rocket, Design 3021 - Stepping Stones, Design 3022 - Wedding Ring Chain, Design 2366 - Sunbonnet Girl sprinkling, Design 2367 - Sunbonnet Girl Raking, Design 2368 - Sunbonnet Girl Reading, Design 2369 - Sunbonnet Girl with Doll, Design 2370 - Sunbonnet Girl with Parasol, Design 2371 - Sunbonnet Girl Sweeping, Design 2900 - Colonial Lady with Parasol, Design 2901 - Colonial Lady with Cane, Design 2902 - Colonial Lady with Flowers, Design 2903 - Colonial Lady with fan, Design 2904 - Colonial Lady with Basket, Design 2905 Colonial lady with Book, Design 2467 - Sunflower, Design 2375 - Pink Hemstitch, Design 2376 - Blue Hemstitch, Design 2377 - Green Hemstitch, Design 2464 - Eccentric Star, Design 2733 - Dublin steps, Design 2378 - Orchid Hemstitch, Design 2379 - Yellow Hemstitch, Design 2380 - White Hemstitch, Design 2466 - Oriental Star, Design 3029 - Pinwheel, Design 2737 - Triangle Puzzle, Design 3011 - Tulip Wheel, Design 3027 - Dresden plate, Design 3031 - Rolling Stone, Design 2462 - Flower Basket, Design 3034 - Sunset, Design 2731 - Evergreen Tree, Design 2471 - Modern Tulip, Design 3009 - Star Bouquet, Design 2730 - Worlds Fair, Design 3035 - Mixed Bouquet, Design 3027 - Star Flower, Design 3025 - Old Fashioned Rose, Design 3024 - Sunrise, Design 3026 - Garden Patch, Design 2739 - Patch Basket, Design 3033 - Ocean Wave, Design 3036 - Star and Triangles, Design 2734 - Mohawk trail, Design 3110 - Century of Progress, Design 3111 - Dutch Tulips, Design 2470 - Mary's Fan, Design 3109 - Arrow Head, Design 3114 Tulip Bouquet, Design 3113 Bachelor's Puzzle, Design 2479 - Grandma's flower garden, Design 3112 Southern Star, Design 3116 - Elgin Maid, Design 3115 - Sweethearts, Design 3100 - Woodland Flower, Design 3101 star and cubes, Design 3102 wild rose, Design 3103 Lover's Knot, Design 3106 blazing star, Design 2710 Orange Peel, Design 3105 Dutch Windmill, Design 3104 Mother's Favorite, Design 3108 Spring Flower, Design 3107 8 Point Star, Design 3013 - Geometric Garden, Design 3010 - Grandmother's Tulips, Design 3012 - Mystic Maize, Design 3014 - Twinkling Star, Design 2475 - Rose Wreath, Design 3016 - Merry Go Round, Design 3017 - Friendship Dahlia, Design 3015 - Colonial Bouquet.
"Grandmother Clark's Patchwork"
Book contains 5 patterns
"Grandmother Clark's Patchwork Quilt Designs, From books 20-21-23 and Quilting patterns from book 22. Pages 2 to 7 of this book are sample pages taken from books 20 and 21. Quilting designs on covers are from book 22, which contains actual size patterns of borders 1 1/2 to 7 inches and motifs up to 12 inch size. Copyright 1932 by WLM Clark, Inc., St. Louis."
Patterns - Page of Diamonds, Small Double Wedding Ring, Grandmother's Fan, Sun Flower, Flower Garden
"Grandmother Clark's Quilting Designs"
Book contains 20 quilting designs
The object of quilting is to hold the top, interlining and back firmly in place. It also gives a raised or puffed appearance.
The appearance of a quilt is enhanced considerably by fancy quilting. Using straight lines, across or diagonal and in two directions of plain consecutive circles answer the quilting purpose and is the simplest way, but curves and geometrical designs add to their beauty.
"Grandmother's Flower Quilts"
Book contains 16 patterns
To stitch a quilt whether it is appliqued, patched or embroidered, is to create an heirloom to be handed down from generation to generation with love!
This is aa needlework art that is as old as America, having started in the days of the first settlers. Theirs was of necessity...pieces of old clothing that could no longer be used or reused were stitched together in all shapes and sizes to form a Crazy Quilt which was used as a cover or over windows and doors to keep out the cold.
Later when fabrics were more easily obtainable, the women made their won designs as shown in the block strip to the left...vying with each other for a more creative design by adding fabrics of pretty color. Many of these quilts are not Museum pieces to be admired by all. Many others are being rescued from dusty attics to be sold and prized by the lucky buyer.
Today's need worker is creating her own and enjoying not only the doing but the compliments she wins when it's finished.
Patterns - Gingham Rose Embroidered Quilt, Grandmother's Basket, Star Flower, Tulip Bouquet, Iris in Applique, Rose of Sharon, Pieced Sunflower, Sweet Clover, The Dahlia, Sunbonnet Sue's Sunflower, The Garden Walk, Bleeding Heart, Primrose, Morning Glories, Spring Tulip, Vase of Flowers, Floral Quilting Pattern
"Grandmother's Old-Fashioned Quilt Designs"
Book contains 30 patterns. 1931 publication.
"In presenting my second quilt book on patch work quilts, I have tried to gather all those beautiful designs that were the crazy when I was a young girl, back in the Sixties"
Some of the designs were very old at that time. New designs were added to this publication.
Patterns - Sun Bonnet Babies, Irish Chain, Swastika, Jewel, Strawberry Basket, Pineapple, Rare Old Tulip, Pin Wheel, Zigzag Blocks, Arbor Window, Egyptian Butterfly, Crazy Patch-Hollow Square, Poinsettia, Chinese Puzzle, Pilot Wheel, Criss-Cross, Watermill, Star Flower, Cart Wheel, Flower Garden, Window Squares, Star of the East, Broken Square, Star and Planets, Block Puzzle, Diamonds, Plain Butterfly, Pussy in the Corner, Aunt Mary's Squares, Fancy Butterfly.
"Grandmother's Patchwork Quilt Designs"
Book contains 12 designs
This book contains some of the most popular patchwork quilt designs which may be set together piece by piece to form a design or block, or they may be appliqued on squares or any desired color of cloth.
In the pioneer days our grandmothers, every home, even to the little log cabin, had its share of patchwork quilts. There was a fascination in working out various designs from scraps left from dresses and other garments. There was calm and contentment in sewing the tiny pieces together till they gradually took on the semblance of flowers, stars rings, or other fanciful figures.
Patterns - Small Double Wedding Ring, Fancy Star, Fancy Flowers, Pot of Flowers, Texas Star, Star with Diamonds, Eight-Pointed Star, Pinwheel, Basket, Reverse X, Evening Star, Windmill, Swastika, Maple Leaf, Double Hour Glass, Ornate Star, Jack's Blocks, Eccentric Star, Mosaic, Sea Shells, Dad's Bow Tie, Grandmother's Fan, Sun Flower, Cushion Design, Grecian Star, Cogwheel, Flywheel, Orange Peel, Circle Design.
"Grandmother's Patchwork Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
Here is a collection of patchwork quilts that contains the favorites of grandmother's time! Although in the day it was strictly a necessity for the home, nowadays it serves not only to keep one warm but adds to the decorative scheme of your bedrooms of the guest room.
You'll find many of them easy to make such as the Three Patch or Roman Strip, the Nine-Patch, and the Log Cabin: and others a little more difficult but so pretty when completed like the Stylized Flower, Star Flower, and Yankee Pride.
Quilting is not only an ideal form of "pick-up" work but it is also a way of expressing your love for home and beauty.
Patterns - Roman Stripe, Nine Patch, Young Man's Fancy, Cross and Crown, Crazy Quilt, Dresden Plate, Log Cabin, Yankee Pride, Stylized Flower, Friendship Quilt, Black-Eyed Susan, Star Flower.
"Grandmother's Patchwork Quilts 1934"
Book contains 6 patterns.
This is a very small booklet - containing 2 pages other than covers The first page is full of diamond quilt piece shapes. The second contains 6 designs which can be complete with combinations of those diamonds.
Patterns - Fancy Star, Fancy Flowers, Pot of Flowers, Texas Star, Star with Diamonds, Eight Pointed Star.
"Heirloom Quilts"
Book contains 17 patterns
Priceless quilts are part of the American heritage. Picture the early American quilter, her sense of beauty inspired by meager scraps of cloth, creating these lovely patterns that were copied by her neighbors. Handed down from mother to daughter, they have become part of our glorious past that we wish to keep always. A new bride would feel well stocked up with Friendship Ring and Blazing Star in her linen trousseau.
Today we use these lovely quilts as coverlets, adoring their charm and color in rooms with a traditional flavor. We are more fortunate, too, than the housewives of yesteryear who was limited tin her choice of color and fabric... we have a wealth to choose from! How lovely these quilts are in flower-fresh pastels, lined with soft color... or in brilliant shades against snowy white.
Patterns - Morning Star, Love Apple, Berry Basket, Blazing Star, Hearts and Flowers, Eight Hands 'round, Rising Sun, Windmill, Orange Peel, Hosannah, Friendship Ring, Dutch Tulips, Maple Leaf, Star of Bethlehem, Lady of the Lake, Lightening Streak, The String Quilt, Old Rose, Hold Everything!
"Lockport Quilt Pattern Book, The Replicas of Famous Quilts, Old and New"
Book contains 10 patterns
The authors took great pleasure in presenting to you this book of quilting information. Fro the data it contains, they hope that you may realize and experience to the utmost that exquisite thrill of unselfish pride which comes from owning a quilt of your own handiwork.
Patterns - Holland Tulip, Friendship Wreath, The Chief, The Climbing Rose, The Wild Rose, Cross Stitch Bouquet, Wreath of Roses, Pine Tree, The Lincoln Quilt, Path Thru The Woods.
"Lockport Quilting Patterns and Quilting Designs"
Sales Catalog
"Lockport Quilting Patterns"
Sales Catalog
"Mountain Mist Blue Book of Famous Quilt Designs"
This is a small catalog featuring patterns you could purchase and make with Mountain Mist batting. "Save Hours of Time and Labor" with Mountain Mist, "Here's What These Mountain Mist Features Mean to Your Quilts", "How to Keep Quilts New-Looking Years Longer", and the advantages of purchasing Mountain Mist batting.
"Old Quilts" by William Rush Dunton, Jr. MD
1946 book
A must have source of information for the quilt historian! From the intricate authentic Baltimore Album Quilts to the plain quilts - something for everyone to admire. What inspiration! The book and old photos have been scanned in black and white (originals are also in black and white with 1 exception - you will receive that 1 scanned in color.) Quilt historians may like to read all the text ~ information ~ research contained in this book.
Contents
Introduction
Album Quilts
Appliqued Chintz Quilts and Coverlets
Tree of Life and Others
Framed Medallions
Plain Quilts
125 Plates (Illustrations), 270 pages.
"In this book a number of quilts are pictured and described which possess interest from several standpoints. Some are remarkable for their intrinsic beauty, others for the history associated with them and still others because they seem to point to fashions or social customs of bygone days. It is hoped that there may be stimulated in the mind of the reader a greater respect for the needlework of the women who have passed on and also for their artistic ability which found expression with the needle and fabrics rather than with brush and paint or modeling tools and clay. It is hoped that the reader may be stimulated to pursue a similar hobby."
"One Hundred and One Patchwork Patterns"
Book contains 101 patterns. c1931.
Publication spans 124 pages of illustrations, instructions and patterns.
Ruby Short McKim may be best known for her book, 101 Patchwork Patterns, originally published in 1931. This innovative book, one of the earliest quilt pattern collections, is still considered a classic. This is a wonderful resource - historically valuable designs and instructions which are sure to inspire the creative quilter in you.
Quilt Name Stores, Cutting Designs, Material Suggestions, Yardage Estimates, Definite Instructions for Every Step of Quilt Making, etc...
This is one of the finest of all the available books on the making of patchwork quilts. The author is recognized as having been one of our country's leading authorities on this venerable art, and in this book she divulges many a secret that will assist you in making quilts of the highest quality.
There is an excellent variety of patterns, and many are not well-known nowadays, so the experienced quilter need not fear that there will be nothing new to see or learn. Ruby McKim's book brings together historical research, a treasury of early American quilting designs, a wealth of practical methods, and a satisfying helping of nostalgia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter I. CHOOSE A PATTERN - Piece or Patch. Quilt Names. Simple and Complex Quilts
Chapter II. QUILT MATERIALS - Favorites for Patchwork. Interlining. Lining
Chapter III. CUTTING AND PIECING - Cutting Out. The Applique Process. Piecing
Chapter IV. SETTING TOGETHER - Various Methods. Quilt Sizes.
Chapter V. BORDERS
Chapter VI. QUILTING PATTERNS - Methods of Stamping. Perforated Patterns
Chapter VII. QUILTING THE QUILTS - Marking Out . Apartment Quilting. Putting Into the Frames. The Quilting Techniques.
EMBROIDERY QUILTS - Bird Life. Flower Garden. Roly Poly Circus.
ORIGINAL QUILT DESIGNS - Butterfly Quilt, Honeymoon Cottage, Iris, Nosegay, Pansy Applique, Patchwork Pansy, Rose, Trumpet Vine, Tulip
READY CUT QUILTS - Blazing Star, Cherry Basket, Crazy Ann, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Irish Chain, Lone Star, Noonday Lily, Pine Tree, Rainbow, Wedding Ring, Rising Sun, Rose of Sharon
Patterns - Album, Arabic Lattice, Aster, Baby's Blocks, Basket of Oranges, Bear's Paw, Beautiful Star, Beggar Block, Bird's Nest, Blazing Star, Broken Dishes, Burgoyne's Quilt, Cherry Basket, Churn Dash, Clay's Choice, Corn and Beans, Crazy Ann, Cross and Crown, Crossed Canoes, Double Nine-Patch, Double Irish Cross, Double Wedding Ring, Dove in the Window, Drunkard's Path, Dutchman's Puzzle, Eight Pointed Star, English Flower Garden, Feather Edge Star, Fish Block, Flower Pot, French Bouquet, French Star, Friendship Ring, Fruit Basket, Goose in the Pond, Goose Tracks, Grandmother's Cross, Grandmother's Fan, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Grape Basket, Greek Cross, Hollyhock Wreath, Honey Bee, House on the Hill, Indian Hatchet, Jack in the Box, Jacob's Ladder, Kaleidoscope, King's Crown, Lafayette Orange Peel, Little Beech Tree, Log Cabin, Lone Star, Maple Leaf, Merry Go Round, Mexican Star, Milky Way, Mill Wheel, Monkey Wrench, Necktie, Noonday Lily, Ocean Wave, Old Maid's Puzzle, Order No. 11, Palm Leaf, Pieced Star, Pineapple, Pine Tree, Pin Wheels, Rambler, Ribbon Border, Rising Sun, Road to California, Road to Oklahoma, Rob Peter to Pay Paul, Rolling Star, Rose Applique, Rose Cross, Seven Stars, Shoo Fly, Skyrocket, Snail's Trail, Spider Web, Spools, Square and Compass, Steps to the Alter, Strawberry, String Quilt, Sunbeam, Sunburst, Susannah, Swastika, Triple Irish Chain, Tulip Applique, V Block, Virginia Star, Weathervane, Wedding Ring, Whirlwind, Wild Goose Chase, Windblown Square, Windmill, Windmill and Outline, Winged Square, Wrench, Zigzag.
"One-Piece Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
Lovely quilts can be easy to make - simply use a single unit! This makes for the ideal pick-up-and-take-along-wherever-you-go needlework.
You either piece or applique the pretty design block - whichever you do, the result will be a beautiful coverlet to please you and your family. It's bound to become an heirloom - cherished for years by the lucky owners!
Patterns - String of Beads, Star Flower, Double Hearts, Bay Leaf, Single Wedding Ring, Baseball, Balkan Puzzle, Dutchman's Puzzle, Winding Way, Triple Irish Chain, Sister's Choice, Travel Star.
"Patchwork - Plain and Simple"
Book contains 16 patterns
Dedicated to the novices, as well as the more experienced quilt maker, this book has been compiled of strong, geometric, comparatively easy patterns. In an effort to encourage the construction of prize winning caliber quits there is frequent mention of the need to be careful as pieces are sewn together in order to have sharp definition where corners or points intersect.
Patterns - Magic Squares, Exploding Stars, Shadow Box, Baby's Block, Pine Tree, Hatchet, Cross Patch, Constellation, Nine Patch Plaid, Quilter's Surprise, Tumbler, Triangles, Frame A Print, Wandering Diamond, Five Patch, The Breeches.
Patchwork Patterns 1 (12) - Square and Compass, Double T., Greek Cross, Jacob's Ladder, Rob Peter and Pay Paul, Dove in the Window, Eight Pointed Star, Wedding Ring, Maple Leaf, Grandmother's Fan, Wild Goose Chase, Skyrocket.
Patchwork Patterns 2 (12) - Bear's Paw, Crazy Ann, Album, Old Maid's Puzzle, Weathervane, Pine Tree, Drunkard's Path, Rose Applique, The V Block, Lafayette Orange Peel, French Star, Swastika.
Patchwork Patterns 3 (12) - Goose Tracks, Crossed Canoes, Baby's Blocks, Monkey Wrench, House on the Hill, Spider Web Block, The Honey Bee, Cherry Basket, Churn Dash, Dutchman's Puzzle, Windmill, Merry Go Round, Blazing Star.
Patchwork Patterns 4 (12) - The Noon Day Lily, Rising Sun, Cross and Crown, Order No. 11 (or Hickory), Ocean Wave, The Lone Star Quilt, Wind Blown Square, Pin Wheels, Bird's Nest, Milky Way, Rambler, Hollyhock Wreath.
"Pennsylvania German Quilts"
1946, Mrs. Naaman Keyser publisher.
Author - Marie Knorr Graeef. Published as part of a series of crafts titled the "Home Craft Course."
Historical reference for those who are collectors or quilt historians and like to research quilt history.
This is a small 32 page paperback book about PA Dutch Quilts, their history, names and photographs (black and white) of actual quilts. Topics - Quilts, Materials, Quilting, Selected names of PA Dutch Quilts, Added Hints.
Included are drawings of quilting designs you may use, or enlarge (they are small motifs), on the last 10 pages of the publication.
"Quilt Book Collection 1 "
Book contains 16 patterns
Your heritage - colonial quilts: the creation of women who, through all kinds of trials, found time to do needlework - handiwork that for generations have delighted their children and their children's children. These women, who helped to open and settle our country, found in these quilts not only a means of being thrifty - to them it also meant self-expression, beauty that they themselves created, relaxation. Appreciate your heritage - cherish it that you, following in their footsteps, will win as much praise as they have.
Patterns - Pinwheel -beginners delight, Dutch Tulip - colorful garden favorite in applique patches, Windmill - 2 Patches - 2 Fabrics, Millwheel - beginners choice, Rosebud - fairest flower of spring is a charming quilt, Butterfly - a wondrous quilt when made in varied colors, Presidential (Eagle) Quilt, Wheel of Fortune - handsome scrap quilt that will win prizes, Pride of the Garden - tulips graceful lines a delight to see, Merry-Go-Round - a quilt so striking yet so easy to make, House on the Hill - applique that fascinates youngsters, Blazing Star - a radiant star inspired this lovely quilt, Sunbonnet Girls - child's delight, Cowboy (cowboy on horse) - youngsters favorite - lovely in many gay colors, Full Blown Tulip- studded with stars will be an heirloom, Twist and Turn - just 2 patches.
"Quilt Designs, Old Favorites - and New"
Book contains 14 patterns
This book of quilt patterns and designs is dedicated to the thousands of quilt-lovers through the country. Especially those, who have been reading about, and wishing that they might attend some of the outstanding quilt fairs of the year.
Those of you who have attended, will undoubtedly wish to use this book to preserve the memories of the fair. May the rest of you, through they eyes of the camera and the artist, enjoy this showing. Ina a book of this size it is impossible to show everything exhibited but the most popular and beautiful quilts are given here.
The desire has been to show here the quilts that are generally preferred by the largest number of people. So, as you go through the pages, you will see some representative designs that always indicate outstanding quilts at any fair.
Patterns - Star of Bethlehem, Patch as Patch Can Quilt, Daisy Fan Quilt, Stars and Stars, Missouri Daisy, Captive Beauty Quilt, All American Star & All American Quilting Designs, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Morning Glory Spray Quilt, Ferris Wheel Quilt, Democrat Rose, Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Bill, Puss in a Corner, Lucky Clover Quilt.
"Quilt Lover's Delight"
Book contains 17 patterns
This book contains a variety of quilt patterns. Some are old favorites, others are newer. Most of the quilts are easy and simple to make, while a few are quite elaborate. There are both pieced and appliqued quilts.
Patterns - North Carolina Rose, Diamond Star, Bride Quilt, Prairie Queen, Water Lily, Pineapple Quilt, Indian Arrowhead, Rosebud, Beggar Block, Zinnia Applique, Poinsettia, Hexagon Wreath, Cornflower, Rose Point, Crib Quilt, Triple Sunflower Quilt, Quilting Designs.
"Quilts - Book #190"
Book contains 13 patterns.
Patchwork and quilting are two separate arts which were combined by the early settlers of this country to make beautiful quilts.
The making of quilts is an art which warms the hearts of Americans because it is so closely entwined with the history of our country. A list of quilt names kindles the imagination and re-creates the spirit, the vision, the humor, the love of home, the faith and the courage that made our country great.
After the landing of the Pilgrims, American women were faced time and again with the problem of creating with brains and fingers and needles and thread the necessities of daily loving. Coverings made of patchwork and applique used scraps of material, and the quilting served a double purpose of anchoring a warm lining and of providing a simple but effective decoration.
Hundreds of designs spread from one end of the country to the other, exchanged by friends, or carried by traveling peddlers and emigrating wagon trains. Until a girl was a grown woman, in her leisure time she worked at piecing blocks or "tops." A bride's chest was supposed to contains a baker's dozen of quilts. Twelve were for ordinary use. The thirteenth, known as a bride's quilt, was more elaborate and was planned only after the engagement was announced. When guests were invited to piece a girl's "tops" it was considered a sign of her engagement. At a quilting bee women worked in relays all day, but the evening was a festive occasion.
Patterns - Yankee Pride, Mexican Cross, Star & Crescent, Cross & Crown, Roman Stripe, Harvest Sun, Ship's Wheel, Four Doves in a Window, The President's Wreath, Rare Old Tulip, Rose of Sharon, Birds in the Air, Triple Sunflower
"Quilts" - Mickey
A sales order catalog of cut-to-size quilt patches. See the variety of designs which could be ordered by mail.
"Quilts" - #S22
Book contains 10 patterns
Song and prose have glorified quilt-making as the most picturesque of all American folk arts. During early Colonial days the need for bed coverings and the love and color of decoration found full expression in the "American Quilt".
Many fundamental designs were known and reproduced by the early settlers. From these basic designs were created many variations, some because the design was not fully remembered and other s because of the desire for a slight change. Quilting designs are composed of many small parts and the change in one of these, in size or shape, automatically varied the design itself. Such designs were often suggested by poetry, flowers, animals, or by experiences and hardships endured by the sturdy pioneers.
The names of many quilts have special historical significance based on the time of their making. Some ea religious names like "Hosannah" and "Crown of Thorns; others are known by political names such as "Lincoln's Platform" and "Harrison and the Democratic Rose". Once quilting was strictly a feminine art, the political names of quilts depict the keen interest the early American women took in current politics.
Patterns - Storm at Sea, Basket of Flowers, Red Cross, Hearts and Gizzards and Borrow and Return, Tumbling Blocks, Sunflower, Double Irish Chain, Turkey Track, Hollyhock Wreath, Adaptation of the Chimney Sweep.
"Quilts" #3614
Book contains 14 patterns
Some of the patterns given are simple, in fact charming in their simplicity. Others are more elaborate. Still others have refreshing ideas which give distinctive elegance and are useful as well as decorative.
The quilt patterns shown in this book are for the purpose of giving you additional hours of relaxation and fun. You get, in addition to the cutting guides for each piece, the piece count for each size and the shape piece and the color suggestions and the total yardage estimate for each color. Also given are directions and suggestions.
Patterns - Tulip Applique quilt, Trip Around the World, Basket of Roses, Faithful Circle, Patch Blossom, Triple Rose, Indian Plume, Texas Star, Dogwood, Memory Chain, Pansy, Arrowhead Puzzle, Rock Garden, Wild Rose Quilting Motifs.
"Quilts, Heirlooms of Tomorrow"
Book contains 16 patterns
Today we treasure as a part of our American culture the innumerable variety of patchwork patterns that have recorded gallant lives, the growth of our nation and the symbols of a new society. Thousands of people take pride in preserving and further enriching this heritage by making quilts of beauty that generations to come will prize.
Patterns - Clamshell, Log Cabin, Rail Fence, Road to California, Union Star, Old Tippecanoe, Kansas Trouble, Wild Goose Flight, Clay's Choice, Star of North Carolina, Boston Puzzle, Washington Sidewalk, Missouri Puzzle, Lincoln's Platform, Georgetown Circle, Yankee Pride.
"Quilts New Patterns & Designs"
Book contains 10 patterns
Book of Quilts - No. IV. With complete instructions and estimated yardage. From the Farmer's Wife, by Orinne Johnson, c1937.
Patterns - The Pinwheel, Skyscraper, Drunkard's Path, Daisy Star, Tulip Garden, Orange Peel, Grandmother's Quilt, Melon Patch, Flower Basket.
"Quilts Modern Colonial"
Book contains 19 patterns
Patterns for Cutting Guides with complete directions. Contains designs for 15 pieced and 4 applique quilts. Vintage book with 15 pages of patterns and instructions.
Patterns - True Lover's Knot, Bow Tie Quilt, Necktie Quilt, Tree of Paradise, Tulip and Rose, Pinwheel, Mother's Dream, Pointed Tile, Eight Diamonds and a Star, Fan Patchwork, (Dog and Cat) Crib Quilt, Ocean Wave, Radiant Star, Aunt Martha's Rose, Windmill, Snowball, String of Beads, Iris Quilt
"Quilts on Parade"
Book contains 16 patterns
We're in an era of nostalgia and like many other great crafts the art of quilt-making is enjoying a revival.
Born of necessity that early American art form of pioneer women, the pieced or appliqued quilt, is a much desired luxury for today's homemaker. For, the quilt, a beautiful example of early handcrafts, is a lovely accent for any home.
Some of us are fortunate in having had a quilt handed down from a beloved grandmother. But for those of use who aren't so fortunate, it could be a happy experience to made one our our own.
This book was planned just for that - to give you the needed instructions to make you own "heirloom" and to enjoy an exciting and rewarding venture into quilt-making.
Patterns - Bluebells, Star Flower, Balloon Girl, Pioneer Patch, Double Irish Chain, Variable Star, Maple Leaf, Dresden Plate, Sister's Choice, Martha Washington's Wreath, Yankee Pride, Job's Troubles, Jacob's Ladder, Drunkard's Path or Love Ring, Baby's Pets, Nine-Patch Variation, Q118: Grandmother's Flower Quilts, Gingham Rose Embroidered Quilt, Grandmother's Basket, Star Flower, Tulip Bouquet, Iris in Applique, Rose of Sharon, Pieced Sunflower, Sweet Clover, The Dahlia, Sunbonnet Sue's Sunflower, The Garden Walk, Bleeding Heart, Primrose, Morning Glories, Spring Tulip. Vase of Flowers
"Rose Quilts"
Book contains 20 patterns
Books have been written, songs have been sung about the rose whose ancestry can be traced back millions of years.
The rose has been a symbol of beauty in legend and mythology, in the Bible and in history. It has been all things to men and women... a beautiful flower to cultivate in a garden, a source of perfume, a medicine, a food and even a mathematical formula. It was a message of love, an award for valor, an inspiration in the arts and a symbol in many religions.
Is it any wonder that early Colonial women and their daughters brought the beauty of the rose into their homes in the form of handiwork. In lists of quilt names there are more quilts named for the rose than for any other flower or category.
Patterns - California Rose, New Jersey Rose, Calico Rose, Moss Rose. Wild Rose, Indiana Rose, Rambling Rose, Tea Rose, Yellow Rose of Texas, Washington's Rose, Dutch Rose, American Beauty Rose, Basket of Roses, Cherokee Rose, North Carolina Rose, Cabbage Rose, Iowa Rose, Butterflies and Roses, Harrison Rose, Missouri Rose, Quilting Designs
"Round the World"
Book contains 12 patterns
Quilts are named after many things - events, places or subjects that were most important and held fond memories for the maker.
You will find handsome spreads deriving their designs from countries - such as the Fleur-de-Lis, flower of France; the Windmill, symbol of Holland; the Poppy, picture of China; and nine others, all equally noted and bringing to mind images of a specific Country.
Patterns - 'Round the World, United States - Martha Washington's Wreath, England - London Square, Canada - Maple Leaf, Greece - Greek Cross, Hawaii - Pineapple, Scotland - Bluebells of Scotland, Holland - Dutch Windmill (6" square, pieced ), Ireland - Shamrock, Mexico - Alcazar, China - The Red Poppy, France - Fleur De Lis.
"Star Quilts"
Book contains 12 patterns
The first quilt designs were not very decorative as they were made to be practical - winters were cold; therefore, coverlets were made to produce warmth - little attention was paid to beauty! Because materials were scarce, quilts were made form odd-shaped scraps of fabric cut from worn-out clothing (making them very colorful), and when set together in a jig-saw-puzzle fashion, the result was called the CRAZY QUILT!
Later pieces were cut into a uniform size and shape, still in all colors, and stitched together to form the HIT and MISS quilts. Still later the colors were sorted and arranged in alternating strips producing the ROMAN STRIPE.
These early quilts were made form one pattern piece. Designing really began only when a rectangle was cut diagonally into two pieces thus offering the quilt maker a way to create a variety of designs by arranging light and dark colors in specific pieces when forming a block. This gave birth the the diamond and star designs in pieced quilts.
The glory of the heavens led to a constellation of Star Quilts, and in this book you will find twelve of the prettiest designed by women who love quilt-making for it's beauty!
Patterns - Texas Star, Star Flower, Star and Crescent, Pieced Star, Eccentric Star, Variable Star Quilts, Cluster of Stars, Starry Night, Old Colony Star, Dolly Madison Star, Arabian Star, and Starry Lane.
"This is Patchwork"
Book contains 20 patterns
From the Home Service Department of Woman's Day - The American Woman's Own Art That Made Our Flag and Tells Our History
Interesting vintage publication. Contains patterns and instructions for 20 vintage quilts. The patterns are not printed in full size, but exact measurements are given. For example - the Basket Weave quilt is made with block "A" 6"x10", block "B" 5"x8.5" and block "C" 5"x1 1/2".
Patterns - Kites in the Air, The Irish Chain, The Lemon Star, Birds in Air, Rising Sun, Log Cabin, Chimney Sweep, Feathered Star, Jacob's Ladder, Tulips, Basket Weave, Herringbone, Mother Goose, Flower Basket, Hit-and-Miss, The Little Giant, Star and Ring, Abe Lincoln's Platform, Delectable Mountains, Piney's.
"White House Quilts"
Book contains 20 patterns
IN THE EARLY DAYS of our nation women were partners with their men in establishing a foothold in the communities of the new nation, but, since they were not allowed to vote, they expressed themselves in other ways.
One of the ways they found to express their political opinions was in designing and naming, quilts for their favorite causes and political candidates.
Some of the early quilt names were, "54-40 or Fight", to do with our quarrel with Canada on boundary lines, "Drunkard's Trail", pointing up the evils imbibing too much and "Free Trade", a great political dialog about tariffs in the 19th century.
Patterns - White House Steps, The Madison Block, Old Tippecanoe, Mrs. Cleveland's Choice, Martha Washington's Star, Dolley Madison's Star, Hayes Corner, Washington Sidewalks, The Jackson Star, Washington Merry-go-Round, Rail Fence, Democrat Rose, Peach Blossoms, Cleveland Lilies, Tad Lincoln's Sailboat, The Missouri Puzzle, Dolley Madison's Workbasket, Log Cabin, The Lucy Hayes Quilt, Washington's Puzzle, Borders and Quilting Motifs.
"Young Folks Quilts"
Book contains 10 patterns
COLOR, gaiety and beauty will be added to the room with any one of the ten quilts shown in this book. You'll find delightful motifs to be embroidered or appliqued on solid-color blocks, or patchwork designs that make up into a coverlet which is sure to meet with the youngster's or teen-ager's whole-hearted approval.
Patterns - Circus Time, Gay Butterfly, Little Balloon Girl, Pets Coverlet, The Pinwheel, The Bluebird, Bow Tie, Big-Top Pals, The Parasol Lady, The Miniature Fisherman
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What you will also find included are historical notes on the designs and brief assembly instructions (color suggestions for those 1930's reproduction quilts, material requirements.)
Although our progress in every field is a source of pride, it is the American way to keep the good things of the past. No matter how our modes of living have changed, the desire of women to create beautiful things for their homes with their own hands is as constant today as in our great grandmother's era.
Like all worthwhile heritages, the charm of the "American Quilt" must not be allowed to vanish. It forms a distinct part of American life and should be persevered and handed down to future generations.
Create your tradition with beautiful quilts!
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