The wonderful Cheddarback Quilt BOM. You can purchase a complete pattern. Each set includes 1 large block and 4 small block patterns. Available as digital download patterns Patterns for the Alphabet and Optional Filler Blocks are sold separately. Use the little drop-down menu just below the price to make your selection and add it to your shopping cart.
We usually think of the block in this little quilt as Capital T and I was surprised to learn it's a very old pattern from Capper's Weekly called Friendship Quilt Grab your favorite bits and pieces of fabric to make this 19" x 23" foundation paper pieced little quilt. Available as digital or printed download pattern Use the little...
A stunning antique red and green applique album quilt from the mid-1800's. The quilt was a block of the month quilt project where each block was available free for one month and then retired here so you can still make this great quilt. Each 16 1/2" block, including the unique quilting designs, is provided full size with a color...
Just Takes 2 Block of the Month - Benjamin Biggs Quilt Retired monthly patterns from the Just Takes 2 - Benjamin Biggs Quilt presented by Dear Jane and Sentimental Stitches can be purchased here. Individual blocks are no longer available. Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.
You can now purchase the complete pattern to make the special medallion style quilt from the 2021 quilt-along. Don't worry if 1930s fabrics aren't your style because I designed this quilt so everyone can participate using their favorite fabrics to create a much-loved quilt in a style all their own! 30 different quilt block Medallion style 72" quilt Patchwork...
You can purchase the retired monthly block sets for the 1857 Album Quilt. Each 10" block is provided full size with a color photo from the antique quilt. Please use the little drop-down menu just below the price to select printed or digital patterns.
Designed by Anne Orr for the Burton-Dixie Corporation. I've looked everywhere for an example of this quilt and so far haven't been able to find one. I can see this made in planned colors or scraps, batiks, Kaffe Fassett, Tula Pink or just about any great collection of fabric. There are instructions for a 72" x 92" or 92' square...
Based on an antique quilt, this is a great design to feature a favorite fabric or use coordinating scraps. I pictured it using indigo blue fabric and a single shirting for the background but you could use 1930s fabrics, Kaffe Fassett, Civil War, or any genre of prints. Available as digital or printed download pattern Use the little drop-down...
We usually think of the block in this little quilt as Capital T and I was surprised to learn it's a very old pattern from Capper's Weekly called Friendship Quilt Grab your favorite bits and pieces of fabric to make this 19" x 23" foundation paper pieced little quilt. Available as digital or printed download pattern Use the little...
Available as a digital pattern only This is the complete pattern from one of the 2021 blocks of the week programs making this classic quilt inspired by a circa 1860 antique quilt. Almost all of the blocks are pieced but there's a touch of applique in the center medallion. The antique quilt that inspired this design was indigo blue and white...
Select four great fabrics and a couple of accents and you can whip up this easy Stars & Rails lap size quilt. It's a great project to use as a leader-ender project while working on another quilt. Finished size is 51" x 70" Available as digital or printed download pattern Use the little drop-down menu just below the price...
A fantastic collection of 187 – 4” quilt blocks and instructions for assembling the quilt. The blocks are all designs that were offered by mail in newspapers around the country during the 1920s and 1930s. You’ll receive photos of this beautiful antique quilt, color suggestions and a full size block drawing for pattern. Finished size of the pictured quilt is...
Here's a group of vintage designs for redwork or colored thread embroidery. They are 8" designs Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.
One of my favorite versions of Sunbonnet Sue. This vintage design is for 10" - 11" quilt block. I used this pattern to make a crib quilt several years ago and still smile each time I see it. Available as digital or printed download pattern Use the little drop-down menu just below the price to make your...
This is an amazing depression-era sampler quilt. The minute I saw it I knew I had to share it with you. The blocks are made using a variety of techniques in a wide variety of sizes. There are 35 blocks in the quilt with filler strips making it all fit together. The quilt came from an estate in Plattsmouth, NE....
These adorable little Snowbabies are a joy to embroider as redwork designs or with a selection of your favorite colors. The twelve blocks are sewn together with a pieced sash and cornerstone setting. A simple border with room for quilting completes the 52" x 65" quilt. Patterns are full size and ready to use. Please use the little drop down...
A set of 52 unique 4 1/2" applique quilt blocks to be used alone or along side the pieced Midget Blocks. This first collection has a wide variety of designs including classic floral applique, baskets, art deco designs, hearts, fruit, baskets, individual flowers, Sunbonnet Sue and much more. Some of the blocks are adapted from my antique collection and some...
Each circular design is adapted from old English embroideries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Many of them were seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The twenty five circular designs measures six inches finished size. After they are embroidered, they are appliqued to your background fabric and a quilting design completes this unique look. This quilt was...
The perfect scrap quilt to use up all those little bits of fabric you have and leftovers from precuts. Rotary cut, machine pieced and precut friendly so you can use jelly roll strips, charm packs and layer cakes. This quilt is what I like to call a “Percolator Project” because you can work on it while you work on other...
The Colonial Belle designs were available as a kit during the 1930s. The kit was manufactured by Rainbow Block Company and could be ordered through several women’s magazines such as Household Magazine. The magazine advertisement states— Colonial Belle Quilt Blocks Of course you must have a set of these beautiful Colonial Belle Quilt blocks. We wanted to offer our readers...
The second in a series of vintage designs for applique and embroidery. There are 23 designs for tinted and embroidered cloth dolls. Most of the dolls have both front and back designs. They range in size from 8" to 12". The patterns are printed just as they were in the early 1900s when they were stamped on fabric and sold...
A great collection of 37 early 1900s quilt designs. Patterns are both patchwork and applique including - Sun Bonnet Babies - Pin Wheel - Star Flower Irish Chain Applique - Arbor Window - Cart Wheel Swastika - Crazy Patch Hollow Square - Window Square Jewel - Poinsettia - Broken Squares Strawberry Basket - Flower Garden Pineapples - Pilot Wheel -...
There are 48 blocks in the entire series with a diagram of the completed quilt layout. The block size is 7" x 9". Embroider in the naturalistic colors of the flowers, using the simple, well-known stitches such as outline, lazy-daisy, buttonhole and French knot. An ivory tone material, slightly darker than unbleached muslin, is even more effective than white...
The Flower Basket quilt is a fantastic design from 1934. Great designs for both applique, embroidery or both. Use them in the pieced baskets of the 12" blocks making up the 76" x 93" quilt or as flower designs in other projects. There are 32 different flowers in beautiful bouquets. The pattern includes copies of the original newspaper clippings. Each...
This Nancy Page Quilt Club Laurel Wreath Quilt was originally published in the 1930's. The set includes full size patterns for the flowers, birds and wreath designs along with the leaf and scallop pattern. As with all of Nancy's patterns, each block includes color suggestions. The finished quilt will measure approximately 90" x 104". Blocks are 12" and 10" x...
All-Year Quilts Twelve quilt patterns. One for each month of the year. This 23 page book includes directions for: The Snowball - Size: Single - 60" x 96"; Double - 72" x 96" without border Cherry Tree - Size: 72" x 104" without border Shamrock - Size: Single - 66" x 102"; Double - 78" x 102" Diamond Star -...
Copy of vintage Vogart embroidery design 194 for Bluebird Designs - Days of the Week. These adorable little blue birds are busy working to keep their home clean and neat. There are 7 different designs for each day of the week. Designs are also included for potholders and other kitchen items. Each design is just over 8" tall. This pattern is...
This is one of my favorite vintage books. I think I could make every quilt in here. There are 17 patterns with a nice variety. Some are old favorites and some newer ones too. Something for every skill level with both pieced an appliqued quilts. The patterns are: North Carolina Rose Diamond Star Bride Quilt Prairie Queen Water Lily Pineapple...
The first in a series of vintage designs for applique and embroidery. There are 108 designs in a variety of sizes from 3" to 11" including flowers, fruit, animals, household items, people, children's designs and much more. Many designs are provided in multiple sizes. Designs are ready to transfer to fabric and begin your stitching. Perfect for redwork, color thread...
The French Bouquet quilt is a great example of some of the vintage applique quilt patterns presented through the Nancy Page Club during the early 1900's. There are twelve pretty bouquets of flowers like little nosegays. Each bouquet is different and tied with a little bow. In addition to the bouquets there are fifteen designs used in the border of...
Pattern is a copy of a vintage 1940s embroidery and applique pattern to make Little Lulu Days of the Week Tea Towels. Washing Monday, Ironing Tuesday, Sewing Wednesday, Marketing Thursday, Cleaning Friday, Baking Saturday and Church Sunday. Sweet Little Lulu measures about 7" tall Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital...
Pattern is a copy of vintage Vogart #215 - A Flower a Day days of the week embroidery for your kitchen. Designs include a Rose, Morning Glory, Sweet Peas, Tulip, Poppy, Daffodil and Pansies. Designs are about 9 1/2" tall. They would be wonderful as individual embroidered pictures or blocks in a small quilt. Omit the wording on each block and...
You can purchase the complete set of monthly block sets for the Dear Daughter Quilt. The blocks are provided full size with a color photo from the antique quilt. The finished size of the quilt is 86" x 99". There are 42 applique blocks and instructions for setting the quilt together. Please use the little drop down menu...
78 redwork embroidery designs from an antique quilt top in my personal collection. Flowers, Angels, Children, Politicians and the Tootsey block itself. Designs are perfect for 9" redwork embroidery blocks. Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.
"These are just about the cutest "babies" I have seen, with their old-fashioned dresses and bonnets with ruffles." Those are the words Ruby Hinson Duncan used to describe these adorable 1902 little Sunbeam Babies. The twelve blocks are for use on 8" or larger quilt blocks. Patterns are full size and ready to use. Please use the little drop...
Copy from Vogart Pattern 696 Iron-On Transfers - A Kitten A Day To Cheer Your Kitchen. There is an adorable kitty for each day of the week along with designs for tea towels and pot holders, baby bibs, aprons or other kitchen items. Daily designs are about 7 1/2" tall. This pattern is also available as a digital download.
The Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme quilt was published weekly in The Detroit News. There are suggestions for floss colors on each block. If made as designed, the finished size well be approximately 58" x 78". The 20 blocks include: Mother Goose, Hi Diddle, Diddle, Jack Be Nimble, Little Tommy Tucker, Mary and Her Lamb, Old King Cole, Polly Put the...
Another classic group of vintage Dolly Dingle designs. You'll enjoy the adorable antics of these little boys and girls adapted from the early 1900s drawings and illustrations of Grace Drayton. This pattern includes a selection of 21 different designs. Each character is about 9" tall, perfect for use on quilt blocks and other embroidery projects. Patterns are ready to trace...
A classic group of vintage Dolly Dingle designs. You'll enjoy the adorable antics of these little boys and girls adapted from the early 1900s drawings and illustrations of Grace Drayton. This pattern includes a selection of 20 different designs. Each character is about 9" tall, perfect for use on quilt blocks and other embroidery projects. Patterns are ready to trace...
A great group of vintage Dolly Dingle designs. You'll enjoy the classic look of the early 1900s designs based on the drawings and illustrations of Grace Drayton. This pattern includes a selection of 11 designs of both boys and girls. Each character is about 9" tall, perfect for use on quilt blocks and other embroidery projects. Patterns are ready to...
This late 1800s school book was used for art classes. It’s filled with 50 drawings perfect for redwork, embroidery, applique or tinting. There are leaves, fruit, flowers, animals, children, seasonal, fairies and more to choose from. Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern. .
Motifs for decorating kitchen towels. Use linen or some other toweling. They are to be done in a variety of colors using embroidery floss. Each letter measures about 6 1/2" tall. Color suggestions are included. A great, rare vintage set. Design 7077 Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.
Patterns and instructions for the Midget Blocks from the 1930s Week by Week Sampler quilt but in a 4 1/2" finished size. They are constructed in a variety of techniques including foundation piecing, applique, machine and hand piecing depending on which one is the easiest way to construct that particular block. There are a total of 196 blocks in the collection totaling...
You can purchase retired monthly block sets for the Ella Maria Deacon quilt. Full-size block patterns and instructions. Be sure to check the blog posts each month! Each block is 9" and the finished size of the quilt is 106" x 106" Available as digital download pattern
A beautiful and unique quilt pattern by Margaret Techy. The set includes 25 fruit blocks and instructions to complete the 63” x 81” quilt. Each design has a description of the fruit and color suggestions for embroidery or appliqué. Patterns include: Apple, Cherry, Plum, Elderberry, Peach, Pear, Currant, Grape, Orange, Lemon, Apricot, Strawberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Grapefruit, Pineapple, Gooseberry, Date, Fig,...
These embroidered and quilted bibs are just adorable and perfect for that special little one in your life. Both are actual vintage designs from the F.A. Wurzburg Company, a leading manufacturer of art needlework and kit quilts in the early 1900s. They're surprisingly quite quick and easy to make. Full size patterns and complete instructions for both bibs. Please...
An unusual and interesting set of vintage designs for needlework. They feature cute little horned, gremlins hanging laundry, ironing, etc. Each little gremlin motif is about 6 1/2" - 7" tall. Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.