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A Flower A Day - Days of the Week

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...

A Kitten A Day - Days of the Week

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.

A Mother's Gift Quilt Pattern

Full size block patterns for the beautiful, Pennsylvania sampler quilt made by Barbara Butcher Snyder in the late 1800s. Wonderful, intricate, 4 1/2” blocks set together with a wide, double pink sashing. Each block has a color print if you want to replicate the original colors. Finished size is 81” x 91” (photograph used with permission) Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns...

Auntie Tess Quilt Pattern

This amazing quilt was inspired by vintage powder compact. Corliss Searcey has created another masterpiece quilt with her latest design. It's a great combination of applique with a little bit of patchwork. The pattern for the complete quilt includes color photographs, full sized pattern sheets & instructions. This quilt is 82 3/4" x 82 3/4" finished. A masterpiece for those who love...

Baby Basket

The adorable little basket block from the web site header that everyone wants to make. I always have some of these ready to stitch whenever I have a few minutes. At last count I have almost 75 of them finished. I'm not sure how I'll set them together yet so this pattern is only for the little basket I designed. My...

Back Basting Try Me Pincushion Pattern

Have you ever wanted to try the back-basting method of hand applique?  The block on this cute pincushion is the perfect block to give it a try. Applique pattern and instructions for this 5" pincushion includes a printed copy of my online back basting tutorial. 

Big Blue Quilt Pattern

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...

Bluebird Designs - Days of the Week

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...

Bountiful Baskets Quilt

The Bountiful Basket quilt was designed as a scrap quilt to use all my treasured fabric scraps. I decided to have 5” basket blocks, with one flower representing each of the 50 states. The center medallion basket is point with alternating quarter square triangle blocks, and the small on point basket blocks. The pattern contains three 25” x 40” pattern...

Caswell Quilt

Circa 1835 - This stunning quilt was inspired by the famous Caswell Carpet which resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.  Thirty appliquéd blocks of flowers & leaves, birds & butterflies adorn this quilt.  The pattern includes full-size blocks and individual color photos of all blocks. Finished size 71" x 82" Check out my Caswell Quilt board...

Celebrating Mary Brown Quilt Pattern

Circa 1851 - This stunning quilt was inspired by the famous Mary B Brown applique quilt sold at Christie's Auction House in 1991 for $49,500. Corliss Searcey has outdone herself with this fantastic pattern for the complete quilt including color photographs of all blocks, full sized pattern sheets & instructions. This quilt is 90" x 90" finished and includes 44 individual blocks,...

Cheddarback Block of the Month

 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.    

Colonial Belles

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...

Dear Daughter Block of the Month

  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...

Designs for Hand Embroidery - Set 1

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. 

Dutch Girls Days of the Week

Ella Maria Deacon Quilt Block of the Month - Complete Pattern

  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    

Embroider Me - Designs for Embroidery - Meet the Dingles

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...

Embroider Me - Designs for Embroidery - The Dingles II

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...

Embroider Me - Designs for Embroidery & Applique - Collection 1

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...

Embroider Me - Designs for Embroidery & Applique - Collection 2

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...

Flurry Quilt Pattern

Flurry is a graphic and modern snowflake quilt perfect for making a statement in your winter decor! Bright colors on a black background are striking too! This advanced beginner pattern uses raw-edge applique and includes suggestions for resizing the quilt from baby to king. The pattern includes directions for five sizes: 36"x 36" baby quilt, 60"x 60" throw quilt, 70"x...

Folk Art Sampler Block of the Month

Traditional piecing, combined with applique using wool, cotton, or flannel 56" x 64 1/2" quilt. The blocks are 16 in x 16 in size.  The Block of the month is for the pattern only. You'll use your own fabric. You'll be charged every 30 days - 9-month program. The price below INCLUDES the shipping charge

French Bouquet Quilt

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...

Fruit Block Quilt

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,...

Hargraves Quilt

  Slow Stitching is Corliss' favorite way to sew - so her quilt is entirely hand stitched. Choose your favorite techniques and methods - it's all about enjoying the process! Hargraves is so named as it was the final design she worked on before leaving Threadbear's counter on Hargraves Street, Castlemaine - heading for semi-retirement. Finished size 86 1/2" x...

Heartfelt Block of the Week - Complete Pattern

 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...

High Park Farm Snap Pouch Pattern

This snap pouch is a fun project using fusible applique, embroidery, quilting, and piecing; a great class project! At 8" x 8 1/2" it's just the right size to hold hand sewing projects.

Home Town Holiday Decorating the Tree Quilt Kit

The Decorating the Tree Quilt Kit includes patterns and fabric for the quilt top and binding.  This kit comes in a keepsake box.The finished quilt size is 80 x 86

Ideal School Supply Drawings Book

 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. . 

Jumbo Letters Days of the Week

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. 

Just Takes 2 Quilt

  Just Takes 2 Block of the Month Retired bi-monthly patterns from the Just Takes 2 quilt. This quilt was featured at International Quilt Market and Festival for their Ruby Jubilee.  There are 100 blocks in the quilt. The printed pattern includes nearly 200 pages of patterns and instructions. The patchwork section finishes at 72" x 90".  If you add...

Lady Jane Quilt Pattern

Raid your stash or gather together a beautiful group of blue and white fabrics to make this 76" x 90" quilt or 46" x 46" wall quilt.

Little Blocks 365 - COMPLETE PATTERN

Little Blocks 365 -- COMPLETE PATTERN --   These little gems are so much fun to make. Use any fabrics you'd like. They look great in reproduction prints, solids, Kaffe Fassett, and anything that makes your heart sing. Raid your stash and get started.     365 different 3" foundation paper pieced quilt blocks so all your points are perfect! Color...

Little Blocks 4.5 - Complete Pattern

These "not quite so little" gems are so much fun to make. They're all classic blocks (not the same as the 3" Little Blocks 365. Use your 1930s fabrics or pull out your reproduction prints. How about using solid colors? I'm also thinking about using my Kaffe Fassett fabrics.  Here are the little details -  161 different 4.5" foundation paper...

Little Lulu Days of the Week

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...

Lookout - Tree and Animal Sampler Quilt Pattern

This fat quarter-friendly forest quilt can be made in three sizes, each featuring a bear, deer, and rabbit hiding among the trees. Everything is pieced using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing!Baby Quilt = 40" x 45"Lap Quilt = 56" x 60"Picnic Quilt = 72" x 75"

May Morn Tulip Vintage Quilt Pattern

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...

Midget Blocks - Applique

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...

Morrell Quilt

This stunning quilt was reproduced by Di Ford-Hall, from an original by Sarah Morrell in the 1840s. It measures 86" x 86" with the sixty blocks, stitched by hand or machine, are broderie perse, appliqué and pieced. This pattern comes with full sized block patterns, diagram and instructions. Lots of great visual instructions for broderie perse and fabric selection. Includes...

Mother Goose Quilt Series Pattern

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...

Motifs of March Blocks

Embroidery patterns from the Motifs of March series. You’ll receive 31 different designs which can be used for redwork or colored thread embroidery. These are vintage designs from my collection. For use on 9" blocks.    Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select printed or digital pattern.     

Old English Quilt

 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...

Pennies in my Garden

This quilt is 72" square and is perfect for a lap quilt, bed  topper or a wall hanging.  It was inspired by a few wool rugs that I own.  It will fit right on the top of a king sized bed along the edge of the mattress or would look wonderful on the diagonal, draping off of the sides on...

Penny Garden

  A beautiful combination of rich colors and classic designs in this stunning applique quilt! You'll receive all 4 monthly patterns at once for this block of the month quilt. This is NOT a monthly program and does not include fabric. Instructions and full-size pattern templates for all Penny Garden block patterns Finishing Guide (border pattern not included) Finished quilt size is 55 inches by 61 inches

Sally Post Floral Sampler

A unique pattern for a applique floral sampler quilt made in 1854 and signed by Sally Post. Includes 36 floral blocks for 8” squares and instructions to complete the quilt. Also included are color pictures from the antique quilt. Finished size of the quilt is 84 1/2” x 84 1/2”. Please use the little drop down menu under the price...

Scrap Savers Baltimore Album Block of the Month

From  $5 Block of the Month - complete pattern set for the Scrap Savers Baltimore Album Block of the Month. Pattern contains all 13 blocks, border and finishing instructions.   The finished size of the quilt is 88" x 88".    Available as a 80 page pattern.   Please use the little drop down menu just below the price to select...

Seasonal Sampler Block of the Month

From  $5 Block of the Month - complete pattern set for the Seasonal Sampler block of the month. Pattern contains all twelve blocks and finishing instructions for both the quilt and individual wall quilts.  The completed blocks can be sewn together for a 56" x 73" quilt. The completed wall quilts finish at 19" x 23"   Please use the...

Snow Sampler Embroidery Pattern

If you loved the Quilt Sampler embroidery pattern I think you'll want this one too. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Do you love a blustery winter day? Why not stitch up this snow sampler and you'll have a snow day every day! Fits in a standard 8" x 10" frame. Kathy has done a series of...

Snowbabies

 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...

Sparkling Stars and Pinwheels

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...

Stars & Rails Quilt Pattern

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...

State Fair Sampler Block of the Month

State Fair Sampler Block of the Month quilt series on our web site. The blocks were free for one year from the date they were uploaded. The quilt is based on an antique quilt that won Second prize at the Ohio State Fair and Fourth prize at the Central States Exhibition held during the early 1900s. This is sure to...

State Flower Quilt

   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...

Sunbonnet Sue Vintage Quilt Block 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...

Sweet Dreams Vintage Embroidery

One of the prettiest designs I’ve ever stitched. The embroidery design is 12” x 18” so it’s perfect for a cushion or pillow sham. It would make a beautiful center for a mediallion quilt. Stitched with royal blue floss but great for redwork embroidery. 

Sweet William Quilt Pattern

Susan Smith was inspired by one of my favorite antique quilts to create her Sweet William quilt. I'm thrilled to bring this talented Australian designer's wonderful pattern to you . The quilt has easy to piece baskets filled with a variety of applique blossoms. There are patterns for 36 blocks in this 67" quilt. The original quilt was circa 1860...

The Birds & The Bees

You can stitch these adorable birds and bees on a variety of projects. Perfect for colored thread or redwork embroidery, they are ready to trace and stitch. Sized for tea towels or quilt blocks. Fourteen designs - six birds (days of the week) and eight bees. Bird designs are 7" - 9". Bee designs are 4" - 9". A great...

The English Basket

This is Corliss Searcey's interpretation of the English Medallion Quilt from the early 1800s. These naive baskets are surrounded by borders of hexagon flowers, stars, hearts, and more. You can have great fun with this "busy" quilt and its easy shapes that do not need precise placement to achieve a fabulous look. The complete pattern includes full-size blocks & borders....

Tootsey Quilt - Redwork Embroidery

 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.     

Week by Week 1930s Sampler

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...

Winter Joy Quilt Pattern

Do you love winter but not the cold? Experience the beauty of winter with this stunning pieced quilt layered with easy to applique snowflakes. Finished size - 68 inches x 86 inches.