I’ve noticed a number of quilting sites that offer free patterns for various projects. Among those with interesting patterns is Goldern Quilts, which offers “free quilt patterns from past issues of McCall’s Quick Quilts.”
The directions are very precise and give fabric amounts, pattern pieces, and construction tips. Some of the patterns are: Summer Spirit, 30s Something, […]
I carry with me an envelope containing pieces of old fabric from a quilt my mom and dad received as a wedding gift in 1934. If Mother ever told me who made it, I don’t recall now and wish I could. I think it was someone in her family.
The quilt contained many pieces and was […]
Quilts with a flower garden theme often remind me of my grandmother who taught me to make patchwork quilts. Then when I see the Grandmother’s Flower Garden design, I think of the lovely flowers that abounded in the yard of her farmhouse. We had flowers at our farm, but nothing compared with […]
When I was a child, we made cards with floral designs, created May baskets for flowers, and looked forward to seeing spring flowers bloom. Leaving May baskets at someone’s door and dashing away before they appeared became a custom in many places. Although we didn’t do this, we children did make baskets and collect flowers for […]
Ruby McKim’s quilt patterns, instructions, and history now appear in the e-book, Two Hundred and One Vintage Quilt Patterns. These include the patterns and information in her famed book, 101 Patchwork Patterns, that quilters have enjoyed for years.
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Ruby McKim wrote the classic quilt pattern book, 101 Patchwork Patterns, many years ago. She became well-known in the quilting world before she died.
Now her granddaughter, Merrily McKim Tuohey, with the encouragment of Ruby’s family, has set up a web site, McKim Studios , with stories of her life, quilts, patterns, and other treasures.
At WomenFolk.com, […]
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