Christmas in November….snowflakes

By on 11-18-2010 in Christmas Patterns, Embroidery, Vintage Patterns

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This bright sunny snowflake was published in the McCall’s Fall/Winter 1972-73 Needlework Magazine. The yellow gives the snowflake a very “sun-like” appearance. I thought it would look great appliqued in white on a mid blue ground to look more like a real snowflake. Done as a bed-sized quilt would give it an Hawaiian look. Embroidered white on white, in faux suede and given a trapunto technique, it would make a modern, sophisticated pillow.

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McCall’s gave a 1/4 pattern. I have put it together for a full, round pattern.

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Christmas in October

By on 10-20-2010 in Christmas Patterns, Embroidery, Vintage Patterns

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Mr. and Mrs. Santa are wooden lawn figures, but wouldn’t they look great at big pillows? They were published in the Family Circle Magazine, December 11, 1984. They could also adorn a wall hanging, worked in Red work embroidery to be included in a vintage quilt or simply painted on smaller wooden plaques for ornaments. I wonder who the little girl is? Where is she now? She sure is cute.

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Ducks are now winging above us, heading south

By on 10-14-2010 in art quilts, Embroidery, Vintage Patterns

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I think this is the perfect time to post these two beautiful ducks. We have been seeing more ducks and geese in the air as the weeks go by. This pair of ducks were published in the McCall’s Needlework Magazine, Fall, 1977. How pretty they are. The black and white pattern shows the stitches as well as the borders of each section. Quilted on a black background using bright Mennonite colours these ducks would make a great gift for your favourite guy.

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Both ducks are in the 304kb pdf document: Embroidered Ducks, McCall’s Fall, 1977

Halloween Cats are Holiday “Purrfect”

By on 9-24-2010 in Embroidery, Vintage Patterns

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These cats from McCall’s Fall/Winter 1965-66 magazine are ready to “strut their stuff” under the moon on the spooky night. They were appliqued on a black pillow and would look just as good on a wall quilt along with ghosts and goblins. Created in less spooky colours and smaller eyes they would look great in a child’s room. One little cat would make a pin cushion stand out from all the others.

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