Marking Out | Apartment Quilting | Putting Into the Frames | Quilting

We Have carried our story of quilt information through several chapters to help you decide on material, and patterns for piecing and quilting. We have told you how to cut and make up the blocks, and fit them together into a top. That is as far as most modern quilt makers care to go. It is usually the wisest thing here to call upon a professional quilter or your church "aid society" to complete the task—especially if you are inexperienced and the quilt top handsome. It is customary for the owner to furnish lining, cotton bat and thread. Usually the workers mark and quilt them, charging varying amounts in different localities and dependent on the local demand for such work, skill of quilting and the simplicity or elaborateness of designs used. We have known quilters to charge as little as 75 cents for a spool or as much as $5.00. This charge is based on the staple 100-yard spool. Number 50 white is the standard for ordinary materials, although some prefer number 60 or even 70 thread for use on fine cloth such as light satines.

Quilters always have their own collection of quilting patterns from which they evolve the right fill-in for every space, block patterns, borders, and little leaves, hearts or flowers for too wide spaced corners. However, many women of today with their artistic tendencies are using perforated patterns to stamp their own, rather than trust this most important part to the vagaries and whims of some dear old lady who marks out according to the same ideas she has had on all the quilts she has ever done. Besides, it is quite possible to get quilters who can quilt, but will not attempt the marking out. You see that part is apt to be a monopoly in the aid society. Sister Markham does all of that with a high hand and flourish, while the timid Sewell sisters quilt to perfection, but daren't trust their hands at the "art part." Remember that the section quilted around stands up, while the stitched part is held close. For instance in the Lone Star, we quilt on each tiny white diamond, and each colored diamond between puffs up.

"APARTMENT QUILTING"

Maybe this should be "compartment" quilting, but still it was originated for the woman who lives in tiny rooms, efficiency all over, even to finishing her full-sized quilt therein, to its last lovely stitch. This may be done in an apartment that can't accommodate a large picture frame, to say nothing of quilting frames! One young thing wrote, "We even have collapsible tooth brushes, and yet, I am quilting mine own quilt."
The secret is this, quilt the blocks separately, then set them together—a "makeshift," says grandmother with a sniff, "about as backwards as pickin' a chicken after it's baked." But oh, the modern methods we love, the jolly substitutions and short cuts that leave us time and energy for recreations like quilt making. So after the blocks are pieced, and the plain squares stamped for quilting we may cut a back and interlining the same size. Spread them smoothly on a table and baste around and through rather firmly. Then you may quilt them on the table, or on your lap, taking even stitches which go through the entire thickness. Some quilt a fourth of the quilt this way, or eighths, or single blocks. The quilted sections are joined by sewing top parts with a running stitch on the wrong side. Then smooth the interlinings of cotton to overlap about 1/4 inch, and sew back sections together with a blind stitch. The quilting is then continued along the join line.

Bias tape in white or a color may be used to cover all seams on the back, making a pattern of squares over it all.

PUTTING INTO THE FRAMES

The authentic way to quilt is to have a large frame into which the whole coverlet is stretched. The frame itself is so simply constructed that every household used to have its own. Four smoothed pine strips 2 inches wide by 3/4inch or 1 inch thick are cut in two lengths. Two long ones are possibly 9 feet long while the width pair may be 90 inches or only four feet. This half width frame means that you can put only half of the quilt in at a time; it saves room, but may sacrifice some in quilting smoothness. Round pieces are excellent for these side pieces, especially when there are accompanying uprights with holes bored to fit which makes the frame rather like a table. Clamps are preferred to bolts for holding the corners securely.

The side bars of the quilting frames should have a fold of ticking or heavy muslin closely tacked their entire length. Pin or baste the quilt lining to these so it will not sag during the days of work to come, one side to each bar. If using the narrow width frame, roll up the extra length at one end; stretch and secure the corners firmly. A lining is better cut several inches larger than the quilts' top as it may become frayed during this part of its useful history. Next the cotton bat is carefully unfolded and spread, and the top placed even more gently over this. Its edges are basted to the edge of the lining at the sides with perhaps a pinned on strip to wrap over the end for perfect smoothness. This is a step which requires precision, and discouragingly shows up any undue fullness or tightness that has occurred in your piecing. However, puffs will quilt down considerably. We saw a "Lone Star" that breezed up like a circus tent, quilt down to satisfaction.

QUILTING

Telling you how to quilt is almost as impossible to write in words as to describe an accordion without moving your hands. One quilter says use a short needle, another holds out for a long needle, nicely curved! After trying it and observing experts it seems to me that the trick is in sewing clear around and back again like your hand could roll about the small curved units, sort of a standing on your head effect. Aye, this is the rub that may keep the quilts of today from really rivaling the ones of yester-year. It is difficult to take small, even stitches, through three thicknesses, especially as one of these is rather heavy cotton. But the running stitches, must be even, must go clear through each time, and should be small. The position is rather awkward and tiring to one unaccustomed in the art. The left hand is held under the work, although sometimes it is the right hand under, as many expert quilters get ambidextrous. While some can quilt around and towards themselves, decidedly right-handed folks fasten the thread oftener, and always work from right to left.

No matter how beautifully you tat, embroider, play the mandolin or paint china—your first quilting will not be expert; this takes much experience and the novice cannot hope to acquire speed or perfection on her first quilt.

If you try quilting continuously for several hours your fingers are apt to become very sore. A remedy for this is to dip them in hot alum water which toughens the membrane. Thread pulled across the upper side of the right little finger often causes a blister. One way to avoid this is to wear a rubber stall over your finger, which protects it from blisters and bruises. One can only reach about a foot over the side of the frame. When you have finished some twelve inches roll up the quilt. Another section is then unrolled. This quilting and rolling and unrolling is continued until the quilt is finished. It is then taken from the frame and usually the edges bound with a bias band of material, either white or of the predominating color used in the quilt. This binding should be cut about an inch or an inch and a half wide. It is usually machine stitched on one side of the quilt then turned over and whipped down with small stitches.

BLAZING STAR

The Blazing Star is a glorious quilt in yellow and orange tones.    Finishing  with   2   two-inch   strips   it makes a top 80 inches wide by 92 long. Without border, the quilt is right for a twin bed, or border strips in white and yellow may be made.

IRISH CHAIN QUILT

THIS double Irish Chain has a beautiful apple green tint for the body of the quilt, with white chains centered by a dark green one patterning it all over. This finishes about 90 inches square with  the white border.

ROSE OF SHARON

Rose  Of  Sharon,  the  "Bride's quilt" of our fore-mothers finishes 87 inches wide by 93 inches long. Nine  large  applique  blocks and  three half   blocks,   together   with   the   plain white squares for  quilting,  and a colored scallop border make this top.

CHERRY BASKET QUILT

Basket is among the most charming of old-time favorites, and this version of pieced basket with applique handle is particularly quaint. It may be developed from the pattern in any color plan, but old-time calico prints, red and yellow sprigged with a fine unbleached, are exactly suitable. Blocks finish 12 inches square.

ORIENTAL POPPY

One woman said, "Before I catch the quilt fever, I'll have to see a pattern that's entirely different and stunningly beautiful!" The Oriental Poppy is in answer, and beside filling those requirements it is really quite simple to make. The pieced poppy is all straight sewing, the sort that may be run up on the sewing machine, while the bottom half of the block has two leaves and a stem that whips down by hand.

The original was gorgeous in two values of red, a flame and a scarlet, with the flower center of black, boilproof of course, and green applique.

BEAUTIFUL STAR

Variety is truly unlimited in the field  of quilts  and quilt making. That is one secret of the quilt fascination which charms from generation to generation.    So in the quilt pattern above, "Beautiful Star," its name is not
its chief claim  to distinction,  but the beauty of an all-over pattern, that particular "set" which requires no strips or plain squares. It is pieced in a chintz like calico print which makes part of the block and yet appears to set all blocks together.

The block itself is 10 inches square, not as simple as some to piece, and yet when a yellow oil print combines with dull red and "unbleached" in the blocks it makes a coverlet well worth working.

Materials Estimate: In making this quilt, 10 inch squares are set together to make an all-over pattern. Fifty-six blocks are required, 7 blocks wide by 8 long,  which,   plus  a  2-inch  border  of light color and one of print will finish the quilt about 78 by 88 inches. This requires 5 yards of print, 2 yards of dark and 2 yards of light for making the border, 9 yards in all, which may allow enough for binding.

The Maple Leaf, Shell, and Thistle designs could be used to good advantage in stamping the blocks singly for quilting, or the Snowflakes or Flowers after four blocks are joined. The pieced star quilts on the seam lines.

SHOO FLY

As Shoo Fly is one of the simplest of old-fashioned patchworks, both to cut and to piece, it would be good choice for one on which a little girl  could learn  sewing. Bits of her frocks and aprons with perhaps those of her youthful chums,  too, would make the blocks doubly interesting.

Patterns are cut from cardboard like the ones printed here, but the cloth could be cut 3-16 or a quarter of an inch larger all around to allow for seams. They then make a block 9 inches square which may be set together with 3-inch strips of white or some one color such as a blue calico print into a clever quilt top.

Materials Estimate: If using light blue for stripping and border with pink print and white blocks, alldw about 4 yards blue, 21/2 of white and 2 of pink print. This will total 81/2 yards.

Quilting suggestion: 8-inch Feather Circle.

BASKET OF ORANGES

Basket quilts are always endowed with a quaint charm that assures their popularity. There is the "Cherry Basket" which really shows no cherries, the "Grape Basket" sometimes called "Basket of Chips," and the Fruit Basket. There are numerous flower pot and basket designs with both pieced and applique posies above. But the "Basket of Oranges" with its naturalistic fruit and leaves atop a patchwork basket is especially charming.

If seams are added to the marking units here given, a block will finish about IOV2 inches square, right size for one of those cunning little tuck in pillows, or a border may be added for size. The cutting patterns here given really piece only the bottom half of the blocks; the large top triangle upon
which the appliques place will be identical in size with your pieced half. Allow 3-16-inch seam extra on all appliqué parts, also.

Materials Estimate: When set together on diagonal with plain unbleached blocks this takes 25 pieced 101/2-inch square blocks, 16 plain blocks, 16 plain half-blocks (cut diagonally) and 4 plain quarter-blocks for the corners. It requires 3/4 yard orange, 2 yards turquoise, 1 yard green and 51/2 yards unbleached or a total of 91/4 yards. The quilt top finishes about 75x75 inches, and extra borders may be added top and bottom for additional length.

One of those delightful "Running Vine" borders, most beautiful of the applique frames, would be wonderful on this quilt. The background could be about 10 inches wide, cut plain or shallow scalloped. On this a continuing S curved vine made of green bias fold with leaves to match, oranges slightly smaller than those in the baskets, and grapes cut the size of a quarter in turquoise.

A simpler border could be pieced from white and turquoise triangles and bordered with bands of green with an orange binding at the outside. Material estimate does not include borders.

The Cherry Basket quilting pattern is charming with this pattern, on the alternate plain squares.

PINEAPPLE

This very lovely old quilt design, X sometimes known as "Washington Pavement" is not nearly so intricate to make as you might imagine. The cutting is especially important as it takes so many even width strips, all with exact 45 degree angles at the ends. But the sewing is straight seams such as may be run on the machine. The pattern may or may not allow for seams, depending on the finished size of each block.

It is suggested for an all-over pattern. One of the most exquisite quilts we have ever seen was this pineapple cut small and done of all gorgeous bits of silk, working from very light center such as lemon yellow, shell pink or
ivory through varying values of light to dark with dark green, brown, wine red and even black for the large corner triangles. These corners each boasted a bit of silken embroidery, thus using odd scraps of floss with the old neckties, velvets, brocades, etc.

This may also be a wash material quilt of scraps, each block of white and
some one print, or running the sequence of color values from light to dark each time.
The blocks finish about 18 inches square, four blocks wide by 4 1/2 blocks
long would be good proportion, and two complete finished blocks could be cut in half if the seams were machine done.

Some women prefer to build this sort of block on a foundation of flour sack or such material, starting at the center square, of course, and covering to turn back each time. This way the center square is basted into position with raw edges left all around. The four dark triangles seam to turn back one over each side, with raw edges again to their outsides. Press, and repeat with the four shortest light blocks, etc. In quilt parlance this sort of technique was known as making a "pressed quilt."

A full sized Pineapple quilt will take about ten yards of cloth.

In quilting a design of this sort best results are obtained by stitching along the seams—say 3-8 of an inch either side of all piecing seams. Where the four triangles come together a design may be quilted, such as Thistles, Shells or Maple Leaves.  

ARABIC LATTICE

For those who want something different again and who do not mind fitting   around   corners   to   achieve the results we suggest "Arabic Lattice." The originator of this old pattern must have had a flair for the romantic as witnessed by the name as well as an aptitude for work,  as the little blocks are really difficult to piece.

Each finishes 51/2 inches square if seams are allowed extra and they must
be pieced in A and B style to set together alternately for the all-over pattern. These blocks in a continuing row turn an intriguing corner as well as making a single repeat border that is most effective.

A pieced center of 30 or 42 little blocks, within a wide band of plain color for fancy quilting, then a pieced border and a plain to finish would make a stunning quilt.

Material Estimate: Forty-two of the 51/2-inch blocks would finish into a center about 33x38 inches—6 blocks wide by 7 long. This center plus a 12-r'nch border of light blue, then a 51/2-uich pieced border, and last a 3-inch border of green, will make the completed quilt top 74x79 inches. This requires 5 yards of light blue and 41/2 yards of green, or a total of 91/2 yards of material.

For the intricately pieced center, lay out in straight lines for quilting and repeat the Tulip or Snowflakes designs for quilting the wide plain border.

FEATHER EDGED STAR

A Feather Edged Star, such as the block sketched here, is not such ?. quick  and easy thing to achieve, and yet when you consider that only 9 blocks are required for a quilt—and such a quilt—the undertaking is not so tremendous after all.

Little white and red triangles piece together into squares, then strips; they edge a triangle marked "8 yellow" and complete a larger triangle by adding the small diamond to which 2 tiny white triangles have been added. The large diamonds have triangles added to them to piece the center square, and the corner squares of white may be cut square  instead of pieced from triangles if the star is worked up in this sequence.

Seams are not allowed. The borders of plain which are added to make the
complete top the desired size are often wider top and bottom than side borders, so the finished top may be longer than wide.

Materials Estimate: Nine of the 25-inch blocks finish into a quilt top about
75x75 inches square, 3 blocks wide by 3 long. It requires 4 yards white, 4 yards red,  and 2 yards of yellow, or a total of 10 yards of material. This does not include border, In quilting an all pieced design, like this, simply follow the sewing seams. Small feather circle might be transferred onto the center star, and cable or feather band borders for edge bands.

INDIAN HATCHET

Warlike and treacherous as the name may sound, we guarantee this to be one of the most peace-fully simple little blocks to put together of all the old-time patterns. Many a little girl has learned to sew on Indian Hatchet blocks, although a mother perhaps supervised the cutting out

This should be accurately on the true bias with threads running parallel to the right angle sides. Seams may or may not be allowed additional to the sizes here given. Some women like their cardboard  patterns  to make  the line upon which to cut, while others prefer to mark around, cut a seam larger, then sew back to this line. If the pencil lines are on the wrong side of cloth, when the right sides face together to seam, this pencil line assures that accuracy which is the prime requisite of "piecing."

Material Estimate: Allow extra for seams to make these blocks 11 inches square. Twenty-eight pieced blocks set together with alternate plain squares make a quilt top about 77x88 inches, 7 blocks wide by 8 long. It requires 3 1-3 yards light, 2 yards dark, and 2 2-3 yards white for plain blocks, a total of 8 yards.  

GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN QUILT OR THE FRENCH BOUQUET

The lovely hexagon block quilts so popular at present are called by a variety of names and there are many ways of setting the hexagons together, too.

Hundreds of precise hexagons ready-cut means a real labor saving. If you are cutting your own, be careful to have one edge with the weave of the goods and all sides equal.

Seams are allowed on the unit hexagon pattern, although this may be larger or smaller to suit, just so the angles are the same and the six sides all equal. We have seen them only an inch across when finished, but a quilt of such small blocks is no temptation to the busy woman.

To make one block sew six orchid around 1 yellow center, 12 peach hexagons around this, then 18 green. Straight seams may be run on the machine first, two orchid hexagons together, three groups of three peach, and six groups of three green. Then the other seams which fit in at an angle are best run by hand. A pillow is one such block, appliqued onto white.

Setting the hexagons together is most easily done by sewing three white hexagons on opposite ends of blocks which alternate with plain ones into a strip 41/2 hexagons long. This will be about 63 inches or the width of the quilt center. Six such strips will finish about 76 inches long. A five-inch border of white all around augments this size to 73x86.

Yardage Estimate: Allow 1/4 yard yellow, 1 yard orchid, 2 yards peach, 3
yards green, and 33/4 yards white.

WRENCH

The wrench design is an authentic, old-time quilt pattern, and a very typical one, too.    Simple to piece, adapted to the use of odd scraps, "dark
and light," it still makes a charmingly conventional    coverlet   when    carefully completed.

Patterns for parts do not allow for seams to make a 10-inch block. Blocks may be set into a quilt top either with alternate plain squares or lattice strips 2 inches wide plus seams.

If using print and white for the blocks, we suggest the lattice strip method using a plain tint for this which matches the print in color.

Materials Estimate: Three yards plain pink, for instance, with 3 yards each of white and a pink print—9 yards in all—would make a pretty, full-sized quilt.

BROKEN DISHES

This is another example of charming quilts evolving from the simplest of cutting units. Here triangles  are arranged  into  a  sort  of  four patch as  shown. Then  four of these are four-patched together again into the broken dish block. These are all pieced exactly alike but turned at the different angle in alternate rows with the large plain white blocks between.

If seams are added the blocks will finish 11 inches square; if not, about 10 inches square.

This is an excellent pattern to select for using up odd bits of wash materials, especially if the complete top is planried carefully, with the lighter tint blocks to the center, and blues, pinks, etc., so placed that they repeat a color and balance each other. Old-time quilt makers always "laid out" a top on the bed and thus figured the number of blocks, color placing and the complete size.

Material Estimate: Twenty-eight 11-inch pieced squares set together with 28 white blocks as in the diagram, 7 blocks wide by 8 long, finishes about 77x88 inches. It requires 31/2 yards of white for the alternate plain blocks, 21/2 yards of light and 2/12 yards of dark for the pieced blocks, or a total of 81/2 yards.

The Snowflakes quilting pattern would be particularly good on the plain squares that alternate with the pieced broken dishes.

FLOWER POT

Could you see a Flower Pot block pieced with its four gay diamond flowers in their angular pot you would instantly know the reason for this quilt's popularity. It is a charming block when made with a pink, blue, yellow and lavender print diamond all in a green pot with white   background spaces. Or a still more modern effect of cactus may be obtained by using a terra cotta pot with alternate light and dark green diamonds on an unbleached background.

Add seams to the sizes here given for marking patterns and the block will finish about 73/4 inches square or 11 inches on the diagonal. If making a Flower Pot quilt, set the blocks together diagonally with alternate squares of white which may be quilted in a design made similar to the pieced blocks, or by using a Feather Circle or a Thistle.

Materials Estimate: Using 7 blocks wide by 8 blocks long, 56 pieced blocks. 42 plain blocks, 36 plain half blocks cut diagonally, and 4 plain fourth blocks for the corners will be needed. The finished quilt measures about 77x88 inches and requires 5 yards white, 2 yards variegated, 21/2 green, or 91/2 yards complete.

CLAY'S CHOICE OR STAR OF THE WEST

A Quilt pattern is ever so much more interesting if one knows its story. "Clay's Choice" is a very lovely block in its own right, but when it is traced back to the bitter Calhoun and Clay days one finds it as "Harry's Star," "Clay's Star," or "Clay's Choice" in the soft brown-tone prints of prewar days.

Then it becomes "Henry of the West" as the tide of empire surges Westward and another generation forgets Clay entirely and calls it "Star of the West." "Clay's Choice" or "Star of the West" is easily pieced if developed as shown in the sketch. It might be set together with alternate plain squares of either white or yellow.

Materials Estimate: Blocks finish 10 inches square. Set together with alternate plain squares of either white or yellow it requires 36 pieced blocks, 36 plain blocks. This allows 8 blocks wide by 9 blocks long so that the quilt finishes about 80x90 inches. It requires 11/2 yards of medium yellow, 11/2 yards white, 1 yard orange and 4 yards of either medium yellow or white for the plain blocks. This is a total of 8 yards. A Pineapple or Feather Circle would be effective for quilting pattern on the alternate plain blocks.

THE STRAWBERRY

His   intricate   block   has   another JL name   less   luscious   than   "Strawberry," but perhaps more colorful. It is sometimes called "Full Blown Tulip" and pieced with turkey red center, orange and lemon, set together on all green background it is gorgeous.    Lattice strips  instead of alternate squares make a beautiful all-over pattern when the top is completely set together.

The complete pieced circle with four corner triangles properly placed almost forms a square. Add to this the four outer strips each pieced of two odd white flanking a green triangle, and the block completes 12 inches square, or the pieced Strawberry may be appliquéd onto a 13-inch square, disregarding the odd pieces marked "8 white."

Material Estimate: Twenty-one 12-inch   pieced  blocks   set  together  alternately with 21 white blocks, 12 inches square, make a quilt 6 blocks wide by 7 blocks long and finishing about 72x 84 inches. This requires 11/2 yards green, I1/2 yards red print, 3/4 yard plain red, and 6 yards white, or a total of 93/4 yards.

A quilting pattern exactly like the pieced block can be made by tracing the
Strawberry design onto a brown paper, or use a 10-inch Feather Circle.

THE BUTTERFLY QUILT

Here is an entirely new quilt that you will want — it's so dainty, different and altogether stunning. Twenty-one butterflies in prints and plain colors of yellow, pink and blue are all in one delightful, rainbow-hued scheme. Or, you may use scraps of prints for top wings and plain cloth for lower wings; all different would surely make a quite permissible plan for butter-
flies.

For the entire quilt 9 yards of material are required which includes the white for plain blocks, color prints and plain percales in all three tints, and boil-proof black for the bodies. The Butterfly quilting design, shown on the quilted pillow in the sketch, would be lovely on the 21 alternate plain white blocks using a straight line lattice on the pieced ones.  

THE TRUMPET VINE

The Trumpet Vine is a very unusual design and makes up beautifully as you can see by the illustration. You will need eight and one-third yards of
material for the quilt top.

As a quilting pattern to use on the alternate plain white blocks, we suggest the Vine design at the lower left of the illustration.

DRESDEN FLOWERS

Seventy-One little embroidered squares set together in a definite plan, alternating with plain ones to make a pattern which crosses itself in diagonal lines of flowers, centering every large square with a flower wreath, block, is suggested here.

Two color schemes are suggested—rose, pink, orchid, sky blue and green
being one favorite, while coral, apricot, yellow, turquoise and green is another. In the first instance alternate blocks may be pink, orchid or blue, while yellow or green is recommended with the second grouping.

A CHARMING NOSEGAYQUILT

We Have offered many quilt patterns, but never have we shown a gayer one than the Nosegay quilt. If you choose, you may carry out the lacy nosegay effect by using white embroidery material.

The embroidery or lace holder for the nosegay may be made in several ways. On the original quilt an eyelet embroidery about 6 inches wide was used. It takes 3 1-3 yards for the quilt.

For a full size quilt, 80 by 84 inches, the following material is required: 9 1-6 yards high grade percale, or 9 1-6 yards of finest sateen, assorted colors.

IRIS APPLIQUE QUILT

Some like to piece, while others prefer applique, and then there's embroidery, but whatever your choice you should get the thrill of making a quilt.

The iris applique is assured of success because the design is so lovely, and
yet it is not intricate to make. Orchid and deeper violet, two values of green, darker for the leaves and a bit of orange embroidery make the blocks. It is set together in an unusual manner with narrow strips of green and small orange squares at each intersection, alternate blocks plain to allow for fancy quilting.

A quilting pattern of a conventional iris spaces beautifully on the half and
quarter blocks.

LET'S MAKE A PANSY QUILT

The Pansy Quilt is pieced of lavender and violet with a bright little center in yellow and green. Sixteen pieced blocks with alternating white squares are enough  for  even  a  full  sized  quilt  if borders are added as suggested in the small sketch.  

THE HONEYMOON   COTTAGE

Patchwork has nothing to do with    cross-patches, but as Mrs. Wiggs used to say, it is  "keepin' the peace and doin' away with scraps." You'll love to do something pieced for the treasure chest, maybe several quilts that will be cherished for a generation or  maybe   just  a   precious   "patchedy" pillow to start with.

The Honeymoon Cottage has a quaint old-fashioned charm that will appeal to all lovers of a squat, broad-eaved, little home with wide, hospitable doorway and fireplace. A block is simple to piece and when finished, measures about 12 by 15 inches. Twenty of the blocks set together with four-inch strips and six-inch border, make a quilt about 84 by 90 inches.

One block makes a clever pillow or stool top. A stool can be made at home by smoothly padding a board or shallow box and using wooden door stops, brass hooks, or large knobs, for legs. The edge finish for such a stool is a headed ruffle of green or any other color used in the pieced top.  

BEAUTIFUL PANSY APPLIQUE AND QUILTED QUILT

This is an applique pattern using that gentle  flower favorite, the  pansy, conventionalized somewhat to form a center border which is really just twelve blocks, each 12 inches square. This is surely reducing the number of blocks in a  quilt   to  a minimum,  yet   their   close position on the quilt gives the effect of generous, even prodigal profusion.

This quilt is developed in the triad scheme—two tones of orchid, two of orange, and a soft green which also makes the center square, an outer band
and binding with the remainder of white. The size of the finished quilt is 72 by 84 inches. Material assortment used in the original was 41/2 yards of white, 21/2 yards of green, and 1-3 yard each of the four other colors.

The quilting patterns suggested for making up this beautiful quilt include the center Feather Circle, 18 inches across, the Cable, Ostrich Plume, Feather Band, and Pineapple.

A BEAUTIFUL TULIP QUILT

The tulip is simple to do and is attractive in yellow, 'orange and green or rose and orchid with green on a white ground. It sets together like a  diamond  paned  window with white blocks and colored squares. This requires 20 blocks 101/2x19, and 81/2 yards assorted colors.

AN IRIS QUILT IS UNIQUE

This lovely  iris  makes up  into  a block about 14x17, so only 13 pieced blocks are used for the quilt.The blocks can be used to make a quilt or for the popular boxed pillows.

This quilt finishes 70x85 inches without border and requires 73/4 yards, six assorted colors.

MAKE A ROSE QUILT—OR PILLOW

These patterns piece a plump little rose in two values of pink with a yellow center, green leaves and applique stem. This stem curves over the alternating white blocks. Each block is 121/2 square and the quilt finishes 80x88. It requires 81/2  yards  of five  assorted colors.

SUNBEAM

Transforming sunbeams into a radiantly    beautiful    quilt    is    an achievement   worth   while.     Even one little 12-inch pillow pieced in this pattern from gay silk or calico leftovers is acceptable, while a whole coverlet of sunbeams   set  together   with   alternate white blocks is most attractive indeed.

The four pieces which form each little fan which fits  against the edge of center square sew together first. White edge blocks are then added, sewing onto the center square last.

Material estimate: A Sunbeam Block finishes 12 inches square which means about 17 inches diagonally. For a diagonally set plan, 25 pieced blocks alternate with 16 plain white, 16 half squares (triangles) and four quarter squares to make a quilt top about 85 inches square. You will need 1-3 yard orange, one yard yellow, one yard turquoise, 5 2-3 yards white. This is a total of 8 yards. One yard of orange additional makes a binding when cut into bias strips about 11/2 inches wide.

Quilting suggestions: The pieced blocks are almost always quilted by following the lines of the piecing. On this design a similar plan, that is like the pieced sunbeam, looks well on the alternate plain blocks, or a ten-inch Feather Circle may be used.

SEVEN STARS

Seven Stars is a romantic sounding name, but the quilt really deserves this lofty title.   It's a beauty, and the design formed by the  12 light diamond shaped units  within,  is  striking enough  to  warrant a third  color. For instance, use white for these, with the red and yellow prints suggested. This would mean 42 red diamonds, 12 white and only six yellow which sew in at the six outermost points of each block. Of course this is a rather difficult one to piece, as blocks sew in, rather than all going in straight seams.

Cardboard patterns are made exactly like the ones here given. Draw around these onto material, but cut a seam larger and then sew back to the pencil line. As the Seven Star block is a good 20 inches across, and about 24 long, set together on all sides with the large yellow triangles, it only takes from 9 to 16 blocks depending on the size and borders wanted, to make a quilt. We cannot give exact cutting pattern for the large triangle here, but it is easily made this way: Mark an angle from your diamond block, extend 12 inches from each apex and connect. This should make equal angles and equal sides, about 111/2 or 12 inches on each side.

Material estimate: Sixteen blocks without border finish about 86 by 96 inches. This requires ll/2 yards: 6 yards red, 41/2 yards yellow, and one yard of white for the inner diamonds.

Quilting suggestions: The Feather Circle, six inches in diameter, would make an interesting pattern for the large triangles.

TULIP APPLIQUE

Applique is a form of patchwork more pretentious and extravagant than the good old-fashioned "piecing" variety. One layer of cloth, wholly for decoration, is applied to the background material with either blind or fancy stitching.

This broad, sturdy tulip in its bright red and green prints is one of the old time appliques and therefore is more artistic when made in oil calicoes and brown muslin fabrics. The background blocks should be about seventeen inches square. Seventeen appliqued blocks with eight plain are used in the small quilt design sketched.

Patches should be cut larger than the patterns here given to allow for seams. The small red print diamonds are creased under at the two top edges and basted to come under the large red diamond. The order is first to crease, baste, then blindstitch, and press.

Material estimate: Ten yards are required for making the Tulip Applique including green for the binding. 61/2 yards white, 11/2 yards red, ½ yard red print, 11/2 yards green.

Quilting suggestions: The Conventionalized Rose and Bluebell would make a very satisfactory quilting pattern for this quilt. It is to be spaced twice into each block.

LITTLE BEECH TREE

This block is most easily pieced in sections as suggested by the extended lines. With these patterns cut a seam larger so they will finish as given  here, the  blocks  will  be twelve inches square. The tree trunk is appliqued  onto the 71/4-inch square, which square, by the way, has one small triangle clipped and replaced by a green one as shown in the sketch.

Colors may be in any scheme desired, orchid squares with deeper violet trunk, rose with horizon blue, or even a substitution of sky blue for white in the background with green or orange tint squares and a white birchlike tree trunk would be lovely.

Material Estimate: As marked on the diagram, the quilt would require about 6 yards of white for alternate plain and pieced blocks, 2-3 yard of gray, 1 1-3 yards of green. This is for 25 pieced blocks and if a green and gray border is to be "Used, allow one yard extra of each.

THE MEXICAN STAR

Recently a quilt collector found a   beautiful   old   "Mexican   Star" quilt up in the mountains of York State.    It was a handsome specimen in reds and blues.    How these same lovely patterns  are found North,  South, East
and  West testify  of  the  far-flung  ties that bound together the scattered settlersof Mexican  War days, when this  pattern was doubtless originated.

This is rather an intricate pattern to piece, but the effect when set together
as shown entirely of pieced blocks looks more beautiful than bewildering. If you are a quilt enthusiast, "Mexican Star" will tempt you.   Seams are not allowed.

A rather small center, with a band of unbleached, five or six inches wide, then a row of blocks and a final border of red or yellow makes a most interesting plan. Quilts are enriched by borders as pictures are by frames; and besides, this plain strip allows for a band of fancy quilting.

Material Estimate: The Mexican Star may be set together as shown in the sketch so the blocks make an all over pattern. A finished block is about 101/2 inches square. Made with 56 blocks, 7 blocks wide and 8 blocks long, a quilt will finish about 14 by 84 inches. This will require 31/4 yards unbleached, 2 yards of red print and 43/4 yards of yellow, ten yards in all.

THE FISH BLOCK

Usually it takes a splendid imagination to guess why our designing ancestors bestowed on their creations of squares and triangles such fanciful names. But here one can almost smell the salt water. Or if you have not the deep-sea eye for discovering marine life in calico, you still may appreciate in the Fish Block a most rhythmical and conventional design.

It finishes about 16 inches square if seams are added to the cutting patterns
here given. These parts should be traced on cardboard or heavy blotting paper. Draw around them onto your cloth, keeping a true bias on all of these angle lines. Cut a seam larger and sew back to the marked line. This would make a most suitable quilt for a boy's room, seaside cottage, or really any room where the furnishings are "homey" enough to require a patchwork coverlet.

Material Estimate: Thirteen pieced blocks, put together with 12 alternate white blocks, and finished with three-inch borders of both orange and yellow, will make a quilt about 82 inches square. This requires 5 yards of white, 3 yards of orange, and 3 yards of yellow. To make the quilt longer than wide, add a four-inch strip of white at the top and bottom before adding the border.

Quilting suggestion: An Anchor design will add just the right flavor to this
nautical design.

CORN AND BEANS

Perhaps it was corn and beans time of year when this lovely old pattern was first made into a quilted coverlet. Or it may have taken its homely name from the golden corn color with green and unbleached which formed its color scheme. Any patch-work can be made of odd scraps, but the quilts of today are more apt to be planned as are all of our surroundings for exact harmony and smartness.

Cardboard patterns are cut exactly like the three triangles above; they trace
onto material but cut a seam larger, as the patterns given are for the finished size to make into a block twelve inches square.

First piece four large triangles into a center square. Then piece four triangles B and add to form a larger square; then four blocks C, and finally
the other four large white triangles.

For a cunning little chair cushion, omit these last four corners, leaving an octagon shaped block to pad slightly and quilt. To set together into a quilt, use alternate pieced and plain blocks, with either diagonal or vertical placing, only place them so the large center triangles follow across in consistent order.

Material Estimate: For the alternate plain block plan you will need about five yards of white, and two each of the colors. Lemon yellow with lettuce
green would be dainty, or an apricot color with  light  blue-green,  almost a turquoise tint. This is also a good scrap pattern using darker prints with light ones, or plain and designed cloth with a plain tint or white for each block.

Quilting suggestions: Feather Circle in the ten-inch size or Snowflakes would be suitable.

ASTER OR FRIENDSHIP RING

Aster, Friendship Ring, Dresden Plate, or whatever you call it, this quilt is certainly one of the prime favorites of today. Like the Wedding Ring, it uses as many variegated prints as can be assembled, hence the "Friendship Ring" part of its name as one usually has to call upon many friends for a proper assortment.

Sew the twenty petals together, then turn in around the outside scalloped Edge and whip onto a fifteen-inch  or larger background block of white or unbleached muslin.

The center circle whips down last to finish the block and then the white underneath may all be cut out if so desired. Twenty-five blocks make a full size quilt, or twenty a twin size, with border as sketched, about 85 by 85 inches.

Material Estimate: Seams are not allowed, so cut enough larger than your pattern to allow for them. You will need 10 yards of material: 7 yards white or unbleached, and 3 of assorted prints—about 1-6 yard of each is the least one can buy.

THE MILL WHEEL

He Quilts of the general Mill J[ Wheel variety were exceedingly popular among old timers. In the "Base Ball" or "Boston Puzzle" only two corners were cut and filled in when the backgrounds were all dark and the four arc corners all light it was "Snow Ball." Watch your snip—only a few slight changes may produce the "Drunkard's Path" or a "Queen's Crown" !

Mill Wheel must have all pieced blocks to make a quilt top. As each block as sketched is 12 inches square, one can compute the number needed by the size she wants her finished spread. Allow seams extra and make all corners exact as any discrepancy will be noticeable when the wheels are fitted together.

Material Estimate: By using six of the 12-inch blocks across and seven down you will make a quilt about 72 by 84 inches. This will require 9 yards of material: 41/2  yards  dark and 41/2 yards of the light.

More distinction for less work may be achieved by a smaller center, plain border of the light six inches wide, then a pieced border, then a plain border of the dark six inches wide, finishing the quilt any chosen dimensions.

Quilting suggestions: The Maple Leaf would be lovely on each large unit,
or the Feather Rosette.

ZIG-ZAG

For a showy all-over pattern choose the Zig Zag, using two colors, or a riot or all colors. This pattern, two rows set together, finishing about five inches wide also makes a wonderful border where one wishes to add considerably to the area of some patchwork quilt.

Borders are so lovely on quilts that it is often well to plan the center part of a quilt small, using first a plain and then a pieced border, with perhaps a
plain strip again to finish all.

The triangles are sewed together into long strips of desired length for the width of quilt, then the long strips sewed together as shown in the sketch.

Material Estimate: If all cloth is cut a seam larger than the patterns mark, each row requires 30 large triangles, half light, half dark, and two small triangles for the ends. Thirty four rows this wide make a quilt about 80 inches wide by 90 inches long. It requires 41/2 yards light and 41/2 yards
dark.

FRUIT BASKET

Fruit Basket, finishing about twelve  and a half inches  square, makes  a  cunning  little  pillow as sketched.

When used for a quilt it alternates with plain squares for fancy quilting set together in a diagonal checkerboard fashion which finishes at the edges with half blocks of white. Any colors may be used. Or bright scraps of odd color, blue, orange, red, violet and yellow might be used hit and miss for the upperer triangles with the baskets all in brown or green.

Oblongs 21/2 by 71/2 and large right angle triangles 71/2 inches on the like sides may be used for the basket and section above it instead of piecing these from the small pieces. These sizes do not all allow for seams.

Material Estimate: It will take 81/2 yards of material, 6 of white and 21/2 of color for a full size quilt.

Quilting suggestions: The Cherry Basket would be lovely on the alternate
plain blocks, as it places diagonally and is a harmonizing design.

ROAD TO OKLAHOMA

Some of our quilt followers ask for harder and more intricate patterns and some for something good looking that  beginners  can make.    That's fair enough. Some of us never would attempt the "Rising Sun" or "Kaleidoscope."

"The Road to Oklahoma" is extremely simple to piece and it may be made of scrap materials. Yet when it is set together so that the little dark squares make a continuous path across the quilt, it is charming.

This quilt block some way suggests wings—well, why not, isn't the road to Oklahoma today an airway?

Blocks cut a seam larger to finish twelve inches square, or they may be the seam less and finish about ten and one-half inches.

Material Estimate: These blocks are 12 inches square and there are 42 blocks for the complete quilt, 21 pieced and 21 plain, which finishes about 72 or 84 inches. It requires 9 yards of materials, 6 of light and 3 of dark.

Quilting suggestions: Horn of Plenty is an unusual quilting pattern, or a Feather Circle 10 inches in diameter.

LOG CABIN

Here is a prime favorite of quilt makers for using silk scraps, and really for a slumber robe or fancy counter-pane, a Log Cabin, properly shaded in light and dark is a thing worth cherishing. Old neckties, bits of sturdy ribbon, soft wool with silks and velvets, come into a glorified reincarnation when cut into inch or inch and a half wide strips varying from one to nine, eleven or even thirteen inches in length, and sewed together as shown into blocks.

There is one center square of light, the very lightest, to two dark squares, each 2 inches longer than the one preceding, and the two longest ones of light to finish every block. Contrast between light and dark should be marked with the lightest values for the smaller pieces toward the center. Long dark strips may end with black each time, but should start with wine color, cinnamon brown or such.
This pattern gives the first four "Logs" in the Log Cabin block. To make a block 13 inches square as the small diagram indicates, extend the three additional light and two additional dark logs 2 inches in length each time.

Another and perhaps more common way to build the "Logs" of color into blocks is to start with one square each of dark and light sewed together into a little oblong. Onto this sew a light oblong making a square. Onto this a dark oblong of the same size, 1x2, so that it goes across the end of the square formed by the little dark square and the end of the oblong.

From here on it is easy, alternating light and dark stripes of equal size but each pair one square  longer  than the pair before. These additions rotate around the center, right, bottom, left, top, right, etc., until a desired size block is built. The light finishes all across one side diagonally and the dark across the opposite.

Any Log Cabin quilt sets together entirely of pieced blocks, but there are at least four ways of doing this. After you have unit blocks completed it is well to experiment by laying them together for a plan you like best. With all dark corners—say at the upper right—so rows of dark and light triangles stair-step in even rows across the entire top, it is called "Straight Furrow."

A complete plan which backs four dark corners together for the quilt center, with a surrounding square of twelve turned in light ones, this having 20 dark halves around it, etc., is called the "Barn-Raising"—that is, if the whole is diagonally placed.

Where light alternates with dark in twos or fours, it is just Log Cabin, and all are lovely where the colors are rich.

THE BIRD LIFE QUILT

Stamped blocks are available today for many delightful quilts like the one suggested here, in which each of 24 bird friends is designed to fit a 9-inch square. You should have no difficulty in embroidering them; the work is mostly outline stitch with some wings and tails blanket-stitched to make a feathery edge.

Fifteen skeins of thread in all colors would be needed to work the blocks. It requires seven yards for the quilt top and 21/2 yards of 81-inch sheeting for lining.

DAISY CORNER

A Perforated pattern of proper quality may be placed wherever one wishes it, stamped, replaced and re-stamped a great number of times. The daisy corner is not a large pattern, only nine inches along its longer side, yet by combining it with itself it may be used on nine-inch squares or 12-inch squares as shown in the sketch, or repeated for a six-inch border with interesting corners.

Nothing makes a more intriguing set of embroidered quilt blocks than flowers. In this suggested design 25 stamped blocks 9 inches square alternate with 24 plain blocks of blue or any color to make a quilt top about 63 inches square. A nine-inch border, pieced or plain, brings the quilt size up to about 81 inches square or if you prefer a quilt longer than wide add wider plain color strips at the ends. The Four Flowers makes a lovely quilting design for nine-inch squares.

GOOSE TRACKS

It Is interesting to note among the real old-fashioned blocks, the names and designs inspired by some track or foot print. There are Crow's Foot, Goose Tracks, Turkey Tracks, Bear's Paw, a lovely one called "Steps to the Altar" and the equally enchanting "Drunkard's Path." "Devil's Claws" is also a handsome block even when pieced of fiery red and white.

But to come back up to earth, Goose Tracks is really a charming old pattern, for either a two- or three-color combination. One follower of quilts sent in a sample of this block pieced in red, white and green which she called "Pride of Italy." The red was used for the diamond-shaped blocks with green for the square and 4 triangles marked blue.

Allow seams extra to the cutting sizes here given and a block will finish about 11 inches square. This quilt sets together with alternate white blocks, 6 blocks wide by 7 blocks long plus a 3-inch border and it finishes 72 by 83 inches. You will need 21/4 yards of blue material and 61/2 yards of white.

The Snowflakes design or a ten-inch Feather Circle would be suitable to quilt on the alternate blocks.

BABY'S BLOCKS

The Baby's Blocks patchwork has to be rather carefully pieced on account of the corners coming exactly together to produce that charming but puzzling geometric effect.

For a baby quilt in white, pink and rose, or three tints of blue this makes a cunning coverlet with edges left in points as it finishes, being then bound in the darkest of the tints.

As a quilt for the boy's bed it is quite masculine in unbleached, tan and red, different values of green or any scheme to harmonize with his room.

Equal amounts of three colors are used in this coverlet. We suggest for a full-size quilt 3 yards each of light, medium and dark. For a twin size, 21/2
yards each of three colors and for a crib quilt, 1 yard of each color.

Quilting would be confined to very simple lines, such as follow the seams
oblfquely across in two directions would be practical and effective.

CROSSED CANOES

You will not be getting into very deep water if "Crossed Canoes" should be your selection for a quilt to try. There are only three seams to each quarter block as you can see by the small sketch, then the fourths sew
together into a 14-inch square.

These blocks set together with white lattice strips about 3 inches wide with the dark boats pointing one way and the white ones forming an opposite diagonal pattern across the quilt. With a 3-inch border top and bottom, 25 blocks set together with 3-inch strips between will finish about 79 by 85 inches. A third color, red print for instance, could be used for the four dark
triangles, leaving blue only on the four large parts here marked blue.

In cutting allow a seam all around in addition to the sizes here given. Diagram A shows how an acute angle is trimmed, rather than extend it away past the line marked by your cardboard pattern. This quilt will require 31/2 yards of blue and 51/2 yards of white.

An Anchor would be clever in design to quilt on the alternate blocks.

MONKEY WRENCH OR SNAIL'S TRAIL

This stunning quilt is one of the best examples of how an exceedingly simple block may be set together into an intricate pattern. Pieced blocks of squares and triangles cut from the given patterns and pieced as shown, alternate with 10-inch plain blocks, dark in one row and light in another. It really isn't hard to do, although each "monkey wrench" must be turned at a certain angle, one way in the row with large light squares and a turn further around in the next row with dark alternate squares.

Make cardboard cutting patterns of the four patterns here given. Mark around each with a lead pencil and cut a seam larger, sewing back to the pencil lines.

All blocks must be pieced exactly alike so they stack with light on light and dark on dark. A block that "unwinds" backwards ruins the all-over pattern. The Monkey Wrench blocks finish 10 inches square. A top 70 by 80 inches plus a 2-inch border of each of the two colors, brings the size to 78 by 88 inches. You will need about 41/2 yards of each color material for this size. A Snowflakes design, Horn of Plenty, or Four Flowers would be right for quilting on the plain blocks.

HOUSE ON THE HILL

Most naturalistic of all the old time quilt blocks are the House or Cabin patterns which piece with roof, chimney, windows, door, etc. You may have difficulty in distinguishing between a patchwork "Pineapple" and "Washington's Pavement," but House on the Hill really looks like that. This is a cunning, dumpy little cottage with a variety of units, but very easy to piece once the materials are cut. The roof could be all in one piece, three times the width of the block here given, but the smaller pieces with seams make it a bit more natural. The Hill block may be lighter green, plain or a flowered green print 31/2 by 121/2 inches.

All cloth is cut a seam larger than the patterns mark. The finished blocks should be set together with green or print lattice strips about 5 or 6 inches wide to place the houses apart in the quilt. A border with tulip corners would be right to quilt on these strips. Quite a wide border of ivory, blue, coral and green strips would make a lovely edge.

House on the Hill is a 121/2-inch block and requires 20 blocks, 4 blocks wide by 5 long with 5-inch strips between and a 7-inch print border all around to finish 84 by 96 inches. You will need 1 yard of print, 1 yard blue, 1 yard coral, 1/2 yard green and 11/4 yards ivory. This 43/4 yards is for blocks only. Allow 43/4 yards extra of the print, blue or green, to set blocks together and make border.

SPIDER WEB

Spider Web blocks are rather particular piecing to make them lie perfectly flat when done. Most triangular pieces can be cut on a true bias with threads on two sides parallel with the weave of the material. But this, not being a right triangle, can not cut a true bias which means care must be taken to keep the long sides from stretching.

Piece the bases onto the long triangles first, then sew four pie-shaped pieces together for each half block. Put on the corner triangles, and sew one long seam through to complete.

For a full size quilt set together with white 11-inch squares, allow 51/2 yards of white and 3 yards of a color. You will need 28 pieced blocks and 28 plain ones, or 7 blocks wide by 8 blocks long, making the quilt finish 77 by 88 inches.

For a twin size estimate the length of course is always the same, but the width may be planned any size from 63 inches to 78 inches depending on how much one wants it to hang over the sides, how deep the springs and mattress total, etc. For a Spider Web Quilt, twin size, you may use 6 blocks by 8, finishing 66 by 88 inches, which would require about 21/2 yards of light color, with 43/4 yards or dark.

The Wedding Ring Special quilting pattern could be easily adapted to quilt
the spider web blocks, using the small flower for a border or lattice strips.

HONEY BEE

Here is a charming example of a quilt design combining both piecing and applique. A little nine patch block is used as the center block of another sort of nine-patch the other sections of which have appliqué as shown in the small sketch. These patterns may or may not allow for seams depending on the size you want the finished block.

It is a bit less ravelly to piece the entire block first and applique the bee's wings and bodies afterward. This is done by creasing a seam width back all around each piece, basting them carefully in place and then whipping or blind-stitching to the white background. Honey Bee blocks are much more attractive when set together with large plain white squares than just the one block suggests.

The quilt is 7 blocks wide by 8 blocks long and will finish about 77 by 88 inches. Or a smaller center with a 5-inch white border, appliqued with gold and blue "bees" would be unusual. This quilt will require 7 yards of white, 11/2 yards of gold and 3/4 of a yard of light blue.

The Snowflakes or a ten-inch Feather Circle would be effective on the odd
blocks.

CHURN DASH

The Churn Dash is only another variety of nine-patch, one with a name that looks very like the object specified.

These patterns make a block 9 inches square if seams are allowed additional to the units here given. Odd scraps may be used for the different blocks, especially when set together in some definite order. Lightest prints to the center shading to the darkest in the outer rows gives a plan to the whole. With lattice strips of some one color about 2 inches finished, the churn dash makes a clever coverlet.

This quilt, 7 blocks wide by 8 blocks long, will finish about 75 by 86 inches. You will need 3 yards of white, and 51/2 yards of print would be used if the block set together with print strips. If set together with alternate white squares, these amounts would reverse, 3 of print and 51/2 of white.

With this plan one might use Horn of Plenty to quilt on the alternate squares or the Four Flowers.

CHERRY BASKET

In The Cherry Basket we have a pattern that requires only half of the blocks pieced. It sets together always with alternating squares on the
diagonal, filling in at the four sides of the quilt with white half-blocks to complete. There are several basket versions but this one with appliqued handle and pieced basket is particularly effective. It makes a block 12 inches square, patterns for all parts being here given except the large triangle upon which the handle is appliqued. This is easily cut by taking any paper at a right angle, measuring 10 inches down each side and drawing across.

Make your set of cardboard patterns exactly like the ones here given. These do not allow for seams; draw on the cloth around cardboard, but cut a seam larger and then sew back to the pencil line. Cherry Basket makes a good number to select for one of those popular patchwork pillows, as well as for a Colonial quilt. It takes 25 pieced blocks, 16 plain blocks, and 16 plain half blocks cut on the diagonal for sides, also 4 plain one fourth blocks cut on the diagonal for the corners. Allow 6 yards of unbleached, 2 yards of brown print and 11/2 yards of red print.

The Cherry Basket quilting pattern is especially designed to go with this block.

DUTCHMAN'S PUZZLEAND WINDMILL

The two triangles on this page are the basis of a "double header" number with no additional charge for admission! In two clever ways it proves what can be done with a pair of triangles, one, half the area of the other, by using white and two colors.

In Dutchman's Puzzle two smaller triangles add to a larger about like the cutting chart patterns are placed, and this twice done forms a square, 14 of the finished block. The darker always points into the lighter and thus the Puzzle is solved into a 12-inch block. Windmill is quite a different arrangement, even more simple which makes a block 81/2 inches square.

A windmill quilt 85 inches square takes 100 81/2-inch blocks, 50 of them plain and 50 pieced. Allow 43/4 yards of white, 1 yard light blue and 13/4 yards dark blue, or 71/2 yards of material.

Dutchman's Puzzle, on the upper left, can be made of red print, yellow print and unbleached muslin, making the 4 large center triangles red print, the four large outer triangles yellow print and the 16 small triangles of the unbleached. There will be 28 pieced blocks and 28 plain blocks, making a quilt 84 by 96 inches, or 7 blocks wide by 8 blocks long. A quilt of this size requires 11/4 yards red print, 11/4 yards yellow print and 61/2 yards unbleached muslin.

Six-inch Feather Circle or the Thistle would be right size for the Windmill
block, while the Snowflakes or a 10-inch Feather Circle would fit the Dutchman's Puzzle.

MERRY GO ROUND

This is an admirable design for using odd scraps of bright wash goods; each block may be a different color so long as the light and dark value remains about the same. The thing that makes so many old quilts disreputable looking is a few really dark blocks, navy blue, or lead colored percale, irregularly spaced and showing up like great holes in an otherwise light colored pattern of pinks, yellow and pale blue. There must be a plan for the whole quilt when using scrab bag pieces. These cutting units may or may not be cut a seam larger than the sizes here given. The Merry Go Round block as shown is really four blocks all exactly alike. By using these units and allowing for a seam, 9 pieced blocks 18 inches square will be needed. Set together with 18 strips cut to finish 41/2 by 18 inches. Fill in the square at the end of these strips with a 41/2-inch pin wheel like the unit in the center of the block. Eight of these small squares will be needed. Put the 4 1/2-inch strip at each end, but not on the sides of the quilt, to add length. This makes a finished quilt about 85 inches wide by 94 inches long; requires 61/2 yards white with 21/2 yards of colored material.

BLAZING STAR

There are ever so many quilt patterns but none are more charming than this shaded eight-point one often called the Blazing Star. Eight little diamond-shaped four patches are pieced and set together with background triangles to form the block.

Any grouping of colors may be used, and a third color, as lighter yellow or pale green with the above plan of yellow and orange could be used instead of the white diamonds. With seams added to the cutting patterns here given the block finishes about 131/2 inches square, or without seams added, 12 to I21/2 inches.

This quilt sets together with alternate plain blocks, and includes 21 pieced blocks, 21 plain blocks and is 6 blocks wide by 7 blocks long plus a 2-inch border which makes it finish about 80 by 93 inches. It requires 1 yard orange, 1 yard yellow and 61/2 yards of white. Allow one yard extra of orange for the border.

THE QUILT'S LINING

The Lining is quite important. It must be soft, without starch filling, and should match the texture of the pieced top as nearly as possible, as a soft sateen lining with sateen top. For wide quilts allow 3 widths of 36-inch material, having the center one full width and tearing equal parts off of the outer two, or using two full widths with a narrow center strip.

There is an excellent soft sheeting woven especially for quilt linings in white. Two and a half yards is ample for most quilts.

Colored sheeting is sometimes used for quilt linings also, but it comes in a
heavier weight. Colored 81-inch sheeting is a good background for quilt tops where a large central applique plan is used or for such designs as the Rose of Sharon, Hollyhock Wreath, or Tulip applique.

Colored linings in some repeat tint from the quilt top are justly popular, and in some ways more practical than white linings.

YARDAGE ESTIMATES

We have had yardage estimated for the hundred and one patch-work patterns in this book. Should you wish to know how much material to buy for some other patterns, the method is this: Take one block, and make a tracing of each part the number of times it appears in that block. Estimate the area covered; for instance, there are 6 blue triangles of one size and 4 blue squares in a block with white and a print. The six blue triangles take a space say 4 by 12 and the squares 4 by 16. This will total 4 by 28. There are 18 blocks in the quilt—4 inches will cut 9 times out of 36-inch width—two times 28 is 56 inches so we will allow at least 60 inches or 1 2-3 yards of blue. They will not always figure out to perfect advantage, using every inch, so be are often difficult to match later.