DellaJane: Vintage Quilt Books, Patterns, Ephemera

In no particular order, you will find vintage (1970s and older) quilt books, patterns and oddments. And there may be a few newer items that seem to fit well here. You might also be interested in newer quilting and sewing books

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Mountain Mist Snowbound #46
$5
Paper Cover from Mountain Mist's Blue Ribbon All Cotton Batting. About 35 x 22". Pattern on inside of wrapper is Mountain Mist's Snowbound, Pattern No. 46. Complete instructions for quilt, including quilting suggestions. A complete list of the 130 patterns in the series included. Outer cover shows color pictures of 25 other patterns from the series. Paper Cover has been folded to 11 x 9". Dated 1982, this wrapper comemmorates Mountain Mist's 141 years in Quilt Batting Industry.

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Mountain Mist Bed of Peonies #62
$5
Paper Cover from Mountain Mist's Dacron Polyester Fiberfill Batting with Glazene finish. Pattern for Mountain Mist #62 - Bed of Peonies printed on inside. Quilt is 81" x 96". Outer cover shows color pictures of 20+ other patterns from the series. Wrapper has tears in middle where it has been folded. Copyright 1936. This date is copyright of pattern, not when wrapper was printed.

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Mountain Mist Twinkling Stars #96
$5
Paper Cover from Mountain Mist's Dacron Polyester Fiberfill Batting with Glazene finish. Pattern for Mountain Mist #96 - Twinkling Stars printed on inside. Quilt is 81" x 96". Outer cover shows color pictures of 20+ other patterns from the series. One of these has been cut out. The missing portion includes only general instructions from the quilt. Copyright 1946. This date is copyright of pattern, not when wrapper was printed.

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Morning Glory Clipper Quilt
$2
A single sheet, 8.5" x 14" of golden letter paper. Titled "Your Bonus Clipper Quilt Design by Morning Glory". Instructions include template for block, quilt layout, color suggestions and fabric requirements, assembly and quilting instructions. Dated 1978.

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15 Quilts For Today's Living
Quilt Book 3. Softcover, 32 pages. ©1968 Graphic Enterprises Inc. This book contains very good instructions and full-size templates for an assortment of quilts. Tomorrow's Heirloom (made of pieced diamonds), Quilt In A Modern Decor (pieced), Pennsylvania Dutch (appliqued flowers), The Scotch Quilt (pieced plaid look), Spanish Grillwork Quilt (curved piecing), The Patch Quilt (hexagons), Snowflake Quilt For the Ski Hut (fold, cut, applique snowflakes shown on cover), Tailored Quilt for the Man Who Likes His Comfort (HST), Seashells for the Cottage By the Sea (clamshells), French Provencial Quilt (plain blocks alternating with appliqued fleur de lis), Out of This World Quilt For A Little Astronaut (one block), Quilt For the Little Princess (floral applique) and Baby's Quilt (pieced rocking horse).
$7
Copy 2: Excellent condition. This is NOT the copy shown in photograph with torn corner.

SOLD Copy 1: Very good condition, top right hand corner of cover is torn off (this is copy in photograph).

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All-Time Quilt Favorites
SOLD
Quilts include Butterfly, Double Four-Patch, Oriental Poppy, Wild Goose Chase, Sunflower, Pansy, Crown of Thorns, Double Wedding Ring, Sunbonnet Sue, Sweetheart Quilt, Grandmother's FLower Garden, Pineapple, Hollyhock, May Basket, Black-Eyed Susan, Yankee Puzzle, Oak Leaf, Attic Windows, Honey Bee and Bow Tie. Quilting designs are also included. Illustrations are in color. Softcover, 50 pages. Undated.

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Flower Quilts
SOLD
Flower Quilts, A Dozen Favorites from Grandmother's Garden: Complete Instructions for A Memorable Pioneer Collection. Quilts includes are Flower Basket, Iris, Sunflower, Primrose, Bleeding heart, Sweet Clover, Sprin Tulips, Pansy, Rose of Sharon, Poppy, Morning Glory and Poinsettia. Undated.

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Easy Quilts
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3500. Includes 12 pieced and 4 applique quilt patterns: Man in the Moon, Butterfly, Old-Fashioned Rose, Rosy Wreath, May Basket, Double Irish Chain, American Beauty Rose, Drunkard's Path, Wedding Ring Bouquet, Aunt Eliza's Star, Milady's Fan, Wild Goose Chase, Overall Boy and Sunbonnet Girl, Flying Swallows, Rising Sun and Baby Aster. Undated.

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Quilts Heirlooms of Tomorrow
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3780, 16 Patterns: Clamshell, Log Cabin, Rail Fence, Road to California, Union Star, Old Tippecanoe, Kansas Trouble, Wild Goose Flight, Clays Choice, Star of North Carolina, Boston Puzzle, Washington Sidewalk, Missouri Puzzle Lincoln's Platform, Georgetown Circle and Yankee Pride. Undated.

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Quilts
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Aunt Martha Book 3614, 14 Quilt Patterns Plus Borders and Quilting Designs: Tulip, Trip Around the World, Basket of Roses, Faithful Circle, Patch Blossom, Triple Rose, Indian Plume, Texas Star, Dogwood, Memory Chain, Pansy, Arrowhead Puzzle, Checkerboard and Rock Garden. Undated.

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Bold and Beautiful Quilts
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Aunt Martha Book 3778. 16 patchwork quilts include Dresden Plate, Cathedral Window (shown on cover), Robbing Peter to Pay Paul, Diamond Beauty, Time and Tide, Star of Stripes, Wedding Ring Tile, Star Flower, Arrow Point, Squares and Stripes, Double Tulip, Guiding Star, Triple Irish Chain, Dutch Rose, Crossroads and Little Red Schoolhouse. Undated.

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Quilt Designs, Old Favorites - and New
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3175. Patterns for pieced and appliqued quilts. Star of Bethlehem, Patch as Patch Can, Stars and Stars, Daisy Fan, Missouri Daisy, Captive Beauty, All American Star, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Moring Glory Spray quilt, Ferris Wheel, Democrat Rose, Sunbonnet Sue, Puss in A Corner, Lucky Clover quilt. Undated.

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Aunt Martha's Favorite Quilts
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3230. 17 quilt patterns pieced and appliqued. Patterns include 54-40 Or Fight, Double Wedding Ring, The Gardner's Prize, Nine-Patch Star, Toy Chest, Tulip Basket, Friendship Dahlia (quilt and apron), Carnival Time Quilt, Ragged Ann and Andy Quilt, Maple Leaf, The Great Circle Quilt, Colonial Garden, Forget Me Not, Hands All Around, Chain of Diamonds, Wild Rose (quilt and placemats), Kansas Dug-out, plus Child's Towel & Wash Cloth Set. Cover is in color, illustrations and diagrams in blue & white with some color. Excellent condition. Undated. Two copies available.

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Quilts, Modern - Colonial
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3333. Patterns for Cutting Guides with complete directions. Fifteen page booklet has directions for 15 pieced and 4 applique quilts. Patterns: Shadow Star, True Lover's Knot, Bow Tie, Necktie, Tree of Paradise, Tulip and Rose, Pinwheel, Mother's Dream, Pointed Tile, Eight Diamonds and A Star, Fan Patchwork, Crib Quilt, Ocean Wave, Radiant Star, Aunt Martha's Rose, Windmill, Iris Quilt, Snowball, String of Beads. Illustrated in two colors, some quilting motifs. Undated. Two copies available.

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Patchwork - Plain and Simple
$5
Aunt Martha Book 3779, a book of easy patchwork quilt patterns. 16 patterns, complete instructions. Patterns include Magic Squares, Exploding Stars, Shadow Box, Baby's Block, Pine Tree, Hatchet, Cross Patch, Constellation, Nine Patch Plaid, Quilter's Surprise, Tumbler, Triangles, Frame A Print, Wandering Diamond, Five Patch, The Breeches. Cover is in color, all illustrations and diagrams in black & white. Another version has title "Patchwork Simplicity". Excellent condition. Undated, circa 1977.



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