Quilt Revival: Updated Patterns from the `30s

With the need to ‘use it up and make it do’ during the Great Depression, quilting exploded in popularity. By the mid-1930s, over 400 newspapers printed block patterns on a regular basis. Author Nancy Mahoney was lucky enough to find scrapbooks filled with clippings of those patterns. She shares her favorites–along with simplified sewing techniques–in this rare collection.

• Eleven scrappy quilt patterns include ‘Chinese Checkers,’ ‘Patriotic Star,’ and ‘Treasure Chest’
• Designs feature 30s reproduction fabrics that capture the cheerful colors reminiscent of the era
• Block patterns are updated with quick cutting and piecing techniques–get that old-fashioned look in less time

With the need to ‘use it up and make it do’ during the Great Depression, quilting exploded in popularity. By the mid-1930s, over 400 newspapers printed block patterns on a regular basis. Author Nancy Mahoney was lucky enough to find scrapbooks filled with clippings of those patterns. She shares her favorites–along with simplified sewing techniques–in this rare collection.

• Eleven scrappy quilt patterns include ‘Chinese Checkers,’ ‘Patriotic Star,’ and ‘Treasure Chest’
• Designs feature 30s reproduction fabrics that capture the cheerful colors reminiscent of the era
• Block patterns are updated with quick cutting and piecing techniques–get that old-fashioned look in less time