Charise, thank you so much for bringing these beautiful vintage kansas city star blocks back to life. Kansas city star quilt patterns in quilt patterns for sale. All patterns printed full size and spiral bound pig in the sty is one of 26 patterns in the farm life quilt, volume qp2. The pattern also includes templates for star and liberty eagle motifs to be used in quilting. Kansas city star quilts is a tradition started in 1928 of bringing you the finest in quilting patterns and. Love your blogspot and virtually everything that you do. Kansas city star quilts kansas city star quilts continues the tradition started in 1928 of bringing you the finest in quilting patterns and books facebook tiernan doose cibolo said. Vintage kansas city star block of the month the jolly. Quilt block 10 patterns 1930 kansas city star vintage. Handy andy, hovering hawks, hourglass, jack in the pulpit, jobs troubles, josephs coat, kansas sunflower, lilies of the field, memory lane, ocean waves quilt patterns. June butterfly quilt pattern 1931 kansas city star vintage crafts and more. A time when every little fabric scrap was saved and used to make a functional quilt.
In 1928 the kansas city star newspaper started publishing quilt patterns for their readers. The kansas city star collection is perhaps the bestknown quilt pattern collection of the many dozens that have been published since the late19th century. The shop owner told me a man whose grandmother had recently passed away brought the patterns to her, because he just couldnt imagine throwing them away and thought she might be able to find a good home for them. My question is this, how many blocks will we be making. Get full access to the kansas city star content across all your devices. More than fifty thousand contemporary and traditional quilts at your fingertips, plus journals, essays, galleries, lesson plans and more featured on the quilt index. See more ideas about vintage quilts patterns, antique quilts patterns, quilt block patterns. American quilters society kansas city star quilts sampler. Vintage kansas city star block of the month the jolly jabber. Kaleidoscope quilt pattern 1930 kansas city star vintage. Lynne also shares the story of ktq, along with recollections of her familys kansas history. Vintage lot of 9 quilt block patterns that were clipped from old kansas city star newspapers from the 1930s and 40s.
Get the best deals on kansas city star quilt patterns when you shop the largest online selection at. This pattern looks complicated, but with only three fabrics and two triangle sizes, its a lot easier than it looks. The patterns in this bundle can be purchased individually. Explore the archives of the kansas city stars newspaper quiltblock patterns with the best designs from 1928 to 1961.
Kansas city star the ladies aid album contributed in 1938. In the center of the quilt, you will find that the road home leads to a photo of a military family. In 1928, the kansas city star newspaper began printing traditional quilt patterns that would become world famous and remain favorites for generations to come. The most common kansas city quilt material is cotton. Kansas troubles quilt patterns free kansas trouble patterns are simple to download, but thats where the fun begins. Vintage hand quilting patterns from the kansas city star.
This is raes vintage kansas city star quilt which is a block of the month project from the fat quarter shop. More of the legendary kansas city star quilt patterns. Its final results is that a functional item is created that may be used inside the residence or. Readers simply opened their morning newspaper and there in the womens section was the pattern. See more ideas about star quilt patterns, quilt patterns and vintage quilts patterns. Choose traditional fabrics to give this quilt an early american look, or select contemporary colors and prints.
Kansas city star quilt block patterns vintage 1930s. Vintage 1930s original newspaper quilt block patterns. The one weve chosen to share is the kaleidoscope designed by ruby short mckim. A pattern using both large and small pieces, january 1932 more than fifty thousand contemporary and traditional quilts at your fingertips, plus journals, essays, galleries, lesson plans and more featured on the quilt index. Vintage kansas city star bom sweet dreams quilt studio. If you have even an inkling of an interest in historical quilt blocks you will love the kansas city star quilts sampler. By the time they stopped publishing, over 1,000 quilt patterns had been published in. There had been no fanfare, no promotions, no notice that the star would begin to publish quilt patterns. Kansas city star quilt block wheel of mystery february 1931 more than fifty thousand contemporary and traditional quilts at your fingertips, plus.
Oct 25, 2017 explore ozkarens board kansas city star. Its final results is that a functional item is created that may be used inside the residence or given away as a gift. Kaleidoscope quilt pattern today were going back to 1930. Kansas city star, the nosegays 1937 also matildas own brides bouquet template set 170 best images about quilts more than fifty thousand contemporary and traditional quilts at your fingertips, plus journals, essays, galleries, lesson plans and more featured on. Download your free vintage quilt patterns ebook now. Each pattern has been redrafted to eliminate inaccuracies in the originals and includes rotarycutting instructions.
See more ideas about star quilt blocks, quilt blocks and vintage quilts patterns. This collection of vintage quilts were made from the newspapers original 1928 1961 patterns. Also, will there be any suggestions for putting the quilt together at the end. In 1928, the kansas city star newspaper printed its first quilt block patternthey continued. Kansas troubles quilt patterns kansas city quilt block. Get the best deals on kansas city star quilt patterns when you shop the. The patterns were a weekly feature in the star or sister publications the weekly star and the star farmer from 1928 until the mid1930s, then less regularly until 1961. Vintage quilts patterns star quilt patterns patchwork patterns pattern blocks winding ways quilt star quilt blocks quilt modernen traditional quilts english paper piecing. Take a step back in time while reading stories of americas quilting past. There sat a box containing hundreds of vintage quilt patterns from the kansas city star newspaper. P z quilt patterns peony, perpetual motion, pictorial, rising star, star puzzle, stepping stones, swamp patch, turkey tracks, weather vane, windmill star quilt patterns. Quilt block 10 patterns vintage 1930 original newspaper kansas city star ep194. Complete quilt patterns from 1928 to 1961 as published in the kansas city star.
Kansas dust storm quilt dresden plate patterns, vintage quilts patterns. I was still quite new to the world of quilts in july 1978 when i attended the kansas quilt symposium at the university of kansas. The numerous lectures included louise townsends about the kansas city star. They may have some discoloration from age, and may have a. They did this weekly through the mid 1930s then off and on until 1961.
They may have some discoloration from age, and may have a small blemish or edge tears. Lynne will guide you through the easy steps to recreate a favorite quilt. This auction is for a great lot of original quilt patterns clipped from the kansas city star newspaper perfect for the collector, crafters and quilters. Vintage kansas city star donkey and elephant quilt. This is an original pattern from the kansas city star, march 20th, 1935. Vintage kansas city star block of the month for finising kit designed by kimberly jolly. Kansas city star quilt patterns in collectible quilts for sale ebay. Swallows in the window patchwork original newspaper kansas city star quilt ebay. Farmjournalpaplanpatternconnecticutstar star quilt. Kansas troubles favorites by kansas troubles quilters for moda fabrics. Kansas city star rose album 1930 antique quilts patterns. Christmas tree kansas city star newspaper quilt pattern. Vintage hand quilting patterns from the kansas city star newspaper. If you admire the beauty of antique quiltsif you wish you could learn techniques used by quilt makers of long agoif youd like to use up the scraps of fabric in your stashthe 3 repro quilt patterns in this free ebook are exactly what you need.
Kansas city star, the churn dash is a four patch design, eveline foland, january 1930 more than fifty thousand contemporary and traditional quilts at your fingertips, plus journals, essays, galleries, lesson plans and more featured on the quilt index. See more ideas about vintage quilts patterns, quilts and star quilt patterns. Kansas troubles favorites green harvest hill yardage. Patterns are furnished for 11 pieced quilts and several projects. Raes only request was that there be no feathers in the outer border so i did a bead board design which compliments the feather motif in the light sashing areas. The icing on the cake though is the writing on the history of the commercial quilt network. Quilting for beginners made easy quilting for beginners may be a a laugh hobby. The diamond field quilt pattern from the weekly kansas city star april. Publishing quilt patterns in the kansas city star newspaper was the brain child of ruby short mckim, a quilt designer and friend of nell snead, the editor for the womens section of the paper.
The kansas city star newspaper was famous for their weekly quilt block patterns. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. See more ideas about pattern blocks, quilt block patterns, quilt blocks. On september 19, 1928, the kansas city star newspaper published the pine tree quilt pattern. They may have some discoloration from age, and may have a small blemish or small edge tear. Meet the women who brought quilting to the newspaper, as profiled by bestselling author and quilt historian barbara brackman.