The more you ask a seller about their jewelry or gem stones the better prepared you will be to bid on or purchase the item with confidence. The world of gems and semi-precious gemstones can be very...
MAKE GREAT FABRIC CHOICES FOR A FABULOUS QUILT! Please be sure to vote on my guide at the bottom of the page - Thanks! So often beginners to quilting play it safe and traditional when making their first...
Ruby Short McKim may be best known for her book, 101 Patchwork Patterns, originally published in 1931. This innovative book, one of the earliest quilt pattern collections, is still considered a classic. This...
Beginning with the introduction of wax crayons, women began to embellish their work with color. Break out that box of Crayola crayons and recreate the charm and unique personality of vintage tinted linens. ...
BEAD SIZE CONVERSION CHARTS I've alway had a heck of a time with millimeter to inch and back again conversions. Lampwork and other focal beads are usually measured in millimeters. However, they may also come...
The Fruit Basket Quilt is an applique quilt pattern by Ruby McKim/ McKim Studios. It was originally published newspapers across America such as the World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska in 1933. One pattern was...
****SEE SUGGESTIONS FOR USE BELOW!!! I have been a beader for so many years I have discovered something really cool I want to share with you. They are the "Funky" "Sassy", "Simple" "Classy" undisputed...
This is a guide for people interested in recreating or identifying vintage redwork or embroidery quilts. Redwork became a popular form of hand embroidery in the 1880's and lasted until the 1930's. Redwork is...
This pattern is a really good adaptation of the Nursery Rhyme "The 3 Little Pigs." The pig's houses are fabulous - the first two have piggy snout windows, and the brick house has a piggy knocker! Embroidered...
The Bible History Quilt, by Ruby Short McKim, was originally published in newspapers in 1927. The scenes will tell the story in simple outline stitch of twenty-four Bible characters or events. One pattern...