Embroidered Pictures & Patchwork Cot Cover
In 1950, Priscilla M. Warner wrote and
illustrated a book called Pictures and Patchwork, published by the Dryad Press
Leicester, and by 1964 the third edition was published, under the name
Embroidered Pictures & Patchwork.
The latter version has a slightly larger format, and the crucial
difference is the “eye” of the squirrel motif is added (not sure if this was
corrected in the second printing, as I do not have that version). The 1950 version has a colored image of the project on the covers, along with a black and white photo/illustration in the book. The 1964 version has a graphic of the pattern on the front.
I've done some measuring, and the motifs in the book fit nicely in the 5-inch wide hexagon fabric die cutter by AccuQuilt (2.5-inch sides) - though I will probably hand-cut my embroidered blocks to size, rather than process through the machine - I would be nervous about shifting, centering, etc. The fabric hexagons, on the other hand, I am going to die cut. You could make a twisted hexagon block, by cutting the die-cut hexagons in half and surrounding the embroidered hex. This is probably what I am going to do, I might even add some setting triangles, like on the quilt top I just recently received.
You can see that vintage hexagon quilt top, done with embroidered centers at: http://quiltpapers.blogspot.com/2020/03/102-hexagons-vintage-quilt-top.html
