1940's Mother Goose Quilt - embroidery/redwork pattern

The Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme quilt was published weekly in The Cleveland Press and in the St. Louis Globe.

The patterns include suggestions for colored embroidery. If made as designed, each block, finished, will measure 8 x 10 inches and should be cut  8 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches to allow for quarter inch seams.  The finished size, as pictured is approximately 58" x 78".  By changing borders, or reducing/enlarging your pattern on a copier machine, you are free to alter the size of your finished product. 

 

20 designs

  • Mother Goose 
  • Hi Diddle, Diddle
  • Jack Be Nimble
  • Little Tommy Tucker
  • Mary and Her Lamb
  • Old King Cole
  • Polly Put the Kettle On
  • Old Woman who Lived in the Shoe
  • Mary Quite Contrary
  • My Son John
  • Tom, the Piper's Son
  • Jack and Jill
  • Jack Sprat
  • Humpty Dumpty
  • Little Miss Muffet
  • Little Bo-Peep
  • 3 Men in a Tub
  • Simple Simon
  • Curley Locks
  • There Was a Crooked Man
When you are ready to make a square, print it out and trace the design directly onto your fabric, using the method which suits your style best.  Per original patterns of the day: Fold the pattern to determine the center and "Slip a piece of carbon paper underneath - the sticky side facing the material - and trace the pattern carefully with a very well pointed pencil"

Today you can also use an inexpensive transfer pen available in sewing and craft stores. To aid in tracing you can use a quilting light box, or well-lit window as women of previous generations did.

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You can embroider or paint your blocks.  The pattern is also suitable for redwork or bluework so you can make your quilt as elaborate as you wish.

Any of the designs can be used separately for making pillow tops, runners, tablecloths and other pieces for your home or for gifts.

c 2006, 2007