A Quilter's Legacy, Ruby Short McKim's 101 Patchwork Patterns

One of my most treasured quilting books is 'Quilts From the Thirties' by Sara Nephew.

I bought this book many years ago and fell in love with 1930's quilt design. One of the things I love most about this book is that it doesn't just show the quilts, it looks at the lives of the quilters too. Strong, determined and hugely talented women, living through very hard times. Ruby Short McKim was one of the most gifted and prolific of these women.

Her book One Hundred and One Patchwork Patterns, published in 1931,  has now been made available, free of charge online, by her family. Their generosity means that  we have access to the beautiful blocks  that Ruby drafted over 80 years ago.
Visit  http://www.101patchworkpatterns.com for a look at this amazing treasure trove.

I have  a fantasy of making a quilt using the patterns and the methods and equipment that a 1930's  quilter would have had at her disposal. with so many lovely 1930's reproduction fabrics available I think it would be a fun project. Having said that my Dear Jane project, Civil War fabrics Sampler (and many more) are all there in various boxes and bags, hidden away, but haunting me, calling out to be finished. So many quilts- So little time!! Aaarghh....