Daredevils #3
Hazel's Star
Scroll down to see the two-page pattern for a 15" finished block.
#3 Hazel's Star by Becky Brown
#3 Hazel's Star was adapted from Star of the East, another original block designed for the newspaper column syndicated under the pen names of Laura Wheeler and Alice Brooks in the 1930s and '40s. Changed the corner triangles to curved shapes for Daredevils.
The Laura Wheeler drawing---scrappy
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Star of the East by Dorry Emmer
She says you have to be a daredevil to use lime green.
#3 Star of the East by Denniele Bohannon
Denniele appliqued the circles in the corners as one piece after she joined all the blocks.
Quilt pattern collectors know little about the Laura Wheeler/Alice Brooks company which was formed as Needlecraft Service in 1932. The name was changed to Reader Mail in 1944. Quilt historian Wilene Smith determined that Nathan Kogan, Max Levine and Anne Borne formed the business, but we have few ideas as to who the actual pattern designers were.
http://quilthistorytidbits--oldnewlydiscovered.yolasite.com/laura-wheeler-and-alice-brooks.php
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Needlecraft's patterns appeared in dozens of newspapers in the 1930s and still run today. The 1930s were the prime years for their quilt patterns. They also sold crochet, knitting, fashion and embroidery patterns. Fictional names like Carol Curtis or Alice Brooks gave a personal touch to the patterns that were neither a column nor an advertisement, but something called a "reader service feature." Readers sent a dime to a New York address at the Old Chelsea Station post office and received a full-size pattern in the mail.
Information on Laura Wheeler is from my recent book The Kansas City Star Quilts Sampler.
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http://quilthistorytidbits--oldnewlydiscovered.yolasite.com/laura-wheeler-and-alice-brooks.php
Needlecraft's Tulip Quilt, last half of the 20th century
Needlecraft's patterns appeared in dozens of newspapers in the 1930s and still run today. The 1930s were the prime years for their quilt patterns. They also sold crochet, knitting, fashion and embroidery patterns. Fictional names like Carol Curtis or Alice Brooks gave a personal touch to the patterns that were neither a column nor an advertisement, but something called a "reader service feature." Readers sent a dime to a New York address at the Old Chelsea Station post office and received a full-size pattern in the mail.
Information on Laura Wheeler is from my recent book The Kansas City Star Quilts Sampler.
The Block
Daredevils pattern for a 15" block.
Cut paper templates. Add seams to the fabric.
How to print:
Create a word file or a new empty JPG file that is 8-1/2" x 11".
Click on the images above.
Right click on each and save to your file.
Print that file out 8-1/2" x 11". The small squares should measure 1".
Adjust the printed page size if necessary.
Hazel Ying Lee 1932
Hazel died flying for the WASPs during World War II:
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