This post shows the 10 designs included in Paula Vaughan’s Book 72: Preserved In Time, published in 2000. I’ve included the front and back covers as well. To see the rest of her work, and to read my hints for finding these out-of-print patterns, please visit my main Paula Vaughan post.
Front cover – featuring A Visit with Paula.
Vase of Roses features a fancy vase holding pink roses. A heart-shaped pincushion and a spool of thread sit on the table beside the vase, along with a rose and a petal that have fallen. Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the April 1991 issue.
April Showers shows a Grandmother’s Fan draped over the steps of a front porch with a front door in the background. A straw hat rests on the quilt. Irises grow beside the porch, and a couple of potted flowers sit on the edge of the porch. Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the January-February 1987 issue.
From Mother’s Hands shows a pink dress on a dress form. A treadle sewing machine has pink fabric under the needle, and a small sewing basket beside the machine. The sewing machine’s wooden chair is painted green, and has a blue ruffled seat cushion. A larger basket sits on the floor, with a blue and white quilt held in a hoop. A window with white ruffled curtains offers a glimpse of a rose bush growing outside. A heart-shaped pincushion hangs on the wall beside the window. A hat box and a pincushion on the floor beside the dress complete the scene. Published in 1992 under Cross Stitch Lites.
June Brides shows a Double Wedding Ring quilt hanging on a clothesline attached to porch posts. A wooden chair with a seat cushion sits on the porch behind the quilt. A couple of potted flowers sit on the edge of the porch, and irises and small white flowers grow beside the porch. Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the May-June 1987 issue.
Timeless Elegance shows an armoire in a room with floral wallpaper. One door of the armoire is open, and an old-fashioned pink dress hangs inside. A heart-shaped pincushion hangs on the inside of the door. A Double Wedding Ring quilt is stored on the shelf above the dress. The closed door of the armoire has a mirror that reflects a rocking chair holding a quilt and an oval-framed portrait hanging on the wall. A parasol, straw hat, hat box, and a pair of boots sit on the floor around the armoire. There’s also a cloth of some sort, draped over an open drawer below the mirror. It has back-stitched lines that look a bit like a parasol, but it’s a square so I don’t think it’s a parasol! Any ideas what that is? Originally published in For the Love of Cross Stitch magazine in the March 1990 issue.
A Breath of Spring showcases a crazy quilt in a large hoop. A heart-shaped pincushion rests on the quilt. A large basket holding fabric, lace, and spools of thread sits on the table behind the quilt. The window in the background allows us to see a rose bush growing outside. Originally published in For the Love of Cross Stitch magazine in the July 1988 premiere issue.
May Flowers shows a wooden chair sitting on a porch. A large basket holds a Shoefly quilt. A heart-shaped pincushion hangs on the back of the chair, and a wooden box holds a bouquet of wildflowers. A potted flower sits on the porch floor beside the chair. Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the March-April 1987 issue.
Preserved In Time shows a pie safe with opened doors. Inside the pie safe are a basket of apples, several canning jars filled with food, and some crocks and bowls. A basket, possibly holding fabric or yarn and lace, and a kerosene lamp sit on top of the pie safe. A Hole In The Barn Door quilt hangs on one of the doors. An apron is draped over the back of a wooden chair. A churn sits beside the chair. A pair of boots sit on the floor, along with a black item that I can’t identify – I can see a handle but can’t tell what it’s supposed to be! Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the February 1988 issue.
A Visit with Paula features a woman in an old-fashioned pink dress. She’s holding a paintbrush and a paint palette and has a painting sitting on an easel in front of her. An artist’s box sits on a bench behind her. A straw hat sits on the ground beside the easel. Flowers grow around the scene. She’s holding a large stick in her left hand, the one holding the palette. There’s something white on top of it. Does anyone know what that stick is and what is its purpose? Originally published in For the Love of Cross Stitch magazine in the November 1994 issue.
Fiddler and the Quilt Maker features a front porch scene with two wooden rocking chairs. One chair holds a fiddle, with a bow leaning against the chair. The other chair holds a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. Potted flowers decorate the porch, with another potted flower visible inside the window. Irises and some shorter flowers grow beside the porch. Originally published in Leisure Arts magazine in the April 1989 issue.
The back cover shows the nine designs that aren’t on the front cover.
Happy stitching!
— Elizabeth
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