When Ruby McKim published this simple boat pattern in 1934 she called it the Little Ship O' Dreams. This pattern was another quilt from McKim's States Patchwork Quilt Parade.
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The quilt block Prairie Queen was posted by Nancy Cabot in 1934.
Every one interested in quilts recognizes the simple but widely used nine patch designs. "Prairie Queen" was made in 1850 by one of the hardy pioneer women. What inspired the title can only be conjectured, but the attractiveness of the block compliments the inspiration.
Chicago Tribune March 26, 1934
The pattern looks complicated but it is just a nine patch design, with four half square triangles, four 4-patches and one plain square. When Ruby McKim published Prairie Queen two months later as part of the States Patchwork Quilt ...
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