Nimble Needle Treasures Magazine was one of the early pioneer quilt magazines published quarterly in America 1969-1975, and is now considered a collectable.  All 24 issues of this vintage quilt magazine, and the annotated, interactive index is now on CD.

Every issue of the original Nimble Needle Treasures magazines is complete on the CD, even the covers, classified ads, letters to the editor... everything! These vintage magazines include articles by well-known quilt historians, authors, collectors and quilters whose by-lines were Cuesta Benberry (Quilters Hall of Fame honoree) Dolores Hinson, Letha Rice, Hazel Carter (founder of The Quilters Hall of Fame) Maxine Teele, Mary Borkowski,  Helen Ericson, Mildred Saffell, Kammie Hung, Georgia Feasel, Leona Rhoades, Irene Goodrich, Mary Schafer, Joyce Auderheide and others. Also included on the CD are quilt patterns illustrative of accompanying articles, as well as other valuable information for the quilter and collector.  Now everyone can have these hard to find quilt magazines!

A unique feature of the CD is the fact that the index to the magazines is included and is interactive, meaning that you can click on any article, pattern, etc in the index., and go directly to the page in the issue it is contained in. You can also browse each issue page by page if so desired.

 

For the historian there are articles about Bertha Stenge; Marie Webster; Florence Peto; Mrs. Scioto Imhoff Danner; Lillian Walker; Dr. Jeanette Dean Throckmorton; Rose G. Kretsinger, just to name a few.

 

For the pattern collector there are series patterns such as The Circuit Riders Quilt-Womans World/Illus. Needlework; Flower Medly by Ruby Hinson; Quadie Quiltie by Thornton Burgess and Ruby Short; Sampler Quilt by Prudence Penny; The Bible Quilt by Bertha Stenge; Blossom Time, Home Art Studio.

Other collectable patterns are by Dolores Hinson; Marie Webster; Kansas City Star; Work Basket; Modern Priscilla; Bertha Stenge; Home Art Studio; The Progressive Farmer; Florence LaGanke; Alice Brooks; Ruby Hinson; Pictorial Review; Hearth & Home; Nancy Cabot; Ladies Art Company; Anne Cabot; Eveline Foland; Hawaii Farm & Home as well as many others