Quilt Notes: Online, for cutting and assembly instructions for AUNT DINAH, see McCall's and other sites. According to Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS, the design first appeared in print in 1946 in a magazine named "Successful Farming," possibly derived from what was called the OCS, or Old Chelsea Station Needlecraft Service, because of their address in New York City. The mail-order company, begun in 1933, has continued to publish in recent decades, for example, they produced "Nifty Fifty Quilts," in 1974 (Graphic Enterprises Inc). For more designs with reference to family members at this site see: • GRANDMA'S SURPRISE
• FARMER'S DAUGHTER
• AUNT ELIZA'S STAR