The instructions for the Basket of Tulips pattern harken back to the colonial era, citing a date of 1750 as the origin for quilt blocks set “on point” as diamonds rather than as squares. Here the manual draws on notions of thrift and making do while also paraphrasing Ruth Finley’s mythologized understanding of colonial quiltmakers: “The making of both quilts and hooked rugs appealed to the thrifty-minded women of the period because scraps of material, new and old, could be utilized to produce beautiful decorations for the home.” The instructions give advice to the thrifty quiltmaker: “A delightful, inexpensive effect may be secured through the use of home-dyed unbleached muslin.”