The 30 basket patterns have been researched somewhat and I have a little more information about them. Last week, Annie O, of Annie's Quilt Orts (Here) gave me more information and I thank you Annie. I had wondered why the woman who designed them used so many French knots on each block. The article Annie told me about is published in a Better Homes & Gardens special edition "Century of Quilts" from 2002. The article on Pages 60 and 61 reveals that the baskets were designed by a man! I bet he never even made a French knot in his life, which explains his excessive use of them in his designs! I'm just sayin...
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Hubert Ver Mehren and his wife lived in Des Moines, Iowa and he stamped quilt blocks, pillowcases, and linens with designs for embroidery, as a side business for his button and pleating business. His wife worked from home, and they started a mail order business called Home Arts Studios, and that name was sometimes used on his patterns, but never his actual name on any patterns. Here is the basket I finished last week; notice the big circle of French knots:
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