Traditional Vintage Quilt Pattern Names

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Traditional vintage quilt pattern names.

It is part of the well known american quilting tradition. Sometimes an existing pattern was named by a different name as the quilt maker was unaware that the pattern was already named. The churn dash pattern is another historical quilting pattern. There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.

See more ideas about antique quilts quilts pattern names. Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern. If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie. Aug 1 2016 very few quilters labeled their quilts with the pattern name.

The quilt names used in this article are names that are known or are familiar to me and probably not the only names for the patterns as most patterns have many names. Often these old names are not the names we use today. This makes the nomenclature of quilt blocks very confusing and cumbersome. This popular and traditional pattern is a beginner pattern that is created out of four rectangles 4 half square triangles and a solid background color.

Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered. However slight variations are made in the old quilt block names or they are renamed altogether to avoid the confusion.