There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.
Traditional quilt pattern names.
Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern.
Traditional and vintage patterns often look just like other quilt patterns with a hint of back in the day br br whether you choose to add a pop of color to a vintage quilt pattern or make your traditional quilt patterns as homey as possible with more subtle hues these free quilt patterns are going to the top of your to quilt list.
The churn dash pattern is another historical quilting pattern.
If these sound like terms from scripture you are correct however they are also names for quilt patterns.
It is part of the well known american quilting tradition.
The online quilt block pattern library.
Field daisies everybody s favorite flower basket girl s joy hen and chicken hour glass little beach tree memory blocks olive branch prairie rose spider s den tea leaf wheel and star.
This is an alphabetical list of some of the names given to quilt blocks throughout history.
Handy andy hovering hawks hourglass jack in the pulpit job s troubles joseph s coat kansas sunflower lilies of the field memory lane ocean waves quilt patterns.
This quilt block is one of the more difficult.
Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered.
Quilt blocks names have been derived from every aspect of society.
Peony perpetual motion pictorial rising star star puzzle stepping stones swamp patch turkey tracks weather vane windmill star quilt patterns.
If you re looking for some americana this is the pattern for you.
If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie.
Quilt pattern names garden of eden jacobs ladder josephs coat.
Many have religious or biblical names or are inspired by the sky stars or heavens.
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.
This is another traditional quilt.
The rising sun quilt when made with orange and yellow fabric will mimic the brilliance of the sun.
Some are political patriotic or have historical significance.