There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.
Traditional vintage quilt pattern names.
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This makes the nomenclature of quilt blocks very confusing and cumbersome.
I m posting the examples i ve found over the years.
It is part of the well known american quilting tradition.
Often these old names are not the names we use today.
However slight variations are made in the old quilt block names or they are renamed altogether to avoid the confusion.
If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie.
Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered.
Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern.
Chintz quilt c1830 made in an arrangement of hexagons and diamonds.
Sometimes an existing pattern was named by a different name as the quilt maker was unaware that the pattern was already named.
If you re looking for some americana this is the pattern for you.
Aug 1 2016 very few quilters labeled their quilts with the pattern name.
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.