Traditional Vintage Quilt Pattern Names

If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie.

Traditional vintage quilt pattern names. However slight variations are made in the old quilt block names or they are renamed altogether to avoid the confusion. I m posting the examples i ve found over the years. Aug 1 2016 very few quilters labeled their quilts with the pattern name. The churn dash pattern is another historical quilting pattern.

See more ideas about antique quilts quilts pattern names. Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered. If you re looking for some americana this is the pattern for you. Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern.

Often these old names are not the names we use today. 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. There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them. Chintz quilt c1830 made in an arrangement of hexagons and diamonds.

This makes the nomenclature of quilt blocks very confusing and cumbersome. Sometimes an existing pattern was named by a different name as the quilt maker was unaware that the pattern was already named.