Aug 1 2016 very few quilters labeled their quilts with the pattern name.
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.
See more ideas about antique quilts quilts pattern names.
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.
Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered.
The churn dash pattern is another historical quilting pattern.
Sometimes an existing pattern was named by a different name as the quilt maker was unaware that the pattern was already named.
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.
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.
There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.
I m posting the examples i ve found over the years.
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.