Traditional Vintage Quilt Pattern Names

There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.

Traditional vintage quilt pattern names. Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern. 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. I m posting the examples i ve found over the years. If you re looking for some americana this is the pattern for you.

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. Aug 1 2016 very few quilters labeled their quilts with the pattern name. Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered. See more ideas about antique quilts quilts pattern names.

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. If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie. Chintz quilt c1830 made in an arrangement of hexagons and diamonds. 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. This makes the nomenclature of quilt blocks very confusing and cumbersome.