Traditional Quilt Block Pattern Names

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Traditional quilt block pattern names.

The first known quilt block pattern that found a place in an american periodical in 1835 was the honeycomb or hexagon pattern. Resembling a log cabin these blocks are created with layer rectangles. Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern. There are thousands of ways of designing these blocks and many many curious names given to them.

Names or are inspired by the sky stars or heavens. 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. See full quilt above.

This quilt block pattern is called the bright hopes star block because its center square is a traditional bright hopes quilt block. There was a strong association between the quilt blocks and the lives of the women who made the patterns. Star flower quilt block. 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.

The log cabin quilt block pattern is one of the most well known and popular quilt block patterns. A lot of block names are taken from their geometric shapes such as triangles circles squares and quite a few are named after flowers roses in particular. This connection is clearly seen in the names that the quilt makers gave their patterns. There are lots of quilt blocks named after.