Traditional Vintage Quilt Pattern Names

Most of the blocks of a particular quilt will follow a similar pattern.

Traditional vintage quilt pattern names.

I m posting the examples i ve found over the years. It is part of the well known american quilting tradition. If i say that this list of quilt block names is a comprehensive one it will be an outright lie. 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. If you re looking for some americana this is the pattern for you. Often these old names are not the names we use today. Sometimes the blocks may be appliqued or embroidered.

This makes the nomenclature of quilt blocks very confusing and cumbersome. However slight variations are made in the old quilt block names or they are renamed altogether to avoid the confusion. Chintz quilt c1830 made in an arrangement of hexagons and diamonds. 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.

See more ideas about antique quilts quilts pattern names. 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.