Two Block Quilts: Snowballs Plus

Here's a graphic antique quilt that alternates two blocks.

On the left a snowball kind of block with the corners cut off;

on the right a nine patch of stars

The quilt was on the cover of the Quilt Engagement Calendar

thirty years ago. And I thought it was one of a kind.

But here's the same pattern.

I found this antique in an issue of Quilters' Newsletter

about ten years later. Same design but the two

blocks are on point.

It's a more complex variation of BlockBase #1001,

which has been well-documented

and has many published names.

A nine patch plus a snowball.

Here's another variation---How old I can't tell

from the tiny picture, but it's a double nine patch

alternating with the snowball.

Another double nine patch and a busy blue print 

From the Massachusetts Project and the Quilt Index:

Double four-patch alternating with a red framed snowball

from about 1900

Same idea, lots more squares.

I suppose you could alternate any block with the snowball.

Here it is with Winding Blades from about 1900.

BlockBase #1339b

Although some are going to work better than others.

Rolling Star alternate block, top from about 1900

BlockBase #3805

I was browsing through Snowball patterns

in the Quilt Index and came across this one from the Arizona Project

 alternating a Spiderweb and a snowball.

BlockBase #2726

The straight seams look like curves.

Alternate applique:

Tioga County Historical Society Collection

Or do it in strips?