A CLOUD OF QUILT PATTERNS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PATTERN IN BLOG FORM UPDATES & ADDITIONS BY BARBARA BRACKMAN

Monday, March 27, 2017

Twist Patchwork as an Allover or Two-Block Design

I've always been fascinated by the quilt pattern seen
in this top from about 1900

Twist Patchwork or Twisted Rope

BlockBase #443 was first published in Caulfeild & Saward's English Needlework book



The complex pattern is based on an octagon with strips flying off in four directions.
A lapful of patchwork.

A version from about 1925-35

Edith Rica Bock's from the 1940s.
Arizona Quilt Project & the Quilt Index.

A recent romantic take from In The Beginning.
Garden Twist

Miniature by Sakae Yoshihara
Very impressive at this scale.
The pattern is not easy at any scale,
especially if you are following Caulfeild & Saward's instructions.



In the 1970s Michael James figured out a way to get the same
look with alternating blocks. This one has a different BlockBase number
1028.5

McCall's Quilting gives you a free pattern here:
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=13782


From Bountiful Heirlooms Blog

2 comments:

  1. Another terrific quilt....adding it to my "list"! The best thing about Monday! Thank you

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  2. I like the pattern but am surprised it can be dated as far back as 1900, but fabric doesn't lie.

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