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
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=13782
From Bountiful Heirlooms Blog