Historical Quilting Patterns and Motifs
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Historical Quilting Patterns and Motifs
I've been working with fabrics from the 20s and 30s and now have my quilt sandwiched and ready to machine quilt. I'm not going with hand quilting, which would have been more appropriate for that era, but I don't want to do a modern quilt design either. I'm going to machine stitch on a machine that is not suitable for FMQ, so I have to have a pretty simple design. What motifs were popular for this period? Is there a good reference on quilting patterns for different eras? Thanks.
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I have a collection - American Needlework - "a complete manual with step by step instructions for recreating 176 early American Designs in embroidery, crewel work, cross stitch, needlepoint, patchwork, applique, quilting, hooking, knitting, crochet, weaving and candlewicking, plus a special section on rug making."
BTW - it's from 1962
It has basic feathers (double sides, swags and rings) along with crosshatching and some basic motifs and scroll work. First time I dug into this box, some pretty neat stuff in there!
BTW - it's from 1962
It has basic feathers (double sides, swags and rings) along with crosshatching and some basic motifs and scroll work. First time I dug into this box, some pretty neat stuff in there!
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Seems like I've seen the fan pattern on a lot of antique quilts and I've been thinking it would be very quick to do on a longarm, but it might involve a lot of wrestling with the bulk of the quilt on a domestic machine. 70 Classic Quilting Patterns by Gwen Marston/Joe Cunningham Dover Publications 1987 has some nice ones. You didn't tell us how big or what the quilt pattern is.
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