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04-04-2016, 01:00 PM

savanna

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Need help identifying vintage quilt patterns

These quilts were made by my grandmother/great-grandmother. I need help identifying the patterns please.

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04-04-2016, 01:06 PM

oh munner

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These quilts were made by my grandmother/great-grandmother. I need help identifying the patterns please.

How sweet. The first block looks like a play on the dresden plate, and the last is a Sun Bonnet Sue block. Sorry I can't help with the second one. Hopefully, someone else can.

04-05-2016, 12:29 AM

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The second one is reminiscent of a simplified Hawaiian quilt design to me.

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04-05-2016, 02:18 AM

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Welcome to the board!!

04-05-2016, 03:29 AM

ManiacQuilter2

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Welcome Savanna from Southern California. I hope you enjoy the board for all the information on quilting that is posted here.

04-05-2016, 03:31 AM

Lori B.

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Welcome from Michigan!

04-05-2016, 06:48 AM

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Welcome to Board! beautiful quilts you have! The first one reminds me of dahlia pattern but not sure! Someone on here will know for sure-just keep reading.

04-05-2016, 07:35 AM

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With applique, many quilters create our own designs & templates. They look to be from the late 40's/early 50's. The last one is a variation on a Sunbonnet Sue (who was introduced in the 30's & continues to have a following even today) but I haven't seen that variation before. I haven't heard of a particular name of the first one. I've always just seen it called a 6-petal flower (she double layered it). Here's a link to a vintage repro pattern (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Quil...-/171010627002).

I'm not sure about the middle one. It's very clever how it looks like a flower inside a snowflake. I hope you can find out more about its history. How wonderful that you have preserved such sweet & beautiful links to your family's history.