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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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I just spent time in Paint drawing this out -- I'm captivated with antique quilts and textiles. It IS a log cabin variation (variant to what WE know, but maybe not to her), with a portion of the hearth block in each corner of the whole block. The blocks are turned quarter turns to produce the 'snowball' or 'lantern' effect. These "logs were often finished at 1/2" - 3/4" in those days!! Can you imagine piecing these by candle light?!
I colored the graphic I drew in reds, greens and tans only because that's what we often see now in antique quilts, many of which have faded, of course.
Jan in VA
I colored the graphic I drew in reds, greens and tans only because that's what we often see now in antique quilts, many of which have faded, of course.
Jan in VA
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That's awesome Jan! It looks easy enough, even though I'm still enough of a novice that I don't know that I could actually figure out lengths and widths without a full tutorial. You did great! Thank you! :c)
Donna
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
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Those would be my guesses, too... made with really thin, small pieces. I've seen quite a few old photos with quilts as a backdrop. I think it's a great idea, too!
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