I call this Apple Swirls because both prints have apple slices and apple cores. Forgot the name of this pattern.

You're not afraid of a curved seam, are you? It's beautiful!!

OH WOW!!! I love it! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

WOW Jan - Ive never seen this pattern before. Its awesome. You've done a great job on it. The name is very fitting. Was this difficult to do? are you a master at curved seams??

Beautiful :thumbup:

Wow. Beautiful!

Gorgeous quilt. I l0ove it.

Apples Swirls is a great name. I can smell the cinnamon.

Was that the French Twist pattern? I think it was in a Quilter's Newsletter magazine years ago.

It was appliqued not pieced, using freezer paper templates.

(and I see the French Twist name is also used for mini twister quilts)

Here's another variation:
http://www.ddcountryquilts.com/quilts/french-twist.htm
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/...ern-swirl.html

I think it was by a national quilt teacher who used fabrics that she had bought on a trip to France, hence the name of the quilt. I'm drawing a total blank on the quiltmaker's name.

Ah, Susan Briscoe to the rescue with her comments on the brackman blog:

Patricia Logan wrote a pattern using a version of the Swirl block, calling the quilt "French Twist", using up French fabrics bought on a tour to France with Yvonne Porcella. her swirl isn't set in a circle though. It was in the April 2004 issue of "Quilter's Newsletter Magazine" (p 56 & 57)

That's a marvelous pattern. Wish you had the name of it, although I probably would never attempt it myself. Great job, it's beautiful.

Beautiful,beautiful quilt