I can just imagine future generations of quilt makers reading something like this...just because of our pinwheel project!
Historians Baffled by 2011 Quilts
Quilts throughout history have distinctive ‘timeline’ patterns and can usually be traced to an era by the designs popular at that time. However, quilt history buffs are stumped by the sudden sharp rise (and then decline) of the ‘Pinwheel’ design in 2011 quilt making circles. This simple design suddenly became extremely popular throughout the quilting world and no explanation has been found for the sudden increase in 'Pinwheel' quilts.