Originally Posted by mommamac
I discovered this packet of fabric at Goodwill over the weekend for 99 cents & with my 10% discount card it was all of 89 cents!!
First picture shows a layout which previous owner had begun - 2nd picture shows the extra 3" squares (each stack has 75-80!) and there is one stack of appox. 75 (4") squares.
My question is what pattern was being attempted? I thought it was to be 'trip around the world' but there doesn't seem to be a center. I'm thinking of ripping out what is done and starting anew unless someone can direct me to the intended pattern. Thanks.
It is an old "sunshine and shadow" It is a diagonal pattern,
with the colors running in diagonal lines across the quilt.
I think you have the centerof the quilt in the picture.
It used to be that the ladies started sewing in the center, and sewed rows around, and around it, adding to it, keeping the pattern in their heads, until it was as large as they wanted it to be.
The pink on the two corners is intended to be a diagonal row too!
Take a piece of graph paper, or lay the pieces out, continuing the diagonal lines until they will stretch diagonally across the quilt top.
The pattern repeats, in the additional rows you will need to finish the shape of the top, and bottom.
By the way, this is the old version of this pattern with a diagonal row of sunshine light, between two darker of a same shade, that you don't see very often these days!
According to the stacks of cut pieces, you should have enough to finish the quilt top.
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I suspect the stack of 4" blocks was intended for another project, or to be cut down?
It is NOT the "Trip around the World Pattern"
The "Trip around the World " was sewed the same way though...The lady quilter started with one distinctive patch that the lady sewed a piece to each side. then she sewed
three pieces together the one in the center matching the sides, and made another 3, and sewed one on the top , and the other on the bottom. She made more rows, continuing the distinctive "around" pattern until the square was as wide as the intended quilt should be.Then she added extra rows on the top and bottom to make the quilt top long enough.
There are variations...
Also, it is hard to tell from the photo, the age of the fabric, but the shade of the turquoise can be traced back to when it was popular...