ghostrider

Excuse me?! You are more knowledgeable about quilt blocks than Barbara Brackman and Anita Grossman Solomon, both of whom have spent a large portion of their lives researching the history of quilt blocks?

Show us some proof that it's as old as you say. And don't be citing the fact that it's in Malone's book. The detailed promo blurb on the contents of 1001 Patchwork Designs states: "Perhaps the largest collection of patchwork quilt designs and variations ever seen in a single book, and more than a few in glowing colour. The designs range from the traditional favourites to the new and innovative, and in addition there is plenty of advice on how to determine quilt size and fabric requirements, how to assemble a quilt, how to set the top, quilting, how to create with colour - in fact, about everything the needleworker needs to know." Inclusion in the book does not mean the block is traditional or even in the public domain.

There is not one single example of a quilt using Card Trick that dates before 1983 in the MSU Quilt Index. See for yourself.
http://www.quiltindex.org/search_res...&Search=Search