Help to Identify this Block
 

I love this quilt and would like to make one. I saw this quilt at a retreat where they were documenting old quilts. I should have asked the owner about it but didn’t think about it until later. I tried to draw the block and quilt in EQ but it never worked. Can anyone help to identify the block or help to figure out how to make it?

Reminds me of a wagon wheel so here is what I found:

https://adailydoseoffiber.wordpress....-quilt-design/

Thank you so much. I looked at the Wagon Wheel but still don’t see how to join them like the original quilt. I will continue to play with it and try to see if there is a way.

wagon wheel looks like Hexies with center circle sewn in center.
looks like a interesting quilt to make.

My theory is that the blocks are constructed as hexagons and then joined together.

Kite shaped pieces alternated with triangles - with a circle appliqued in the center.

This would be quite doable if it was hand-pieced.

The center wedges could be adjusted from very skinny to quite thick.

oh it does look like the Wagon Wheel one.

Had to see what it looks like with more than one hexagon -

This is one site that one can download .pdf files to print all sorts of interesting things.

https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/

I know this doesn't specifically answer your question (it looks to me like Bear already has that figured out), but this is a pretty neat web site I found while searching for your block:

https://www.freequilt.com/quilt-blocks.html

Thank you. I see it now. Now to figure what size i want to make. Thanks again.

Thank you so much. Now I have to figure what size to make the blocks.

You were absolutely correct. And I even found a pdf pattern to download from piece o cake.
Thank you so much.

It is called a Kalleidoscope, and someone from Australia made one that the called "Waiting for Russell" , her son who was in sports, and she sewed it while waiting for him.I made one a few years back. bearisgray drew out the pattern, which will form a hexagon, any you sew the hexies together. I believe I still have the pattern for it, somewhere.

If you make half hexagons instead of whole ones, you could construct this in rows and avoid set-in seams.

Brilliant! I would not have thought of that! I keep learning from this group!

Making half hexies would eliminate the dreaded Y seams, it could be constructed in rows. I would start w/ the 60' triangle (drawn on paper) take and inch (or more depending on the original size) wide wedge off each side add seam allowances to the cut and use those as templates, the center triangle for your colored and sew a white wedge to each side making it back into a 60' pieced triangle, then using those to make your half hexies.

I just happen to love this quilt pattern and it graced my bed for many years and the second one I made, in the lap version is still my backup quilt for cold nights. The block is called Joseph's Coat. The one you show is a variation that I made as a lap quilt many years ago. I found it easier when making a king size quilt to do it without cutting each piece in half for a second color. This picture is grainy (very old digital photo). I made this quilt by hand and hand quilted it using 1930 repo fabrics. My pattern provided for the whole of 2 pieced blades.

Yeah, I learned it here too! You make a OBW and keep the two hex halves together until you lay out the rows and just sew the rows together -- brilliant is the exact word I used!

I'm going to be making a very modern quilt, quite a departure from what I usually do, and I will be doing just a few very fancy metallic fabric OBW alternating with black because I want that walnut sort of shape. I already made one set of blocks but I grabbed the wrong ruler and came out with octagons instead of hexagons. I tried to convince myself that it would be ok, but ever though I used up the right fabric on the wrong shape, I'm going with a perfectly fine if not exactly right fabric with the shape I want.

Oh yes, doing hex's in halves is the only way. for me anyway! Have fun!!

Juliasb love your quilt! going to look for the pattern(have heard the name before)

PDF patter
 

Can you give me a link to the pdf download? I looked all over and cannot find it.
Thanks in advance.

I made a similar quilt from the pattern Hexi Blossoms by Terri Degenkolb of Whimsicals.com. The centers are cut short, so the seams don't have to meet in the middle. Then the center hole is covered with a circle.

I don’t know how to add a link, but the pattern is called Spring Wheels by Piece O’ Cake.