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Originally Posted by IrishKaren
(Post 6478172)
I'd seen this block before and remembered it was called Crossroads so I tracked down some more info. The full name is Crossroads to Bachelor's Hall.
The pattern was first printed in 1906 in a Clara Stone booklet made available by www.antiquepatternlibrary.org Here is the pdf link. You'll see that on the cover of the booklet is a swastika quilt. Look for quilt #31. http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org...ltPatterns.pdf Recent article: http://quiltingpiecebypiece.wordpres...ewold-pattern/ Detailed article on use of swastika in quilts. http://www.quiltersmuse.com/Swastika...he-Design.html You'd need an expert in dating fabrics to determine more closely when it was made. I think it looks 1920s. Do you know what year you're great-grandmother was born? |
It will be beautiful when cleaned and seems you've inherited a wonderful memory.
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Interesting article, will check back.
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Originally Posted by Auntie M
(Post 6473390)
Your great grandmother's story would be interesting. Swastikas did not always have the negative connotation that they presently have, so the story behind the quilt could go many directions. I like the blue and white color combination and also thought it looked like snowflakes. What a treasure.
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Originally Posted by tlundy
(Post 6484454)
Puts me in mind of this quilt
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Originally Posted by SheriR
(Post 6473320)
It's amazing and I bet valuable. I'd like to hear more about your grandmother.
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What an amazing quilt, no matter what the fabric has on it. I would say treasure it and keep it safe. If you look at most artdeco building in cities that were built before WWII then you will see the swastika or broken cross. In the KC area there are at least 4 that I know about. Probably more that I don't. If you store the quilt you should type up a paper on the meaning and history that you can find on the quilt. This way those in the future will know the history and might not have a knee jerk reaction to destroy it.
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Not the Nazi swastika, which has the arms turning in the other direction. It's an old design that predates Nazi swastikas.
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Originally Posted by JoanneS
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Not the Nazi swastika, which has the arms turning in the other direction. It's an old design that predates Nazi swastikas.
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Some Native American Indian tribes also painted the "Swastica" sign on their horses and tee-pees and that was long before Hitlers rise to power.
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