A friend is trying to figure out the name of this quilt pattern. I've never seen it before but I was hoping one of you might recognize it. Thanks.

Hi from another Sue :)
It looks like a combination to me. Sorry I'm no help!
Really pretty!

can you get a larger pic of it or a closer pic?

This is the picture she sent to me so I don't think I can make it bigger. It does look like a combination of several, though. I think it's really pretty.

Looks like the checkerboard blocks are 6 x 6 probably 1" finished squares. Not sure what pattern is used for the pieced star sashing. It's really pretty!

I see 3 main blocks in it (no idea on the names)
One is a 16 patch
Hope this helps a little :)

the way i see it is the patches is 6x6 with the red in each corner. then the sashing is elongated diamonds.

That is so cool, how do you do that? (pic)

That's the first time I have done that. I saved the pic to a file and then chose the file as an attachment.

It's very pretty, but I can't find it in any of my EQ libraries - even Block Base.

It looks like there are three blocks, all the same size. You could reproduce it in any size you want.

I see it as one block. I have no idea what it's called.

I found something similar in BlockBase called "Chain of Diamonds" by Aunt Martha

That is so cool! I love what you all are doing with your designs- haven't a clue how you do it :D

I have some 16 patch blocks made needing attention. I might use this to work them up. Thanks so much for posting this.

You gals and your EQs make it so simple for the rest of us. So cool! And so many ways of looking at the same thing.:)

Great Job, all you computer whizzes! What a beautiful way to work with 16 patch blocks.

Quilter's Cache has a partially paper-pieced pattern for the Aunt Martha version - she calls it Diamond Chain.

http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DiamondChainBlock.html

Even with paper piecing, I think I would prefer the first version, as shown in the original vintage quilt. I sure do admire the original quiltmaker, no matter which method she used. It's really beautiful!

I love it, would you mind if I use it???

Feel free. I would make it as an 8-inch block, each small square being 1 inch. Or you could make them 1.5" each, resulting in a 12-inch block.

gotta LOVE EQ..hehehe

I think someone made this up themselves...even looked in the Brackman book and nothing shows up in this combo!

QUICK somebody buy the copyright to it..hehehe

I prefer the first version too...looks really great and a wonderful way to use up scraps OR if you are in the 1.5" stamp swap...hehehe

I saved the picture. opened it in kodak easyshare software, made it black and white, resaved, opened in paint and enlarged 250% then used red lines to draw the squares :) I don't have any quilting software so I just take the scenic route!

Thanks ladies!

That's amazing!
Thanks!

This is so neat!

Amazing! This works too!

I myself was clueless, but after reading this blog, "It is so true as to how amazing the ladies/gents are on this QB!"

Ya'll are amazing. And now that you've put it in the public domain, no one can copyright it. True quilter values include sharing. Thank you.

thank you...

I love it.

The extent of my graphic design is limited to graph paper.
Awesome what some of y'all can do! star619

I can see that there are two ideas there as well as a 16 patch. It looks like maybe one of rondas blocks and a peaky and spiky with the 16 patch. that is at at least how I see maybe doing them.

I would say a 36 patch with all four corners the color of the sashing which is the star of this pattern. The star points and a pinwhell cornersquare make up the sashing.
Charlie

If you copy your small picture, put it in your word program it will enlarge, then you can attach it.

wish i knew, sorry, but it is a gorgeous quilt!11

I have a book with 500 full size patterns in it, but I could not find your pattern in it. I found the center of one called lillies of the field that's the one with the white diamonds on the red background. It looks like a combination of 3 patters put together.

It makes me drunk but real pretty. I hate points. They drive me crazy.

Oh no, yet another pattern I just love. Thank you for the inspiration.

Its pretty

I agree. That looks like the easier method of piecing. Bet this one is hand pieced anyway.