Jan in VA

I just spent time in Paint drawing this out -- I'm captivated with antique quilts and textiles. It IS a log cabin variation (variant to what WE know, but maybe not to her), with a portion of the hearth block in each corner of the whole block. The blocks are turned quarter turns to produce the 'snowball' or 'lantern' effect. These "logs were often finished at 1/2" - 3/4" in those days!! Can you imagine piecing these by candle light?!

I colored the graphic I drew in reds, greens and tans only because that's what we often see now in antique quilts, many of which have faded, of course.

Jan in VA

DonnaFreak

That's awesome Jan! It looks easy enough, even though I'm still enough of a novice that I don't know that I could actually figure out lengths and widths without a full tutorial. You did great! Thank you! :c)

Donna

RedGarnet222

I agree it is a log cabin made into japanese lanterns.

Tweety2911

Thank you for sharing this wonderful picture, hope you can find out how they are related to you. I thought it was a snowball block also.

burchquilts

Those would be my guesses, too... made with really thin, small pieces. I've seen quite a few old photos with quilts as a backdrop. I think it's a great idea, too!

annies-best

You are right that is so cool

Material Witness

How wonderful! That is so cool.

sylvia77

Looks like a log cabin, a courthouse design.

DogHouseMom

Yup. I was thinking courthouse steps the whole time.

noveltyjunkie

Lovely piece of history. I thought too that it was their front door.