BellaBoo

Found it: http://books.google.com/books?id=p1q...Z6QHp1I2ZBA&sq

TacoMama

I love old quilts! They are so awesome and have so much quilting in them. This definitely is not a Nazi quilt. Hope you find the real name.

TacoMama

Thanks, Bella Boo!

gingerpie

Years ago when I first started sewing I made a backpack with this pattern, I think it came from a book at the local library and my husband pointed out that it looked like a Nazi backpack.

Latrinka

I have no idea! Maybe a variation of rail fence.

ruthie

Very nice old quilt. I agree, it's a shame that the negative connotation associated with that symbol will probably prevent it from being displayed and enjoyed.

EvelynJ

BeliaBoo thank you so much for the information. In my opinion this quilt is beautifully done. It had not meaning at the time it was made I am positive, other than that was probably someone's favorite colors. Treasure it, do not let the negative affect the Nazi party did toward this symbol. The quilt and the design are both pieces of living history. You might consider allowing a museum to purchase the quilt. I saw a post earlier in which someone was very negative about wanting it as opposed to others their mother had. This is a treasure, someone look a lot of time to make this and it deserves to be cherished.

DonnaQuilts

I have an antique quilt block with this pattern from the 1800s. Native Americans of the southwest called the pattern " four winds". It predates the German misiuse by many years. Your quilt has historic significance and will be more valuable in the future.

Blinkokr

Just terrific, great job and thank you for sharing, don't know the pattern but it sure is a treasure.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

fireworkslover

Too bad this design has such a bad connotation now. An old Catholic church in my town had this symbol on the exterior until last year, when they removed them.