Old quilt....very "different"
#31
I have an older quilting book and this design is in there can;t recall the name right off the top of my head but I remember reading this symbol meant peace.When things slow down here I will try to get the book and scan it in for all to see
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This is a very nicely done rendition of an old pattern and then it was called Wind Power of the Osage It has had a lot of names but this very old reference book had it listed by the name I felt was very appropiate, that was around the 1930s. Okie Quilter
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you know the first time I made a fail fence quilt, I throw the blocks on a table as I finished them and my hubby saw them laying there and said the same thing, "it looks like a swastika" and was not very happy with what I was making. Even though it was red, white & blue strips, it still looked like one. So I rearranged the blocks a little and the swastikas disappeared. Glad they did.
#37
I was wrong, here is a very interesting blog article on the block
http://anotherpatch.blogspot.com/201...ilt-block.html
http://anotherpatch.blogspot.com/201...ilt-block.html
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Yes, it is an old native American design. If you ever get to Rapid City, SD, find the Alex Johnson Hotel, downtown and you see this inlaid design in this old hotel, but very lovely.
#40
Archaeologists have found the symbol in medieval England, ancient India, China, Egypt and Troy from 3000 years ago and before. I think there was an American Division using this good luck symbol during WW I.
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