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It looks like 4 Indian Hatchet blocks put together. I have made the single IH block. Or some books call it a signature block.
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Originally Posted by kwhite
Like this? I think you are right
Another reason I am certain this is it, but I don't have a picture to show you....there was another quilt done in a bubble gum pink, medium green with plain parts in the centers and signatures of all the church people were embroidered on them. This quilt I have restored and given to my brother. I don't know if he kept it or not. Both quilts had been given to my parents when they married. Thanks a bunch!! |
there is a post on here today from tothenci and it is a link to go to utube and in there is a demo by a Sharon Craig and it is the X block looks like the block in this picture
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It looks like Indian Hatchet with the blocks pointing to the center to form the X's.
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Originally Posted by purrfectquilts
In your opinion, what would this block pattern be? The picture is poor and doesn't show the block well, but it is the only picture I have. This quilt was stolen from me in the late 1980's and was made by my father's mother. She passed in the early 1940's. The sashing was light blue, the setting blocks and binding were pink, the backing was white, cotton batting.
Ignore the person and the room and try to visualize the quilt if you can. It is difficult. Sorry. |
TO K WHITE YOU ARE ONE SMART LADY AND CAN SEE REALLY WELL ALSO THANKS FOR HELPING THAT LADY THIS BOARD IS AN AWESOME PLACE.
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kinda looks like a pattern my grandmother called indian hatchet, with 4 blocks put together to make an x.
She made one out of "cutaways" from a shirt factory. She used striped fabrics for the X's and solids for the triangles. She centered a stripe on the diagonal piece. Even with different width striped fabrics it helped unify the stripes. She set hers edge to edge, no sashing. She made hers in the 1960's, but said that it was an old pattern. |
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It looks to me like a type of signature block. A strip of fabric is stitched on the diagonal of a square. Any measurement can be used. Perhaps this pic will show what I mean. The center strips in your pic are a bit wider.
If you need to 'age' your fabrics to try and duplicate the quilt, try coffee staining, or maybe a light tan Rit dye |
I have aged a lot of fabrics with tea or coffee. And I have tested it many times and it does not wash out which used to surprise me.
I have had many PM's and lots of good ideas and I have printed things to try them out. Thank you all so much for your help. Hope I can be as helpful to someone else in return. Now to start collecting more fabrics and get started. LOL Have a great weekend! |
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