Originally Posted by tall2
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
Does anyone else hate how quilt magazines give each quilt an individual name, yet even when the block pattern is clearly a traditional one, often don't say the name of the block pattern?
I dont understand the need to re-name each block? I read one place its this, and another its that?(speaking of the Monkey Wrench) How is everyone suppose to keep up with what is what this way? Could it be because of the color of the block that they can change the name also? Makes no sense what so ever?
barbara
being new to quilting, it makes matters worse when u try to tell someone what block ur working on, and explain it, they never heard of it??
Sometimes it's because of different color placement & sometimes it's a regional thing like crawdads/crayfish, y'all/youse guys, couch/sofa, etc. Even looking through the Kansas City Star blocks you'll see the same block with a different name. There are only so many geometric shapes and there is bound to be more than one person coming up with a block design.
Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns is a good book to have if you're interested in the different blocks. Also check out Ruby McKim & Maggie Malone.