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12-28-2013, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by IrishKaren
I'd seen this block before and remembered it was called Crossroads so I tracked down some more info. The full name is Crossroads to Bachelor's Hall.
The pattern was first printed in 1906 in a Clara Stone booklet made available by www.antiquepatternlibrary.org Here is the pdf link. You'll see that on the cover of the booklet is a swastika quilt. Look for quilt #31.
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org...ltPatterns.pdf
Recent article: http://quiltingpiecebypiece.wordpres...ewold-pattern/
Detailed article on use of swastika in quilts.
http://www.quiltersmuse.com/Swastika...he-Design.html
You'd need an expert in dating fabrics to determine more closely when it was made. I think it looks 1920s. Do you know what year you're great-grandmother was born?
The pattern was first printed in 1906 in a Clara Stone booklet made available by www.antiquepatternlibrary.org Here is the pdf link. You'll see that on the cover of the booklet is a swastika quilt. Look for quilt #31.
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org...ltPatterns.pdf
Recent article: http://quiltingpiecebypiece.wordpres...ewold-pattern/
Detailed article on use of swastika in quilts.
http://www.quiltersmuse.com/Swastika...he-Design.html
You'd need an expert in dating fabrics to determine more closely when it was made. I think it looks 1920s. Do you know what year you're great-grandmother was born?
12-31-2013, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Auntie M
Your great grandmother's story would be interesting. Swastikas did not always have the negative connotation that they presently have, so the story behind the quilt could go many directions. I like the blue and white color combination and also thought it looked like snowflakes. What a treasure.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...ilt-blue-white
01-01-2014, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tlundy
Puts me in mind of this quilt
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...ilt-blue-white
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...ilt-blue-white
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01-01-2014, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SheriR
It's amazing and I bet valuable. I'd like to hear more about your grandmother.
01-01-2014, 02:54 PM
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What an amazing quilt, no matter what the fabric has on it. I would say treasure it and keep it safe. If you look at most artdeco building in cities that were built before WWII then you will see the swastika or broken cross. In the KC area there are at least 4 that I know about. Probably more that I don't. If you store the quilt you should type up a paper on the meaning and history that you can find on the quilt. This way those in the future will know the history and might not have a knee jerk reaction to destroy it.
01-24-2014, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JoanneS
Not the Nazi swastika, which has the arms turning in the other direction. It's an old design that predates Nazi swastikas.
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