Originally Posted by Peckish

Barbara Brackman has done an amazing amount of work, cataloging old patterns and fabrics. She has a blog and has written several books about antique quilts, patterns, blocks, etc. Might be a good place to start your research! 😉

Originally Posted by SuzSLO

I think one of the difficulties in identifying the block from historic source material is the nature of the block. While there is a block (see my markings on the photo), that is not the way the creator made the quilt. And because it was hand sewn, there is less of a bright line between pieced and appliqué. The crown makes me think that it is possible it was started in 1936 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward 8 or King George 7.

Originally Posted by Iceblossom

I really enjoyed that top. The fabrics and the colors are all period perfect. It doesn't come right to mind to me, but there were similar designs and this may be some degree of original.

My block reference books are currently packed in my sewing room organization. It might help the search to see what I think is the broken down block design. In some ways it helps that I started before the rotary revolution where, for the most part, all I had were black white books/newspaper columns.

I don't know if it was a deliberate thing, but if you divide it in half on the "other" diagonal axis, one end is all rounded and the other side is straight lines.

This is a rough cut, more for the visual than the actual details, but pretty close.

Edit: Of course,now that I go back to relook at the original. this was not the construction technique used... a combination of pieced and applique? All set in? Maybe the blue diamonds were added to fill in ragged edges??

Originally Posted by Krisb

I have looked online (including the Wayback Machine) for any quilt pattern without success. Etsy has many back issues of QN available, but without knowing the issue it would be very expensive. Personally, I don’t believe any published pattern was used for the quilt—it is constructed in a way that would put off the vast majority of quilters. It can be broken into blocks (blocks + sashing works even better) but it was not made that way.

i think it is a unique quilt made by a dauntingly original thinker. Name it anything you want!

Originally Posted by cashs_mom

I agree that it very well could have been made continuously as the quilter wanted without published pattern. Quilters used to work that way often. Many were working in isolation with little contact with other quilters besides the few who lived near them. There also used to be patterns in the local newspapers. I'm not sure any of those were ever published anywhere else.