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I'm really not that knowledgable on the names for all the quilt blocks but, when I looked at it I was reminded of x's and o's. Maybe it's just a different version your grandmother came up with. I also have a quilt my grandmother made with dresden plates, I can remember my mom pointing out different pieces of the fabric and telling me about a dress she had made from it. The date 1939 has been embroidered in one corner.
Mary
A bed without a quilt, is like a sky without stars:)
According to Anita Grossman Solomon this is an old Italian design but doesn't give it a name, although it is very much like a single point arrowhead block. Here is a photo of a quilt that she has done using it. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MmhuWVML-r...impler+OIB.jpg
After a little hunting I found this: http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/Fr...1910-1916.html
Apparently it is actually called Old Italian Block or sometimes Railroad Crossing and was commonly used as a signature quilt block.
So try googling Old Italian Block and there is some other history items you can read.
Last edited by Dragonfly; July 16, 2011, 03:09 AM.
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Lynn
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain" Anonymous.
LOL I don't know Sandy, you're pretty good at finding sources good information as well, like me I suspect you spend way too much time scooting around the internet. I love some of the sites you have listed. I guess that's what the forum is all about though, sharing and helping.
Lynn
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain" Anonymous.
That's exactly it the Railroad or Old Italian Block. Thank you so very much! I have hunted for quite awhile and just couldn't find it. I want to make a quilt just like it and now I know what I will be making. You ladies are a wealth of information.
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Maya Angelou
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