Welcome to Block 3.
The photo above is a portion of
a circa 1900 quilt in my collection.
The quilting is a nice job of
outlining the applique' and adding
a larger leaf in some of the open areas.
Everywhere you see white leaves
and vines used to be green but
the synthetic dyes of the day
sometimes faded away completely.
Again we see the familiar rosettes.
where I showcase the
variations of designs and
it is exciting to announce that
this lecture will become available
in ZOOM format in 2021
for so many more guilds to access
and see all the lovely details.
So let's talk Oak Leaf variations!
This design is usually recognized as
oak leaf and reel.
I purchased this one because
I was looking for inexpensive
examples at the time.
The large 4 block layout
was also attractive to me.
These blocks measure 36" each.
Along my studies it has been
suggested that this leaf could
also be a watermelon leaf
or tobacco leaf.
Barbara Brackman, Queen of
design indexing, has some
variations in her Encyclopedia
of Applique' book.
Watermelons were in the US
by the 16th century so very possible.
I definitely see the shape in my leaf
to this leaf with the open center.
We all know that tobacco was a
big US crop so that leap isn't
far fetched either.
There is always a lot of discussion
about how variations occur.
Quilter #1 sees it in nature
and while showing her design,
quilter #2 decides she can make
that too. Before you know it
the telephone game has begun
and no 2 look alike and actually
start to take on their own identity.
Fascinating don't you think? !!
ASSEMBLY TIPS
Once you have folded and creased
your block for alignment,
pin the center square to
help align leaves and vines
correctly.
IF you are a seasoned
applique' quilter, you
could very easily reverse
applique' the center gold.
Come quilt along with us
as we learn about the quilts
that inspired my
WELL-LOVED LADIES
SAMPLER PATTERN
FULL PATTERN
Oak Leaf TEMPLATES ONLY
ADDITIONAL READING:
The links below go into more depth about
either the history of the plants if you are a
gardener OR the history of the quilt block.
Barbara Brackman will blow you away
with all the variations she has accumulated!!
ENJOY~
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