Well-Loved Ladies QAL: Pomegranate

Welcome to Block 4.

The photo above is a portion of 

a circa 1860 quilt in my collection.

The quilting is straight lines about

1/2" apart along with echo in 

the leaves and fruit.

Also fun to note that the cheddar

insert is pieced in NOT

reverse applique' as I had

originally assumed.

My first exposure to pomegranates

was from my grandma.

She loved breaking one open

and giving my brother and I 

a section in a small bowl.

We would watch tv with 

her and suck the pulp off

each little seed.

Very fun for a child!

My quilter did a linear layout

with poms going in 

different directions.

Pomegranates were one of 

those exotic plants coming 

into the US as early as 

the mid 1700s.

I am fascinated by the origin

of words and so this

name comes from a mix

of medieval Latin and French

to describe its shape and color;

pomum "apple" and 

granatum "of a dark red color".

So let's talk Pomegranate or 

Love Apple variations!

This design is highly recognizable 

from the large roundish shape

usually in red with a sliver

of cheddar peeking through

to represent seeds even

though the seeds are red too:)

Here is a variation from

The Christ Collection book

America's Applique'd Quilts.

A phenomenal collection to 

get your creative juices going!

The Shelbourne Museum has 

this lovely in its collection.

SO many leaves and vines, OH MY!

Barbara Brackman, Queen of

design indexing, has 10

variations in her Encyclopedia

of Applique' book.

ASSEMBLY TIPS

Once you have folded and creased

your block for alignment and use

the triangle pots for stem/

pomegranate alignment.

You will notice that my 

triangles come 1/4" into 

the design where the side 

petals get sewn into 

the seam allowance.

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

Available HERE

Pomegranate TEMPLATES ONLY

HERE

My Well-Loved Ladies lecture is

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.

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~

Barbara Brackman

Barbara Brackman 2

Origin of the Pomegranate