Welcome to Block 5.
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The photo above is a portion of
a circa 1860 quilt in my collection.
The quilting is triple rods in the
The quilting is triple rods in the
background with echo quilting
within the applique' pieces.
This lady LOVED to hand quilt:)
I really love her winding border too.
I really love her winding border too.
Most often it was done only in red
and green so finding a yellow
and green is fun & different.
Sometimes it was appliqued
and sometimes it was pieced.
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| LOVE the border on this one! |
Both of mine are applique'...Yay!!
The original name of this
block was Wandering Foot.
The fun MYTH that goes with
this block is that the original name
was changed due to a superstition
about it bringing wanderlust to
the owner of the quilt.
It is a fun story that you
can read HERE.
So let's talk Wandering Foot
or Turkey Tracks variations.
This design is also sometimes
called a tulip so let's look to
Barbara Brackman, Queen of
design indexing.
Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns:
3 variations of Wandering Foot &
1 Turkey Tracks.
Encyclopedia of Applique'
there are 2.
included the word tulip.
The Quilt Index has quite a few.
Enter the rabbit hole at your
own risk:)
This particular one was made
by Mrs. W.P. Butler 1850-1875
ASSEMBLY TIPS
The center
was stitched in place.
I then stitched my 3 petals together
before using the outer seam
allowance to hand applique'
my complete set to the
background.
Come quilt along with us
as we learn about the quilts
that inspired my
WELL-LOVED LADIES
SAMPLER PATTERN
FULL PATTERN
Turkey Tracks TEMPLATES ONLY
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 block OR
FAB pictures of variations.
Barbara Brackman will blow you away
with all the variations she has accumulated!!
ENJOY~
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