I am currently working on a wheel quilt that appears as a spiderweb block but it is not. I looked through the books I have in my book case but did not find any thing that is constructed quite like this. I am hoping if you can help me.
I can't find it any where so she must have invented it. I looked in my Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns and BlockBase and I I found several kaleidsocope or spider web blocks with 8 arms but hers has 12.
Mystic Maze from Nancy Cabot 1933
Cobweb in a Robert Bishop Book
New Discoveries in American Quilts
There is a wheel design with twelve spokes but they don't extend to the edge of the block.
Wheel of Fortune, Oklahoma Farmer Stockman about 1930
Poinsettia, Rural New Yorker 1935
It also made me think of the odd construction above---It's a hexagonal block divided into 12 slices. The one I have is from the 1960s but the pattern was in print in the 30s.
http://elaineadairpieces.blogspot.com/2009/09/bright-kaleidoscope-quilt.html
and this terrific 1940-50s version on an online auction, I think.
So Sujata can name it and claim it as her own invention, don't you think.
THANK YOU, BARBARA!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have been so helpful! I can not express my gratitude and excitement in words at this moment! My poor husband had to hear my happy scream once again!
I don't know what to do next! I think it reminded me of Ferris Wheel when I started seeing the secondary pattern! So this wheel deserves that name!
What do I do next? I am currently working on the pattern and also another version for this quilt. Please tell me how can I publish this block and add this to the library of blocks?
Your time on this is greatly appreciated.
I so wish I could personally thank you some day!
Sujata
One more thing!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you! Past few days have been some what interesting and you all have been so helpful and supportive as if we were in the group meeting every week in person!
Love you all!
Yea! Congratulations on your very own block design! I love the name Ferris Wheel. What could be more fun than that?
ReplyDeleteThanks to Barbara for all the great design ideas! Time to get to work. Buffy
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