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365 challenge: 27 апреля - 5 мая 2017 г.
April 27
FOUR CROWNS, 6″, Light
Today is Koningsdag, the King’s Day, which celebrates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. It is a national holiday in the Netherlands. Enjoy your holiday, quilters!
So our block today is Four Crowns, something suitably royal for the occasion. This block is from Molly Malone’s book, and greatly resembles the Lost Ships block, in all but its two -tone colouring.
Download April 27 instructions (as .pdf).
April 28
KANSAS STAR, 6″, Light
Kansas Star, was fittingly published first by the Kansas City Star, by Eveline Foland in 1932. It was published under the named Eight Point All Over in 1938, but this title is very rarely used.
I present two methods to make the block today. Choose your favourite.
KANSAS STAR, Method 1, Quarter-Square Triangles
Download April 28 Method 1 instructions (as .pdf).
April 29
BLUEBERRY PIE, 6″, Light
This delicious sounding block is from EQ7’s block library. I haven’t seen it referenced anywhere else.
Download April 29 instructions (as .pdf).
April 30
WINDMILL, 6″, Light
Any easy block to finish another month!
Windmill was given its name by Ladies Home Journal in 1903, according to Maggie Malone. It has also gone by the names Clover Leaf, Flutter Wheel (Ladies Art Company, c. 1895-1897) and Pin Wheels.
Download April 30 instructions (as .pdf).
May 1
MAY BASKET (Variation), 6″, Light
Welcome to May! How amazing are you? Still here!
May 1, or May Day is something I have always associated with the labour movement. I was going to set a block with this theme … but then I found out about the tradition of a “May Basket” during my research. It is an old-fashioned American custom, where people would gather flowers and sweets into a basket and hang them on the front doors of family and friends on May 1.
Do any of our American quilters remember this, or still maintain the tradition?
May Basket, the quilt block, was given its name in Capper’s Weekly. According to Barbara Brackman, it has also gone by the name Grape Basket (lots of published examples, from the Ladies Art Company in c. 1897 through to the late 1930s), Picnic Basket (Nancy Page), and Basket of Chips (Ruby McKim).
Our May Basket is a variation on the traditional block, though. The traditional block, pictured below, is drawn on a 5 x 5 grid, so I’ve updated our version to fit it onto our 6 x 6 grid.
Download May 1 instructions (as .pdf).
May 2
SILVER MAPLE, 6″, Light
Silver Maple is a variation on the Broad Arrows block that’s come from EQ7. I could find no other source information. Here is the Broad Arrows block for comparison:
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Broad Arrows
Broad Arrows was called Maple Leaf, rather than Silver Maple, in 1900 by Ladies Home Journal, so the connection between the blocks has always been there. I chose Silver Maple, though for its added interest, with the third fabric.
Download May 2 instructions (as .pdf).
May 3
LADIES AID BLOCK
This pattern was originally published in the Chicago Tribune, by Nancy Cabot on 29 April, 1938. I couldn’t find anything else about the origin of the block, so ended up back at the original source. I am so excited to have found the Chicago Tribune archives! I’m sure I’ll spend days lost in them!
Here’s Nancy’s explanation:
As you can see, the original block had shading in the corner triangles. I have left this out; but you can easily include the coloured corners in your block by changing the fabrics for pieces D and H. Enjoy!
Download May 3 instructions (as .pdf).
May 4
LONDON ROADS
London Roads was christened in 1897 by the Ladies Art Company. Depending on the colouring, you will find the arrows seem to go both ways. Try using a fabric with less contrast for piece H and see what happens.
You may have also known this block as The Arrow (c. 1931, Prize Winning Designs), At the Square (Nancy Page, Nashville Banner, 1932), The Broken Dish (Kansas City Star, 1937), Fireside Visitor (Clara Stone, Practical Needlework, C. 1906), or The Rope and Anchor (Kansas City Star, 1960).
Download May 4 instructions (as .pdf).
May 5
RHODE ISLAND
Hearth and Home (a periodical published by Vickery and Hill Company in Augusta, Maine from 1885 to the 1930) gave us the Rhode Island block, according to Barbara Brackman.
Download May 5 instructions (as .pdf).