Quilt Patch of the Week - The 4-Patch
FOUR-PATCH PATTERN
One of the simpler quilt patterns to make, and to start with, is the Four-patch. It consists of four squares of the same size. You might have four different ones or two of one design and two of another. (See the blue and red patch near the center of the book cover.) Sew them together with the squares alternating, or one in upper left and the matching one in lower right. The other two are in the opposite corners.
Then you can sew them together without sashing, as my grandmother did. Or you can create a design. My grandmother also simply used whatever fabric she had on hand, including feed sacks, without a plan for the entire quilt.
No matter…I enjoyed learning quiltmaking with her, found my quilt a warm addition to my bed, and am pleased my mom never threw it out even though it became faded and well-worn. It’s now more than half a century old!!
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
Related Stories
POSTED IN: Patterns
10 opinions for Quilt Patch of the Week - The 4-Patch
Rogbog4299
Sep 28, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I have made a Four-patch quilt before. It is simple but after about 30 minutes, you are sleep!
Karen
Sep 29, 2008 at 12:52 am
My grandmother would love this book! I love the woven qualities these quilts have!
Artsy blogging round-up!
Oct 3, 2008 at 8:09 am
[...] The 4-Patch - Quilt Patch of the Week Check out the 4-patch quilt pattern for an easy one for beginning quilters. Mary Emma, blogger at Quilting and Patchwork, learned to quilt with her grandmother, using this pattern. [...]
So-Artsy Links: Making Ghost in the Wall
Oct 3, 2008 at 9:11 am
[...] Quilting & Patchwork • The 4-Patch: Quilt Patch of the Week [...]
Cyndi L
Oct 3, 2008 at 9:26 am
Ooooo…I’d love to see a picture of your quilt!
Eileen
Oct 3, 2008 at 2:48 pm
So interesting that you mentioned how women repurposed empty feed sacks.
I saw some photos from the Depression recently of a family with four young girls all wearing feed sack dresses.
I didn’t know the sacks were made in such pretty patterns precisely so they could be repurposed. None of the dresses were identical. The patterns were all red and white but different.
Artsy Bloggers Round-up #32
Oct 4, 2008 at 9:02 am
[...] The 4-Patch - Quilt Patch of the Week from Quilting & Patchwork. [...]
Artsy bloggers roundup
Oct 4, 2008 at 11:28 am
[...] The 4-Patch - Quilt Patch of the Week Check out the 4-patch quilt pattern for an easy one for beginning quilters. Mary Emma, blogger at Quilting and Patchwork, learned to quilt with her grandmother, using this pattern. [...]
Artsy bloggers roundup for Oct 4-2009
Oct 5, 2008 at 1:16 pm
[...] The 4-Patch - Quilt Patch of the Week Check out the 4-patch quilt pattern for an easy one for beginning quilters. Mary Emma, blogger at Quilting and Patchwork, learned to quilt with her grandmother, using this pattern. http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/09/28/quilt-patch-of-the-week-the-4-patch/ [...]
Mary Emma’s Quilt Memories - Finding Nanny’s Quilt
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:10 am
[...] I described this quilt, of 4-Patch design, in my Quilt Patch of the Week. [...]
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: