Traditional Quilt Blocks?That’s what One Block Only Quilting is all about...
Traditional quilt blocks are, specifically, a single block that somewhere along the way someone designed it and gave it a name. Many are very old and well established as traditional blocks and classic quilting designs. Many Traditional quilt blocks have more than one name—no doubt due to the fact that several designers created the block in various parts of the country and used it under their name. It was not until notes were compared that the duplications became known. There are some amazing quilts being designed, today, with new ideas for blocks and just as many new names. One day we may be calling them Traditional, too.
I became fascinated with traditional blocks when I began reading the Elm Creek Quilts novels by Jennifer Chiaverini. Time after time her master quilter, Sylvia (and the other quilters), would mention a traditional block name that I’d never heard before. I began researching these block names and found many multiple blocks bearing the same name. One thing about it, I was getting an education on the numerous block patterns. But it was a fluke that I began making them into single block quilts. After making my first (One Block Only) traditional block quilt, I discovered just how beautiful a single block could be. The One Block Only quilt gives the fabric a chance to really shine. Dramatic prints—big bold florals and other designs—make wonderful anchors for the quilt designs. From there, solids and other kinds of prints are added to make every part of the block’s design pop.
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