Quilt Pattern

From keeping our beds warm to adorning our wallsblocks. Embroidered quilts are popular when the design
and adding color to our living rooms, quilts have madeinvolves creating specific images. Embroidery can
our lives brighter and more cheerful. These beautifuleither be handmade or machine-made. Appliqué
hand-woven beddings are composed of a quilt top, ais the third method used in which various shapes are
layer of cotton batting and a layer of fabric for batting.sewn to the surface of a block.
This is the most common method of quilting.Although there are several hundreds of patterns in use
Quilts have held great cultural and historical significancetoday, some of them have stood out over the years,
over several hundred years. What started as a hobbyever since the American Revolutionary War. One such
for thrifty peasant women who put scraps of materialpattern is the double wedding ring, which comprises of
and worn out clothing to design these beddings, soona familiar series of interlocking circles. The log cabin
developed into a large-scale industry. Various methodspattern is a series of blocks, with rectangular strips of
and patterns were employed in the making of quilts,fabric sewn at right angles to each other to form
each with its own unique style and beauty.squares. Other widely used patterns include, Sunburst,
There is a dizzying array of quilt patterns in use today.Sawtooth, Bear's Paw and flowers and leaves formed
Each pattern has its own individual significance andby sewing together, octagonal pieces of cloth.
beauty. There are three main methods of creating aThe influence of this age-old quilt patterns still lives on.
quilt top. Piercing or patchwork is the most popularAlthough several modifications and variations have
method employed. In this method, small geometric orbeen made to the patterns, the true essence of the
curved pieces of cloth are sewn together to formquilt lives on.