List of North American pieced quilt patterns explained

Patchwork quilts are made with patterns, many of which are common designs in North America.

• Anvil^[1]
• Basket
• Bear Paw
• Brick Work^[2]
• Churn Dash
• Corn and Beans
• Dogwood and Sunflower
• Double Wedding Ring
• Dove in the Window
• Dresden Plate
• Drunkard's Path
• Eight-Pointed Star
• Four Patch
• Hen and Chickens
• God's Eye
• Grandmother's Flower Garden
• Liberty Star Block
• Lincoln Platform
• Log Cabin
• Nebraska Pinwheel
• Nebraska State Block
• Nine Patch
• Pinwheel
• Roman Square
• Roman Stripe
• Rose of Sharon, or Whig Rose
• School House
• Sunbonnet Babies
• Tumbling Blocks
• Wild Goose Chase

Further reading

• Book: Brackman, Barbara . Barbara Brackman . Encyclopedia of pieced quilt patterns . 2020 . 978-1-893824-97-3 . Third . Bowling Green, Ohio . 1225199915.
• Brewster . Paul G. . 1950 . The Romance of Quilt Names . Hoosier Folklore . 9 . 2 . 59–62 . 27650012 . 0731-213X.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quilt Discovery Experience - Homestead National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) . 2023-04-11 . www.nps.gov . en.
2. Web site: Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society History Quarterly Digital Archives Source: July 1985 Volume 23 Number 3, Pages 99–106 Quilt Patterns in American History Barbara Fry TEHS - Quarterly Archives . 2023-04-11 . www.tehistory.org.