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| Double Wedding Ring, c. 1970, California |
Each block is about 22 & 1/2" square, and a variety of solid and print knits are included. One of the most visually exciting things about it is the way the background color changes throughout the quilt. Most Double Wedding Rings have a single-color background, and a majority of the traditional ones made in the 1930s and later have white background fabric. It is sparsely quilted in a wavy, hanging diamond pattern, bordered in solid black, and the backing is brought from back to front for binding.
That quilt is quite striking! What a great find
ReplyDeleteGreat find! Although, personally I would call it a 'pickle dish' - I always picture double wedding ring as the melons being horizontal and verticle and all curved piecing for final assembly - and a pickledish with angled melons and square blocks.
ReplyDeletePickle Dish has rows of triangular, pointed pieces in the curved arcs. A double wedding ring has rows of trapezoid shaped pieces that are almost rectangular in the curved arc.
DeleteRecommended reading: The Romance of Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Robert Bishop.
I love the history you share with these quilts. So fascinating and definitely helps me appreciate them more!
ReplyDeleteWow those patterns are crazy.
ReplyDeleteAmish on acid!
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