Quilt Names
Thinking of quilts and their names led me to a wonderful article by Laurette Carroll called Quilt Pattern Names. Her research led to frustration as she said,
Research done on the earliest quilt pattern names and where they originated, has not been overly successful.
There are quilt names mentioned in old diaries or journals kept by the women who made quilts. However, the few diaries that do mention a quilt by name, usually fail to describe the quilt or give any hint to what the pattern looked like (much less any type of drawing), leaving us to guess the pattern that the quilter is writing about.
I am still trying to find out how the log cabin pattern got its name. I know that the pattern is made up of fabrics in lights and darks.
If anyone knows the answer to how the log cabin pattern got that name, please fill me in!
Sorry, can’t sew to save my life (okay maybe save my life but…) LOL! Hope you find the answer to your question!
I have no idea what the name is, but it’s a great pattern
You got me stumped. I have no idea.
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Sorry, I do not know or even where to look!
This is way out of my realm of knowledge! Good luck!
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Maybe its taken from the logs in the cabin?
per my grandmother, an avid quilter who made quilts for all 15 of her grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grands before she died….the log cabin pattern uses dark fabrics for the dark times in your life, the sad times, light fabrics for the happy times–all of us have a mixture of both, and always has a red square in the center to symbolilze the fire in the hearth of the home, the heart of the home, the love of your family.
Thank you so much for this information. I love the explanation and am so appreciative to know what my favorite block, the Log Cabin, signifies.