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==Variations== |
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One popular pattern was the Log Cabin. It had several variations. Two frequent variations were the Courthouse Steps and the Pineapple variation.{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=90-95; 450}} |
One popular pattern was the Log Cabin. It had several variations. Two frequent variations were the Courthouse Steps and the Pineapple variation.{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=90-95; 450}} |
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Quilt, 'Log Cabin' Pattern, 'Pineapple' variation LACMA M.86.134.18.jpg|thumb|left|"Pineapple" variation |
Quilt, 'Log Cabin' Pattern, 'Pineapple' variation LACMA M.86.134.18.jpg|thumb|left|"Pineapple" variation |
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Pineapple square.jpg|thumb|left|Quilt using the pineapple variation of the traditional log cabin square. |
Pineapple square.jpg|thumb|left|Quilt using the pineapple variation of the traditional log cabin square. |
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The positioning of light and dark fabrics within the pattern created various "settings" within the quilt itself (as termed by Crews and Ducey in their article on Log Cabin blocks).{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=90-95; 450}} Log cabin settings include:{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=114-124}} |
The positioning of light and dark fabrics within the pattern created various "settings" within the quilt itself (as termed by Crews and Ducey in their article on Log Cabin blocks).{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=90-95; 450}} Log cabin settings include:{{sfn|CrewsDucey|2009|p=114-124}} |
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* Straight Furrow setting: straight lines of dark alternate with lines of light fabric. |
* Straight Furrow setting: straight lines of dark alternate with lines of light fabric. |
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Quilt, Log Cabin pattern, Straight Furrow variation MET TP622.jpg|thumb|left|Straight Furrow setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met. |
Quilt, Log Cabin pattern, Straight Furrow variation MET TP622.jpg|thumb|left|Straight Furrow setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met. |
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* Streak of Lightening: a zig-zag of alternating light and dark. |
* Streak of Lightening: a zig-zag of alternating light and dark. |
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Child's Quilt, 'Zigzag' or 'Streak of Lightning' LACMA M.88.67.jpg|thumb|left|Streak of Lightning setting, c. 1880. From the LA County Museum of Art. |
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* Light and Dark: alternating light and dark diamonds. |
* Light and Dark: alternating light and dark diamonds. |
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File:Quilt, Log Cabin pattern, Light and Dark variation MET ADA3352.jpg|thumb|left|Light and Dark setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met. |
File:Quilt, Log Cabin pattern, Light and Dark variation MET ADA3352.jpg|thumb|left|Light and Dark setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met. |
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* Sunshine and Shadow: repetition of blocks diagonally bisected, with the top triangle dark and the bottom triangle light. |
* Sunshine and Shadow: repetition of blocks diagonally bisected, with the top triangle dark and the bottom triangle light. |
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* Barn Raising: a small central diamond is outlined in increasingly large diamonds alternating between light and dark. |
* Barn Raising: a small central diamond is outlined in increasingly large diamonds alternating between light and dark. |
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File:Log Cabin, Barn Raising variation, by Mrs. Herrick, born 1798, Massachusetts, 1879 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - DSC02700.JPG|thumb|left|Barn Raising setting by Mrs. Herrick, Massachusetts, 1879. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
File:Log Cabin, Barn Raising variation, by Mrs. Herrick, born 1798, Massachusetts, 1879 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - DSC02700.JPG|thumb|left|Barn Raising setting by Mrs. Herrick, Massachusetts, 1879. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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When English paper piecing started to become popular in America the 19th century, certain block patterns began to be called by different names. Names were not standard, but 20th-century quilt pattern books chose names for blocks while acknowledging they could be known by other names.[1] One popular pattern was the Log Cabin.[2]
Variations
One popular pattern was the Log Cabin. It had several variations. Two frequent variations were the Courthouse Steps and the Pineapple variation.[2]
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"Pineapple" variation made between 1870 and 1880. From the LA County Museum of Art.
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Quilt using the pineapple variation of the traditional log cabin square.
Settings
The positioning of light and dark fabrics within the pattern created various "settings" within the quilt itself (as termed by Crews and Ducey in their article on Log Cabin blocks).[2] Log cabin settings include:[3]
- Straight Furrow setting: straight lines of dark alternate with lines of light fabric.
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Straight Furrow setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met.
- Streak of Lightening: a zig-zag of alternating light and dark.
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Streak of Lightning setting, c. 1880. From the LA County Museum of Art.
- Light and Dark: alternating light and dark diamonds.
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Light and Dark setting, c. 1875. From the collection at the Met.
- Chimney and Cornerstone: a light diamond with a dark diamond within it alternates with a dark diamond that has a light diamond within it.
- Sunshine and Shadow: repetition of blocks diagonally bisected, with the top triangle dark and the bottom triangle light.
- Barn Raising: a small central diamond is outlined in increasingly large diamonds alternating between light and dark.
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Barn Raising setting by Mrs. Herrick, Massachusetts, 1879. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Chevron: an inversion of the Barn Raising setting, where V-shapes of alternating light and dark point towards the center from four directions.
References
- ^ KiracofeHuff 1993, p. 136-137.
- ^ a b c CrewsDucey 2009, p. 90-95; 450.
- ^ CrewsDucey 2009, p. 114-124.
Works cited
- Crews, Patricia Cox; Ducey, Carolyn (2009). "Building on a Foundation: Log Cabin Quilts". American Quilts in the Modern Age 1870-1940. University of Nebraska Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780803220546.
- Kiracofe, Roderick; Huff, Mary Elizabeth Johnson (1993). The American quilt: a history of cloth and comfort, 1750-1950. New York: Clarkson Potter. ISBN 0517575353.