Story Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern
is there anything that could be more romantic than a Double wedding ring quilt? does blanket motifs of the twentieth century but these patterns have evolved from a very old design.
Since the fourth century when used to decorate a Roman Motif of two Cup rings are running already in use. The Cup is made from glass decorated with a mental linking ring.
gimmal ring is in other early examples of each ring is found. in the 15th and 16th centuries this ring that is popular in Europe. the design consists of a ring that can be interlinked with each other. During the engagement, used by both spouses. When they married two rings are fitted together to be worn by the wife and husband.
According to legend this style ring came to America in the 17th century through the Germanic people who settled in Pennsylvania. in early America, this pattern of interlocking rings seen in ceramics, coverlets, and other decorative objects.
Romantic stories and myths that develop
in 1928 the first Double wedding ring pattern is published by pembilas weekly. It Topeka, Kansas publication adds a little romance to go with the myth of the pattern with the writing, a few good men but unknown conceived the idea of a double Wedding ceremony ring is giving his wife equally well. He worked two circles onto a double wedding ring quilt.
Another fun myths published in 1932 brochures linked Double wedding ring Quilt to the civil war. The publication offered this tale of how the patterns came to be. Seems to be a grandmother has made many great quilts. One is particularly special and he was saving it for her nephew's wedding. Unfortunately the marriage has been delayed because the prospective groom was wounded in the war and spent several years go in the hospital. He finally came home and planned wedding wedding ring but it is there. When the bride and groom should be informed that the ring's beloved aunt's will have to wait, the old woman said, "son, I'll give you a ring. You must have a my favorite blankets and we'll call it the double wedding ring. " 1
All that I have written so far is interesting, but still pretty myth and speculation. The facts, as most of the quilt patterns, it is difficult to track.
The origins of the true lost in a maze of names
Quilt making much like Double wedding ring at the Shelburne Museum, date 1825-50. The quilt is titled Pincushion; See example to right. 2 but actually Double wedding ring Pattern appears to have been seldom used until the 1920. part of the difficulty in tracing the earlier use of this pattern is the fact that from time to time made under about 40 different names. Only a few are; Rainbow, around the world, food is pickles, coiled rattlesnake, the endless chain, King Tut and the knot of friendship; See the example above to the left. A variety of different ways of describing name patterns visualized in various periods and regions. Read the original diary or letters we may easily find the pattern under another name. We can't be sure he's really the author refers to the double wedding ring pattern or not.
It seems that at the beginning of the first piece of the ring pattern quilt sewn together is then a solid fabric appliquéd on. Around the beginning of the century women began sewing together as quilt pieced. Whatever methods it is difficult to make a blanket. Carrie a. Hall wrote her opinion at double wedding ring in his 1935, fans of the real fun quilt pattern in this all-over but it hardly design for beginners to do. 3 because of the difficulty of this double wedding ring pattern is popular for the fraudsters. Women can decorate your bed with a Quilt sewing just needed was quilting the layers together.