April 16

EASTER LILY

My little group of loyal pattern testers didn’t like Easter Morning, with all its mitres. This is a very experienced group, so I thought I’d better offer something easier for Easter, especially since it is a holiday and everyone is likely to be busy. Here’s you easier option: Easter Lily.

This block is listed in Maggie Malone’s tome, with no information about its origins.

Download April 16 Easter Lily instructions (as .pdf).

April 17

REVERSE RIBBONS

Just a little block I invented. Hope it’s fun.

Download April 17 instructions (as .pdf).

April 18

MOSAIC #6

The name gives it away. This is one of the Ladies Art Company Mosaic blocks, #334, from 1897.

Nancy Cabot called it Mosaic #4 in her column in 1934. A mistake? It was given a less generic name by Nancy Page, Zig-Zag Tile, in the Nashville Banner, in 1932. other than that, the Mosaic #6 name has stuck.

Download April 18 instructions (as .pdf).

April 19

NECKTIE

Necktie was contributed by Eveline Foland to the Kansas City Star in January 1932. It’s very similar to True Lover’s Knot and Magic Circle, both patterns by the Ladies Art Company, but these patterns differ in having the “knot” of the “bow” unpieced.

Download April 19 instructions (as .pdf).

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