Tumbling Blocks Quilt1910–192080 1/2 × 66 1/4"CottonGift of David Pottinger1980.37.620Applied binding blind-stitched to top. Rope quilting in outer border; inner, intersecting circles; outline quilting around diamonds.1534101802Mrs. Ed LantzTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.AmishElkhartElkhartUnited StatesIndianaTextileseMuseum - Collection HighlightsElkhartTumbling Blocks has a long history in the grammar of ornament, dating as far back as ancient Greece, when the pattern appeared as a mosaic floor design. It may have been introduced into quiltmaking in the 1850s. Also known as cubework, the stunningly optical results of floating, stacked, and overall cubic arrangements are achieved through the distribution of color and light and dark pieces.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Tumbling Blocks Quilt," exhibition label for alt_quilts: Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke Haynes, Stephen Sollins. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013.amish quiltTEXTILE19101920 1980 37 62 Tumbling Blocks has a long history in the grammar of ornament, dating as far back as ancient Greece, when the pattern appeared as a mosaic floor design. It may have been introduced into quiltmaking in the 1850s. Also known as cubework, the stunningly optical results of floating, stacked, and overall cubic arrangements are achieved through the distribution of color and light and dark pieces.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Tumbling Blocks Quilt," exhibition label for alt_quilts: Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke Haynes, Stephen Sollins. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013.amish quiltTEXTILE