Answering Questions

I've been asked about the pattern for the Amish Dahlia quilt. It is also known as Missouri Daisy. These are the cardboard templates my Grandmother used when she cut the pieces for this quilt (the end of the larger piece is broken off). Some time after I finished piecing these blocks I found the pattern printed on an old plastic bag that had held Fairfield batting. Grandma had stored other pieces in the bag and I'd never noticed before what the free pattern was.

The rest of the story about this quilt is still to come, but I needed to say that much to answer the inquiry about how the block is made.

This is a close up showing part of a block prior to the background pieces being set it. I pieced it by hand, appliqueing the center circles after the petals were gathered. I set the background pieces in by machine.

I made this wallhanging from one of the extra blocks last year. It may show better how the petals are gathered around the center circle and produce the 3-D element. (click to enlarge)

When I first received these pieces and researching the block name I found and purchased this book. The templates provided are the same size except the center circle is much bigger than in Grandma's version. I personally like the smaller circle better.

There are many Amish Dahlia quilts sold at Amish Country Lanes.

Here is another example, this time being called Missouri Daisy or Dahlia

And here

We took the top back over to the church this morning and used several tables to lay it out and trim it.

My helper......................

I haven't re-measured, but I think it's about 100" square

Lots of day lilies blooming right now in our yard...

Now on to binding.