Thinking about stitching a period-authentic quilt from 250 years ago for the 2026 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? I've posted one pattern for a style typical in the years 1780 to 1810 or 1820. Click here:
https://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2025/12/early-american-quilts-knickerbocker.html
Here's a pattern for a patchwork bedcover you might find in Knickerbocker New York and other former colonies nearby such as Connecticut and New Jersey.
Here's a pattern for a patchwork bedcover you might find in Knickerbocker New York and other former colonies nearby such as Connecticut and New Jersey.
Knickerbocker Puzzle
84" Square
Today we tend to call the triangular pattern Yankee Puzzle but it
reflects Dutch taste from the descendants of colonists in
New Netherlands before there was a New York.
Style: Central focus in a field of patchwork, here with a.
simple pattern as far as compass types go.
The main problem in drafting a pattern for the center is trying to fit pattern
pieces on an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet so you can print them yourself.
Many 24" finished traditional circular patterns would do.
(Or if you have a larger or smaller center add or subtract triangles.)
If a central compass seems a bit much you might find inspiration in this quilt made in the Netherlands from An Moonen's collection, pictured on the cover of her book.
Dutch quilt, about 1815
Detail of a star in a field of patchwork posted on
Pinterest by Christine Anderson
Or if a simple star is not your style:
Collection of the Fries Museum in the Netherlands
Late 18th century
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