10 Weird Historical Facts About Quilting

7. Popular Blocks

In the 1920s & 30s, The Dresden Plate quilt block was the most popular quilt block. When it was first published, it went by a few other names – Grandmother’s Sunburst, Dahlia, and Sunflower.

6. Oldest American Quilt

The earliest surviving American pieced quilt is the Saltonstall quilt, from 1704. Think of the history in that patchwork quilt! And what time and dedication it took to complete everything by hand – without an iron!

5. Oldest Quilt In The World

The earliest known quilted garment is on a figure of Pharoah from the first Egyptian dynasty in 3400 BC.

4. A Quilting Timeline

Crusaders brought quilting from the Middle East to Europe in the 11th century.