Free Antique Geometric Quilt Designs, Patchwork Blocks, Background Tiles

FREE ANTIQUE GEOMETRIC QUILT DESIGNS
INCLUDES +481 FREE PATCHWORK BLOCKS
& Recommended Quilt Design BOOKS!!


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Welcome to Antique Geometric,
a design archive focusing on the living history of traditional, geometric quilt patterns, with original sources and historical notes, including clippings from Nancy Cabot's 1930's (and other) newspaper illustrations. The site also provides ideas for fabric choices and color schemes, along with free, seamless patchwork pattern graphics, background tiles, occasional animations, and sound effects.

For Quilt Geometry, see MYSTIC STAR,
and STAR LANE for patchwork inspired
by color harmonies in art, and
ENTERTAINING MOTIONS for designs
with poems by Emily Dickinson

See GIRL'S JOY for quilt designs
celebrating GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS!!
See THREE PATCH for curved elements,
and also LOTUS BLOCK for botanicals !!
For children's designs, and rhymes
and games, see KALEIDOSCOPE
See also SLIDE-IN animations at
HANDS ALL AROUND !!
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Below: SAMPLE SELECTIONS

Roman Stripe

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Carnival

Related at this site:
Below: Nancy Cabot's Dancing Cubes

A TO B ⁷¹

ACORNS • ACROBATS • AERIAL BEACON • AIR CASTLE • ALABAMA RAMBLER • ALASKA • ALBUM QUILT • ALL HALLOWS • ALL KINDS • AMETHYST CHAINS • ALPHA • ALPINE CROSS • ANN'S DOLL QUILT • ANTIQUE TILE BLOCK • ARABIC LATTICE • ARKANSAS TRAVELER • AROUND THE CORNER • AROUND THE WORLD • ARRANGEMENT OF SMALL PIECES • (THE) ARROWHEAD • ARROWHEADS • ART SQUARE • AT THE SQUARE • ATTIC STAIRS • ATTIC WINDOW •

• AUNT DINAH • AUNT ELIZA'S STAR • AUNT MARY'S DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN • AUNT PATSY'S PET • AURORA STARS • AUTUMN TINTS • BACHELOR'S PUZZLE • BALKAN PUZZLE • BARBARA FRITCHIE STAR • BATON ROUGE • BEACH AND BOATS • BEAUTIFUL STAR • BEAR'S PAW • BEG AND BORROW • BEGINNER'S CHOICE • BEGINNER'S DELIGHT • BECKY'S 9-PATCH • BIRD OF PARADISE • BIRD'S NEST • BIRDS AND KITES • BIRDS IN THE AIR •

• BLACK AND WHITE QUILT • BLACKFORD'S BEAUTY • BLAZED TRAIL • BLAZING STAR • BLINDMAN'S FANCY • BLOCK PATCHWORK • BLOCK STAR • BLOWING IN THE WIND • BLUE BOUTONNIERES • BLUE FIELDS • BLUE HEATHER • BOSTON STREETS • BOW KNOTS • BOX KITE • BOX QUILT (1) • BOX QUILT (2) • BOY'S NONSENSE • BRACED STAR • BRAVE WORLD • BROKEN DISHES • BROKEN SPIDER WEB • BROOKLYN • BUTTERFLY IN ANGLES • BUTTERFLY IN CIRCLES • BUTTERFLY IN THE GARDEN •

C TO D ⁷²

• CAPS FOR WITCHES & DUNCES • CARD TRICKS • CARDINAL POINTS • CARNIVAL • (THE) CASTLE WALL • CASTOR & POLLUX • CATALPA FLOWER • CATCH AS YOU CAN • CENTENNIAL • CENTER MEDALLION • CENTER DIAMOND • CENTURY OF PROGRESS • CHECKERBOARD • CHECKERBOARDS • CACTUS BASKET • CHAINED STAR • CHICAGO STAR • CHILDREN'S DELIGHT • CHIMNEY SWEEP • CHINESE COIN • CHINESE GONGS • CHINESE HOLIDAY • CHINESE PUZZLE •

• CHRISTMAS STAR • CHUCK-A-LUCK BLOCK • CITY STREETS • COBWEBS • COLONIAL PAVEMENT • COLOR WHEEL • (THE) COLUMBIA • COLUMBIAN CHAIN • COLUMBIAN STAR • CORN AND BEANS • COUNTRY FARM • COWBOY'S STAR • CRAZY ANN • CRAZY QUILT • CRAZY QUILT BOUQUET • CRISS CROSS • CROSSED CANOES • CROSSES AND LOSSES • CROWN OF STARS • CROW'S FOOT • CROW'S NEST • CUBE LATTICE • CUMBERLAND GAP • CUPID'S DARTS •

• DANCING CUBES • DANCING PINWHEELS • DARTING BIRD • DELAWARE CROSSPATCH • DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS • DELFT MILL • DESERT SUN • DEVIL'S PUZZLE • DIAGONAL PATHS • (HARLEQUIN) DIAMONDS • DIAMONDS AND SHADOWS • DIAMOND KNOT • DIAMOND NET • DIAMOND STAR • DIVERSION QUILT • DOLLY MADISON'S STAR • DOMINO AND SQUARES • DOODLE-A-QUILT • DOUBLE ASTER • DOVE • DOVES IN THE WINDOW • DRUNKARD'S GARDEN • DRUNKARD'S PATH • DUCK CREEK PUZZLE • DUTCH MILL •

E TO H ⁷³

• EMERALD BLOCK • ENDLESS STAIRS • ENIGMA SQUARE • ENTERTAINING MOTIONS • EUREKA • FAIR AND SQUARE • FAIR PLAY • FALLING TIMBERS • FANCY STRIPE • FANTASTIC PATCHWORK • FARMER'S DAUGHTER • FEATHER STAR • FENCE ROW • FIELDS AND FENCES • 54-40 OR FIGHT • FISH TALES • FIVE CROSSES • FLAG IN, FLAG OUT • FLATIRON • FLOWERING NINE PATCH • FLUTTERBYE • FLYING BATS • FLYING FISH • FLYING SAUCER • FLYING SQUARES • FLYING X •

• FOLLOW THE LEADER • FOOL'S PUZZLE • FOOL'S SQUARE • FORE AND AFT • FORMAL GARDEN • FORMOSA FAN (Cabot) • FOUR PATCH (ORIGINAL) • FOUR-POINTED STAR • FOUR WINDS • FOUR WINDMILLS • FRAME BLOCK • FRAMED BOUQUET • FRENCH STAR • FRESH START • FRIENDSHIP BLOCK • FRIENDSHIP LINKS • FRIENDSHIP QUILT • GALAHAD'S SHIELD • GARDEN OF EDEN • GARDENER'S PRIZE • GARDEN WALL • GEORGETOWN CIRCLES • GIRL'S JOY •

• GOLDEN GATE • GOLDEN STAIRS • GOOSE CREEK • GOOSE TRACKS • GOTHIC WINDOWS • GOVERNOR'S GARDEN • GRANDMA'S SURPRISE • GRANDMOTHER'S DREAM • GRANDMOTHER'S FAN • GREEK CROSS • GREEK LABYRINTH • GREEN RIVER • HALF MOON • HANDCRAFT • HANDS ALL AROUND • HANDY ANDY / HOME TREASURE • HARMONY SQUARE • HAYES CORNER • HAZY DAZY • HEATHER SQUARE • HER SPARKLING JEWELS • HIDDEN SQUARE • HITHER AND YON • HOMESPUN BLOCK • HOPSCOTCH

I TO N ⁷³

• IDLE MOMENTS • INSPIRATION • INSECT • IOWA STAR • JACK IN THE BOX • JACK OF SPADES • JACQUES IN THE BOAT • JACOB'S LADDER • JOSEPH'S COAT • JANE AUSTEN QUILT • JAPANESE FLOWER • JUPITER'S MOONS • KALEIDOSCOPE • KANKAKEE CHECKERS • KANSAS TROUBLES • KENTUCKY CROSSROADS • KITCHEN WOODBOX • KITTEN IN THE CORNER • KNIGHT'S BLOCK • LABYRINTH • LADIES' DELIGHT • LADY OF THE LAKE • LATTICE AND SQUARE • LEAPFROG • LEFT AND RIGHT • LEND AND BORROW •

• LIGHT AND DARK • LIGHTENING IN THE HILLS • LIGHTS AND SHADOWS • LINCOLN'S PLATFORM • LINTON • LOCKED SQUARES • LONDON ROADS • LOTUS BLOCK • LOG CABIN • LOVE CHAIN • LOVE IN A MIST • LOVE RING • MADISON BLOCK • MAGIC CARPET • MAGIC SQUARES • MARKET SQUARE • THE MAYFLOWER • MEDIEVAL CASTLE • MEMORY •
MERRY GO ROUND • METEOR QUILT • MEXICAN STAR •

• MIDNIGHT STAR • MIDSUMMER NIGHT • MIGRATION SOUTH • MILKMAID'S STAR • MONASTERY WINDOWS • MONK'S PUZZLE • MONKEY PUZZLE • MOORISH MOSAIC • MORNING PATCH • MOSAIC No. 9 • MOSAIC No. 18 • MOSAIC SQUARES • MOSS ROSE • MYSTIC MAZE • MYSTIC STAR • NAMELESS STAR • (IN)_NARCISSUS MOTIF • NAVAJO • NAVAJO (2) • NEW FOUR PATCH • NEW MOON • NEW STAR OF NORTH CAROLINA • NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR • NO NAME STAR • NOCTURNE •

O TO R ⁶²

• ODDS AND ENDS • OH! SUSANNAH • OJO / GOD's EYE • OLD CROW • OLD FASHIONED DAISY • OLD FASHIONED PIECED BLOCK • OLD FASHIONED QUILT • OLD KING COLE'S CROWN • OLD MAID'S PUZZLE • OLD MAID'S RAMBLER • ON THE SQUARE • OP ART DESIGNS • OPTICAL ILLUSION • ORANGE PEKOE • THE ORIGINAL • ORIENTAL PUZZLE • (THE) OWL QUILT • OZARK MAPLE LEAVES •

• PARADOX • PATCHWORK PINES • PATH OF FANS • PATIENCE CORNERS (1) • PATIENCE CORNERS (2) • PENCIL POINT • PERIWINKLE • PERPETUAL MOTION • PERSIAN STAR • PIECED BUTTERFLY • PIGEON TOES • PINE BURR • POINT AND FEATHER • POLARIS STAR • POTTED ROSE • PRACTICAL ORCHARD • PRAIRIE QUEEN • PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH • PROSPERITY • PROVIDENCE • PUDDING & PIE • PUSS IN THE CORNER •

• QUEBEC • QUEEN'S FAVORITE • QUILTER'S DELIGHT •
RADIO WINDMILL • RAIL FENCE • RAIL FENCES • RAILROAD CROSSING • RAINBOW SQUARE • RED PEONY BUDS • RED SHIELDS • REFLECTIONS OF LOVE • RETURNING BIRDS • RISING SUN • ROAD TO OKLAHOMA • ROAD TO TENNESSEE • ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL • ROCKY ROAD TO KANSAS • ROLLING STONE • ROMAN STRIPE • ROSEBUD • ROSE CHARM • RUSTIC WHEEL •

S TO T ⁸⁵

• SALAD BOWL • SALUTE TO LOYALTY • SARAH'S FAVORITE • SATURN'S RINGS • SECRET DRAWER / SPOOLS • SCRAP BAG • THE SEASONS • SEVEN STARS / SEVEN SISTERS • SHADOW BOX • SHELL(S) • SHIFTING CUBES • SHOO FLY • SIGNS OF SPRING • SIMPLE DESIGN • SNAIL'S TRAIL • SNAKE IN THE HOLLOW • SNAKE'S TRAIL • SNOW CRYSTAL • SOEN SQUARES • SPANISH SQUARES • SPiDER WEB • SPINNING HOUR GLASS • SPINNING TOPS • SPRINGFIELD PATCH • SQUARE DANCE • SQUARES UPON SQUARES • SQUARES WITHIN SQUARES •

• STAR AND ARROW • STAR AND BOX • STAR LANE
• STAR OF ERIN • STAR OF MANY POINTS • STAR OF THE WEST • STARDUST QUILT • STARRY PATH • STARRY PAVEMENT • STEPS TO THE ALTAR • STORM AT SEA • STRAIGHT FURROW • SUGAR LOAF • SUMMER GARDEN • SUMMER SUN • SUNBEAM AND SHADOW • SUNBEAM CROSSROAD • SUNDANCE • SUNNY LANES • SUNSHINE AND SHADOW • SUNSHINE AND STAINED GLASS • SUNSHINE DAY • SWALLOWS ON A STAR • SYMMETRY IN MOTION •

• TAKING WING • TALL PINE TREE • TEA LEAF • TENNESSEE PINE • TETE-A-TETE • TEXAS ROSE • THELMA'S CHOICE • THOUSAND ISLANDS • THOUSAND PYRAMIDS • THREE PATCH • THRIFT BLOCK VARIATION • TIC TAC TOE (1) • TIC TAC TOE (2) • TILE PATCHWORK • TILE PUZZLE • TINTED CHAINS • TOAD IN A PUDDLE • TOKEN OF AFFECTION • TONGANOXIE NINE PATCH • TO MARKET, TO MARKET • TOWERS OF CAMELOT • TREASURE BOX • TREASURE CHEST • TRIANGULAR TRIANGLE • TRIANGLES ASKEW • TRIPLE SQUARE • TUMBLERS • TUMBLING BLOCKS • TURKISH PUZZLE • TUTTI FRUITY • TWENTY TEES • TWIN SISTERS • TWIST PATCHWORK • TWO IN ONE •

U TO Z ⁴⁴

• UNDERGROUND RAILROAD • UPSTAIRS AND DOWN • VENETIAN DESIGN • VARIATION OF SAIL BOATS • VARIABLE STAR • VBLOCK • VICE PRESIDENT'S BLOCK • VINEYARD • VORTEX • WASHINGTON'S SIDEWALKS • WASTE NOT • WATERWHEEL • WAVES OF THE SEA • WEAVING PATHS • WEDDING QUILT • WEST WIND • WESTWARD HO • WHIRLING SQUARE • WHITE HOUSE • WHITE MOUNTAINS •

• WIDOW'S MITE • WILD GEESE • WILD GOOSE CHASE • WILD IRIS • WILLY-NILLY • WINDBLOWN STAR • A WINDING TRAIL • WINDING WAYS • WINGED ARROW • WINGED SQUARES • WISHING RING • WONDER OF EGYPT • WONDERS OF THE WORLD • WOODLAND PATH • WORLD'S FAIR PUZZLE • X-PATCH • (THE) XQUISITE • YANKEE CHARM • YELLOW CLOVER • YELLOW LILIES • YBRIDGE • YOKOHAMA BANNER • YREKA SQUARE • Z AND CROSS •

EMIILY DICKINSON NATURE MYSTICISM
with a Clickable Labyrinth
WOMEN ARTISTS AT THE EASEL
(Self Portraits, 1540-1980)
Selected Newspaper Clippings &
Index to NANCY CABOT Quilt Designs
HARRIET POWERS
(African-American Story-Bible Quilts)
1898 LADIES ART COMPANY Catalogue
(with Addenda, pub. 1928)
TAO, THE WAY OF ENSÔ
(Enigmatic Circle Photos)

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Illustration (top-left): KALEIDOSCOPE — Background: CARNIVAL