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Quilt Notes:
HITHER AND YON first appeared in print in Nancy Cabot's Chicago Tribune column on September 10, 1936. See Barbara Brackman ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS (#2131). Jinny Beyer' QUILTER'S ALBUM (p. 106-12) has the same design as Cabot but without the diamond set, which according to Cabot is optional in any case. Both compendiums darken the center lozenge, Brackman with prints (see upper right, and tiling below for the faux 3D.). The beauty of Cabot's version, is that the alternating neutral color or plain blocks are naturally built into the overall pattern and provide some interesting challenges for fabric choices, especially checks and stripes that can tile themselves. Cabot states the following:
"HITHER AND YON is a pieced pattern which possesses remarkable grace and daintiness. It is a simple geometrical design which allows the quilt maker to express her ingenuity. HITHER AND YON may be set together to form an all over pattern or it may be set together so that the windmills at the sides of each block are placed at top and bottom. [In that case] a combination of print and plain materials set with plain blocks produces a charming effect in a room for either young or old."
As noted elsewhere at this site, historically, common dualities were often used for quilt pattern names, some quite ingenious, such as PUDDING AND PIE and BEACH AND BOATS, or how about CORN AND BEANS — other examples would include:
LIGHT AND DARK
FORE AND AFT
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
LEND AND BORROW
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
LEFT AND RIGHT
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HITHER AND YON
