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Quilt Notes:
THOUSAND ISLANDS debuted in Nancy Cabot's quilt column in the Chicago Tribune on April 9, 1938 (see as illustrated left). Jinny Beyer has a slight variation of the pattern in her QUILTER'S ALBUM OF PATCHWORK PATTERNS, p.248-2, with additional borders surrounding the diamond sections in all four corners, and including the center diamond. Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT DESIGNS includes the block as is, #2867.
According to Wikepedia, "the Thousand Islands constitute an archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario." Read more about and see a gorgeous photo of the Thousand Islands National Geographic Magazine, and which helps to see the similarity or inspiration for the design.
More patterns at this site with multiple numbers include:
THOUSAND PYRAMIDS
FOUR WINDS
STAR OF MANY POINTS
FIVE CROSSES
SEVEN STARS/SEVEN SISTERS
SATURN'S RINGS
SQUARES UPON SQUARES
ENDLESS STAIRS
JUPITER'S MOONS
TWENTY TEES
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THOUSAND ISLANDS
