Quilt Notes: for full size TOAD IN A PUDDLE pattern templates, see CARRIE HALL BLOCKS: Over 800 Historical Patterns, by Bettina Havig, American Quilter's Society, 1999. The design dates back to at least 1895 when it was published by the Ladies Art Company, LAC #150, according to Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS. .