Falling Leaves Quilt

This quilt pattern was made available on a weekly basis in newspapers in the 1930's. Each was described to the reading audience by the fictitious character, "Nancy Page", who would present the pattern to the quilting group.

Here we are with our new quilt. I’ll tell you what we call it before I show the picture. I named it “Falling Leaves.” Across the entire top are drifting leaves or sprays of leaves sometimes with their fruit which may be seedpod or nuts. Think how nice this quilt would look in that bedroom that has an old orchard in the distance or the one with the big maple tree just outside on the front lawn.

She told them there were 18

different trees represented in this

quilt. These leafy clusters are

appliquéd, each on its 8-inch block

and pieced together to make the

center of the quilt. This gives

a panel 40 inches by 56 inches.

Then the leaves repeated themselves

over the rest of the quilt. There

is no special border with appliquéd

vines or leafy clusters. Instead

there is an eight-inch strip of

plain material at the bottom, top

and sides. This strip is left

straight except for the small

pointed indentions cut into it at

eight-inch intervals.

1) Redbud

2) Yellow Locust

3) Sweet Gum

4) Tulip Tree

5) Hickory

6) Papaw

7) Cottonwood

8) Wild Cherry

9) Black Walnut

10)White Oak

11)Maple

12)Black Birch

13)Sassafras

14)White Elm

15)Mountain Ash

16)Tupelo

17)White Oak

18)Witch Hazel