GEOMETRY IN TRADITIONAL QUILT DESIGNS
Lesson Two - NAME THAT BLOCK!
QUILT BLOCK INFORMATION SHEET

STUDENT NAME __________________________________ Period _______
STUDENT NAME __________________________________
STUDENT NAME __________________________________
STUDENT NAME __________________________________

Identification Number of Quilt Square ______

1. How is this quilt square created?

__________
a.
appliqué 
__________
b.
pieced 
__________
c.
embroidered 
__________
d.
fabric paints 
__________
e.
other (describe) _________________________________________________________________________

 

2. What is the block design of your square?
(Hint: If you need help, consult Block Identification site)

__________
a.
single patch design
__________
b.
two patch design
__________
c.
three patch design
__________
d.
four patch design
__________
e.
sixteen, thirty-six and sixty-four patch (multiples of four)
__________
f.
four X (block sliced with two diagonal lines)
__________
g.
nine patch
__________
h.
other (describe) _________________________________________________________________________


3. What occurs to the shape or pattern in the block?

__________
a.
single shape in the center of the block 
__________
b.
same shape repeats by sliding to a new location in the block (translation)
__________
c.
shape reverses in every other square of the block (reflection) 
__________
d.
shape rotates multiple times around the center of the block  (rotation)
__________
e.
alternating blocks (same shape or color appears in every other  alternating block or pairs of alternating blocks)
__________
f.
other (describe) _________________________________________________________________________


4. Which geometric shapes can you identify in the block? (check one or more)

__________
a.
square __________
g.
rhombus
__________
b.
rectangle __________
h.
pentagon
__________
c.
circle __________
i.
hexagon
__________
d.
triangle __________
j.
octagon
__________
e.
parallelogram __________
k.
decagon
__________
f.
unusual, decorative design


5. Was there one single design in the center of the block? ___ yes ___ no
If yes, describe the center design. ______________________________

(Draw a rough sketch of your quilt block in the block below.)

 
 

 

6. How many colors or different materials were used in the design of the block? __________

7. Create a list of characteristics about your quilt block that could be used in a database to distinguish your particular block from all others. Name as many identifying traits as possible.

1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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11.
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12.
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8. Use the sources listed on the Reference and Resource Checksheet of your "Research Packet" to find the name or names of your quilt block and possibly the country or region in which design was developed (Bonus Points will be awarded if you find the location of origin).

Name the quilt block __________________________________________

Bonus Points:
Name the location of origin _____________________________________

If you used web sites or resources to identify your block that were not on the "Reference and Resource Checksheet", please list them below.

1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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Julie Curtis - AAM