tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post3515205203690881074..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Cracker QuiltPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-53966693936761901732007-12-13T09:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:58:00.000-05:00I have no idea why it's call a "cracker" quilt. F...I have no idea why it's call a "cracker" quilt. Frankly, I never thought about it. It was just a cracker quilt. That's what I'd always heard it called, and I never thought anything more about it. If I find out I'll post it in the journal.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-9828887191068269922007-12-13T07:08:00.000-05:002007-12-13T07:08:00.000-05:00Hi back again thanks for explanation --now What...Hi back again thanks for explanation --now What's up with "Cracker" ?? now from the parts I'm from it's Florida that I thought laid claim to cracker -- Florida cracker-- you have heard that one perhaps story goes yada yada could hear the crack of the whips driving the herds of Cattle left behind by the Spanish soooo this use of Cracker on the island --was it the beached ships cracking up on the shore???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-74346574131093973152007-12-10T21:30:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:30:00.000-05:00Actually, both. The pattern includes four rectangl...Actually, both. The pattern includes four rectangles arranged to make a square. One of the two inside stripes is always red, either solid or a print. This square is combined with four triangles to make a larger square. These corner triangles are always the same fabric, often pale pink, blue or yellow, but they can be any color. Adjacent squares are turned at an angle to create a zig zag pattern. <BR/><BR/>For many years it was thought that this was an original Ocracoke pattern, but it was discovered to be from colonial times. During the documentation of quilts in North Carolina in the 1970's the cracker pattern was found only on Ocracoke Island. It was popular with the ladies here during the thirties and forties, and has become very popular again. There are a number of cracker quilts in family collections on the island. <BR/><BR/>I hope my description helps. The photo should shed more light on the design.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-87552281145961871182007-12-10T19:30:00.000-05:002007-12-10T19:30:00.000-05:00hi Having made a few quilts in my day when you s...hi Having made a few quilts in my day when you say it is most popular do you men the pattern or the color scheme???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com