Trip around the world

Amish quilt with the Trip around the World motif. Amish quilt with the Trip around the World motif.

'Trip round the World' is the nme used for arranging the blocks of patchwork or quilting in such a way that the colours radiate from the centre. The pattern is particularly popular with Amish quilts. It is also known as 'Sunshine and Shadow'.

Source: CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 164.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 25 January 2017).

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