Quilt Pattern: Palm Leaf

Something entirely different again in the field of patchwork is this gorgeous block, the palm leaf. This pattern is sometimes called "Hosannah" which ties it more closely to the religious significance which prevails in so many of the old-time quilt names.

A quilt top made entirely of pieced blocks would be exquisite. Twenty-five 12- inch blocks set diagonally would finish with 18 half blocks (large triangles) and four quarter blocks into a quilt top about 68 inches square. A 5-inch white border with a 2-inch green border outside of that would make it about 82 inches square complete.

Each block is pieced first in a triangle like sketch A, then two of these to form a square, which is one-fourth of an entire block. If the colored material be a print with right and wrong sides, half of the dark patterns will have to be marked reverse.

Material Estimate: Four and one-half yards of green and six yards of white will cut this quilt, borders and all. Total, 10 1/2 yards.

Quilting follows the line of the seams, about 1/4 inch each side of each one all around and makes a pattern of slender triangles very effective even on the reverse side.