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double wedding ring quilt pattern
A double wedding ring quilt pattern can create a family heirloom
This double wedding ring patter was first published in 1928 in
Topeka, Kansas. The pattern consists of interlocking rings in a
pattern of the material. It is know that the Roman’s in the fourth
century used the double wedding ring symbols in their cups. The
Gimmal Ring came about sometime in the fifteenth and 16th centuries
and is Germanic in origin. This pattern showed up in the late 17th
century in Pennsylvania.
This double wedding ring pattern quilt shows up in a Civil War
legend. A young man and woman become engaged and he goes off to the
war. Years go by as the soldier recovers from being seriously
injured. When he at last is released from the hospital and returns
home, he learns his beloved was still waiting for him- she had never
married or given up on him. The couple didn’t have much and couldn’t
afford rings. The grandmother of the bride called her granddaughter
to her and handed her, her most favorite quilt with the double
rings. She told her granddaughter “We will call it the double
rings.”
The double wedding ring quilt also showed up also during the
Depression and was very popular. It is suspected the reason for this
is because these quilts could be made with scraps. While these
quilts can be made with a variety of materials, the colors are
contrasting colors so the pattern is readily noticed. For more
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