The last quilt had a tumbling blocks pattern, which Dobard described as looking like a collection of boxes. "This quilt was only displayed when certain conditions were right.

These days, quilt-making is considered a quintessentially everyday American pastime, but it was actually the province of the elite until Victoria Royall Broadhead, Tumbling Blocks Quilt,’ circa ...

Many of his quilts take on a 3-D appearance, like several with the "tumbling blocks" pattern, a mathematical motif. "I love the geometry of quilting," said Bremer, always careful to make the ...

3D Diamonds: Tumbling Blocks, maker unknown, probably made in Pennsylvania, circa 1900-1920. Collection of Ken Burns. INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER & MUSEUM/ ...