'Loose Thread Quilters - 'Ancient Ireland'
Celtic Twist by Jacqueline Davie

1. Celtic Twist - Jacqueline Davie

The Celts were noted for their love of decoration and for the way they incorporated design and pattern into everyday life. This modern interpretation of Celtic forms remains true to three characteristics of ‘classic’ Celtic knotwork and interlace -

• All lines are continuous, having neither beginning nor end
• All lines cross each other in an alternating under-over-under pattern
• No more than two lines cross at any given point.

The quilt combines ancient design sources and a traditional technique with new innovations such as using pressure sensitive adhesive and decorative threads - hence Ancient Ireland comes of Age.

This pattern was designed by Beth Ann Williams and was taken from her book ‘Celtic Quilts’.

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