{"product_id":"sds4903-wandering-foot-vol4-stamp1","title":"SDS4903 Wandering Foot Vol4 Stamp1","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA traditional quilt design with a name that tells a story…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWandering Foot\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fascinating American quilt pattern with a long history and several names. It is also known as \u003cstrong\u003eTurkey Tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e, and historic examples show that the design was made in both appliqué and pieced versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOne wonderful example in the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Quilt Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e dates from approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1850–1870\u003c\/strong\u003e and is catalogued as \u003cem\u003eTurkey Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eWandering Foot\u003c\/strong\u003e listed as its alternate pattern name. The museum records the quilt as probably made in Randolph County, Indiana. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe pattern was also documented by renowned quilt historian and collector \u003cstrong\u003eCarrie A. Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose early-20th-century collection includes a block specifically identified as \u003cstrong\u003e“Wandering Foot quilt block, or Turkey Tracks quilt block.”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e👣 But why “Wandering Foot”?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is where quilt history gets especially intriguing!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA long-standing quilt tradition says that the pattern was originally called \u003cstrong\u003eWandering Foot\u003c\/strong\u003e because of a superstition that a person sleeping beneath the quilt might develop a desire to wander away from home. At some point, the pattern was supposedly renamed \u003cstrong\u003eTurkey Tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the same distinctive shapes a much more harmless name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe story appears in a number of later quilt-history sources, although the exact origin of the superstition is difficult to document. So whether you believe the old tale or simply enjoy the story, it has become part of the fascinating folklore surrounding this quilt pattern. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnd there is an especially lovely historical connection: a \u003cstrong\u003eWandering Foot quilt from 1852\u003c\/strong\u003e is documented in the history of the Oregon Trail. Made by Almedia Grimsley Morris during her family's journey west, the quilt is thought to have been pieced during the journey itself. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e✨ A Little Heritage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWandering Foot is a wonderful reminder that quilt patterns were not always fixed designs with one official name. \u003cstrong\u003eQuilters adapted patterns, changed colours and construction, and often gave familiar designs new names as they travelled from one community to another.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stitch Delight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49294170751146,"sku":"SDS4903","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9802\/2570\/files\/sds4903_2.jpg?v=1789978316","url":"https:\/\/www.stitchdelight.net\/nl\/products\/sds4903-wandering-foot-vol4-stamp1","provider":"Stitchdelight.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}