If you are a fan of traditional quilt patterns, you know quilts with a large center star were famous “back in the day.”
There were carpenters stars, lone stars, and the pattern we’re going to focus on today, the mariner’s compass.
Mariner compass quilts are well-known in the Amish community and modern quilting guilds since they have a timeless design.
Let’s discuss what makes the mariner’s compass such a unique pattern, and then we will look at 13 beautiful examples of this ageless quilt pattern.