Kathleen McCormick From Cambridge Quilts We've talked about cutting strips and resewing them to make intricate patchwork. The Seminole Indians have always been the masters of this. Seminoles were a tribe in the Florida cypress swamps. The people who had come to Christianize them also taught them to sew quilts as well. But they were developed a form of strip patchwork that involved stitching, cutting and restitching. Vintage Seminole Skirt From/Miss Farfalla's Etsy Shop Traditionally they made clothing with their piecing. This is a traditional Seminole skirt. They also made jackets, shirts and other garments, as well as quilts. Seminole Pieced Apron from Ms Sews It All It's easier to understand how this piecing is accomplished by seeing the back. It's all strips, cut at different angles and resewed. Here are several construction diagrams. From Lakeview Stitching From Creating So Many Colors Seminole Tutorial Karen Pior has this fabulous tutorial on her page at Sew Well Maide. Contemporary quilt by Niki Valentine Vick Seminole piecing is quick, very intricate and beautiful. Traditionally it's done with solids, but traditions, like rules, are made to be broken. If you'd like to add amazing pieced detail to your quilting, Seminole pieces is an easy way.