It’s time for block #30 which is Nevada and it’s a tad tricky, not hard but just a bit odd….
But with Accuquilt it’s easier!!
You’ll need the 6″ QUBE set of course and dies #5 and 7
With die #7 cut 4 in red and white, I am using solids so direction doesn’t matter, but if you’re using a print the red should all be print side DOWN! and the white print side up!
(EQ spits out odd measurements for rotary cutting but I’d think you can just cut a 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangles and add 2″ squares instead of the triangles and sew diagonally down the middle?)
With dark blue and die #5 cut a 5″ WOF and cut out 48 triangles and save 8 for this block (2 3/8″ squares cut diagonally)
grab 4 dark red #5 triangles too that are already cut
With light Blue and die #5 also cut a 5″ WOF and cut 16 triangles, save 4 for this block
sew the dark blue triangles to the left side of the red parallelograms and the right side of the white ones as shown
Then add the light blue and dark red triangles on top as shown
Then sew quadrants together like this
sew together with the dark red and light blue triangles in the middle like this
look what I did without look at my notes! I sewed the star together in the middle, OOPSIE!! I would have left it if it wasn’t for my seams not matching up perfectly anyway.
Here’s some info about the Silver State
Admission to Statehood:
October 31, 1864 (36th State)
Nevada takes its name from a Spanish word meaning snow-clad.
Locals use terms like The Sagebrush State, The Silver State, and The Battle Born State as nicknames for Nevada.
In 1899 Charles Fey invented a slot machine named the Liberty Bell. The device became the model for all slots to follow.
Bertha was a performing elephant that entertained for 37 years at John Ascuaga’s Nugget casino located in Sparks. She was 48 years old when she died.
There were 16,067 slots in Nevada in 1960. In 1999 Nevada had 205,726 slot machines, one for every 10 residents.
In 1931 the Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open on Highway 91, the future Las Vegas Strip.
In March 1931 Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill legalizing gambling in the state.
Once the highest concrete dam in the world, Hoover Dam offers guided tours and a museum of artifacts of the construction and its workers.
In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid.
Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation. It is second in the world behind South Africa.
The state’s Highway 50, known as the Loneliest Highway in America, received its name from “Life” magazine in 1986. There are few road stops in the 287 mile stretch between Ely and Fernley.
Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other place on earth.
and some silly facts
Watch yourself when you visit the casino bar in Las Vegas. Nevada law makes it illegal for men to purchase drinks for more than three bar mates in a single day.
While camels were once used as pack animals in Nevada, they were also well protected. It is still illegal to ride them on the highway.
If you plan to wander the streets in Elko, Nevada, you will have to pack your mask. This is required attire for walking streets.
If your name includes Smith, do not go to Reno. This name is illegal in this city.
If you like to kiss women, do not grow a moustache. Men with moustaches are forbidden to kiss women in Eureka, Nevada.
If someone comes onto your property and shoots your dog, do not hang them! Nevada law makes hanging a dog-shooter illegal.
Las Vegas is a great place to pawn your valuables, but they draw the line at dentures. False teeth must not be pawned in this town.
And our next block is Alaska! a similar block but constructed quite differently!
For this you’ll need dies 4,5 and 7
With white and die #4 cut a 4 3/4″ WOF and cut 24 QSTs and save 4 for this block (4 1/4″ square cut diagonally TWICE)
With dark blue and die #7 cut 8 parallelograms (half and half) -use the rotary cutting method from above
With red and die #5 cut 16 HSTs and save 4 for this block- I used scraps (2 3/8″ square cut diagonally)
grab 4 dark red #5 triangles as well
Sew the red and dark red triangles together like this and then sew one set of dark blue parallelograms to the side of the white QST like this
and on the other side, and cut off dog ears at the top
then sew the red and dark red units to the top
now sew these quarter units together
and here’s the completed block!
Here’s some fun facts about Alaska
State Motto: North to the Future!
State Nickname: The Last Frontier
State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
State Flower: Forget-Me-Not
State Tree: Sitka Spruce
Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.
Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia.
(Vitus Bering was from my home town of Horsens – I actually got married at “his” church- he was baptized there and maybe confirmed too)
On October 18, 1867 Alaska officially became the property of the United States. Many Americans called the purchase “Seward’s Folly.”
Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States.
The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times.
Alaska’s name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula.
The longest coastline in the U.S., 6,640 miles, greater than that of all other states combined
Record lowest temperature was –80 Jan. 23, 1971 Prospect Creek Camp
Moose Patrol
It is absolutely illegal to glare down at a moose while you pass through Alaska by airplane.
So get away from that window right now and strap on the blindfold.
Furry Flamingos
If you don’t like flamingos, the barber shops of Juneau will be your safe haven. Those with pet flamingos in this city are strictly forbidden from bringing their pets in for a haircut.
Kangaroo Corner
Throughout the entire state, kangaroos are forbidden to enter barber shops. Once again, Alaskan barber shops become your safe haven.