Remember the Quilt of Valor blog hop I did last year with Island Batik? I used this 10″ stack and some yardage from Island Batik ad if you click the link you’ll see I was inspired by the 50 states book I’ve had for years but then changed the blocks into Accuquilt friendly blocks I …
I finished the top quite a while ago. It’s HUGE, doesn’t even fit on my design wall! The blocks were a bit tricky to sew together as my seam allowance or the pattern/templates didn’t turn out to be all the same, so some blocks were over 9 1/2” and some were under, so I had …
This week’s block is Wyoming. the LAST block! phew…. another fun and rather simple block that looks great once it’s put together. Here’s some facts about the Equality state Entered Union (rank): July 10, 1890 (44) The U.S. acquired the land comprising Wyoming from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. John Colter, …
This week’s block is Wisconsin (not a hard block, just a lot of pieces) Here’s some info about the Badger state Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30) The Wisconsin region was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet, who landed at Green Bay in 1634. In 1660 a French trading post and Roman Catholic …
This week’s block is West Virginia. Not a hard block to make, just a lot of pieces. Here’s some facts about the Mountain state Entered Union (rank): June 20, 1863 (35) West Virginia’s early history from 1609 until 1863 is largely shared with Virginia, of which it was a part until Virginia seceded from the …
This week’s block is Washington (what an interesting block, never seen one like it, it was easy to make) Here’s some info about the Evergreen state Entered Union (rank): Nov. 11, 1889 (42) The state of Washington is the only state to be named after a United States president. Seattle is home to the first …
This week’s block is Virginia Here’s some facts about the state Entered Union (rank): June 25, 1788 (10) Nicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents Virginia was named for England’s “Virgin Queen,” Elizabeth I. The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the …
This week’s block is Vermont Here’s some facts about the Green Mountain state Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14) With a population of fewer than nine thousand people, Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the U.S. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds. (Yay! good for them) In …
This week’s block is Utah Here’s some info about the beehive state Entered Union (rank): Jan. 4, 1896 (45) The name Utah comes from the Native American Ute tribe and means people of the mountains. Completion of the world’s first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met …
This week’s block is Texas Here’s some facts about the Lone Star state Entered Union (rank): Dec. 29, 1845 (28) Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies. The armadillo is the official state mammal. The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General …