I was born in New York City, but my family lived in New Jersey at the time. We moved west three years later so I have few memories of the Garden State. But I have visited a few times and am always struck by what a pretty state New Jersey is.
Category: Block of the Week
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The States Of Modern: New Hampshire
During the 19th century, the New Hampshire economy was dominated by the textile and shoe industries. By the early 20th century, the Amoskeag Mill in Manchester was the largest textile mill in the world.
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The States Of Modern Quilt Block Of The Week: Nevada
Nevada… The Silver State! Silver Ore and Silver Dollars! One of the most visited spots in the world! Nevada’s largest industry is tourism with Las Vegas as its largest city. Aside from its gambling meccas, the state has large expanses of semi-arid land (Desert!) and is fringed on the west with the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. In fact, Nevada means “Snow-Covered” in Spanish. (more…)
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States Of Modern: Nebraska
With the Fourth of July passed, we move into deep summer! Also, we are more than halfway through our States of Modern blocks.
This week we go to Nebraska! For Quilters, Nebraska is all about the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln. Home to the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world, the IQSC is a place I long to visit. Imagine, a museum filled with exquisite quilts… on a regular basis! Oh yea… I’m going there!
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States Of Modern: Montana
Montana: Big Sky Country! Wide open spaces filled with ranches, farms and national parks! From Yellowstone to Little Bighorn Battlefield NAtional Monument, Montana is a spectacular place to visit and a lovely place to live.
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The States Of Modern: Missouri
Missouri: Home of Mark Twain, Harry Truman and… The ice cream cone!
As the story goes, it was at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904 that the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream vendor ran out of cups and, thinking quickly, asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream. Tada! Ice Cream cones!
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States Of Modern: Mississippi
Ahh… Mississippi… Home of gracious Southern Hospitality, lovely Magnolia Trees and… Celebrated in the oldest spelling song in the nation. I can not type the name Mississippi without singing the letters in my mind!
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States Of Modern – Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes is familiar to many of us as the home of Mary Richards in the Mary Tyler Moore Show. That show took place in the Twin Cities: Minneapolis and Saint Paul. But there is so much more to this beautiful state! That nickname of Land of 10,000 Lakes is no joke. Actually there’s way more than that in this beautiful state. I live in California, land of mega drought… 10,000+ lakes sounds very good to me right now! (more…)
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The States Of Modern: Michigan
Interesting… Wikipedia points out that Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted to be shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as “the U.P.”) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The two peninsulas are connected by the Mackinac Bridge.
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States Of Modern: Massachusetts
The Massachusetts flag has the elegant state seal on the field of white. For a modern take, I interpreted the flag in a minimalist design.