States Of Modern: Texas
How appropriate that Texas is our state this week! The International Quilt Festival is going on now (Oct 29-Nov 1, 2015). It is the largest annual quilt show, sale and quiltmaking academy in the world. If you’ve never been, make plans to go!
IQF is spectacular and awe-inspiring. They say things are bigger in Texas and that is certainly true of this Quilt Show. It is huge with hundreds of the finest quilts, tons of vendors, wonderful classes and tours to museums and quilt shops. It’s been a while since I’ve attended. I want to go back to Texas and IQF. Maybe next year!
Texas: The Lone Star State Facts
Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th State)
Capital: Austin
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flag: The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.
State Flower: Bluebonnet
Three Largest Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas
Thanks for following along on these blocks. We are almost done!
Here is the Texas Block Pattern:
See you next week!
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Here again is the Texas Block Pattern:
