I told you North Dakota was coming! My thought pattern is this… 50 States, 50 Blocks… But a quilt that is set 5 blocks by 10 blocks would be an odd shape so I thought… combine some states! And North and South Dakota, though they have rich, varied and different histories, were an obvious choice to combine into one block with North Dakota on the top (North) andSouth Dakota on the bottom (South!).
Tag: States Of Modern Quilt Block of the week
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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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The States Of Modern Block Of The Week 8: Delaware
Delaware, one of the original 13 colonies and our first state! It is 1,954 square miles and is our second smallest state after Rhode Island. Delaware is a low lying state with its highest point, Ebright Azimuth, just 450 feet above sea level! (more…)
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States Of Modern Block Of The Week 7: Connecticut
Is it possible that we’re already on the seventh week of the year? My, time does fly. This week we’re going to talk about Connecticut. One of the original colonies, it was the fifth state admitted to the union. (more…)
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2015 States Of Modern Block Of The Week 5: California
Here in my home state of California, we have an abundance of natural wonders. Mountains, lakes, streams, beautiful sky, desert, shoreline, ocean. But the thing that people think about when they think about California all over the world is the man-made golden gate bridge.