The States Of Modern Block Of The Week 9: Florida
The great state of Florida is more than just coastline and Disneyworld. With a rich and varied history and lots of beautiful scenery, Florida is a great place to visit and a wonderful place to live.
Here are a few facts about Florida:
Capital: Tallahasee
Admission to Statehood: March 3, 1875
Flag: On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida’s flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Orange Blossom
Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa
For our block I have simplified the state flag, replacing the complicated seal in the center with a solid circle. You could represent that seal with some orange blossom fabric or any other fabric you have that might be appropriate. How about Disney fabric?
Here is the Pattern PDF for our Florida States Of Modern:
Remember… I will be doing a Trunk Show at Orange County Quilters Guild on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 on the “History of Quilts.” Please join us at 520 W South St, Anaheim, California for a wonderful evening. Doors open at 6 pm. More Info.
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Have you seen my two latest patterns on Craftsy? By popular demand, I have finally posted the pattern for my NextGen Quilt. It is so easy to make this quilt! It looks very difficult with all those odd shapes but it is SIMPLE with no templates at all!
Irene made this NextGen with lots of green as background. Isn’t it spectacular?
NextGen adds just one step to the Magic 9-Patch pattern (above, which is also included in this pattern) to make this spectacular quilt.
Check out my NEXTGEN/Magic 9-Patch Pattern on Craftsy!
Recently TLC Guild member JoAnne shared her LOGS! quilt she made in my Yorba Linda class. Isn’t it wonderful in neutrals? JoAnne left off the applique and it isn’t even missed! And the LOGS! pattern is now available on my Craftsy site too!
My LOGS! pattern is sort of an encyclopedia of log cabin blocks…some old, some new, some I just made up!
And that optional appliqué? It looks like it’s on the border but actually it’s added at the block stage. Check out the LOGS! pattern to see what I mean!
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Again, here is the States of Modern Florida Pattern PDF:
Make A Great Quilt!
