State Bird Quilt Blocks
Some are old favorites and some are brand new.
State bird quilt blocks. The embroidered blocks are sewn together with bright spring green fabric blocks to make a 70 inch x 97 inch quilt. Browning s book vintage quilt blocks state by state which is no longer in print. 1 448 check out this thread how to arrange 50 blocks for a regular size quilt this is for fifty state flowers. A special thank you to bonnie for letting us use her book as a resource.
Many have used copies offered so you could afford to get several different ones. Quilt blocks of the states montana a 9 inch partially paper pieced quilt block pattern for. The book includes complete instructions for making each block along with a cd that contains the necessary templates in five standard block sizes 4 5 6 9 12 and 15 inches. Rose marie is an independent researcher of 20th century quilt designs and patterns.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Reply 01 28 2012 07 23 pm. In 50 states quilt blocks from rita weiss and linda causee there is a block for every state. Google state bird embroidery quilt and you will get the picture of an amish quilt.
Quilt blocks of the states missouri daisy a 12 inch partially paper pieced quilt block pattern from our quilt blocks of the states series. State bird and state flower quilts contains all new information coming from research done by the author rose marie werner of dundas mn. The state blocks are the vintage blocks shared among quilters for generations presented in bonnie k. Each of the fifty state birds of america have been painstakingly hand embroidered on a white square of this quilt.
Reply 01 12 2014 06 40 am 7 lfletcher join date. The series was discontinued in 1912 but the idea of quilt blocks that represent states has remained popular in american quilting culture. She compares thirty seven different sets of bird and flower quilt blocks. Many current quilters have based their 50 state quilts on the original designs from hearth and home while others used those designs for inspiration and created their own patterns.
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