Quilt Block for Upcoming Area 3 meeting in Poland

Jacob's Ladder

Log Cabin

Shoo Fly

For the block drawing, we are keeping with the Underground Railroad theme and selecting quilt blocks that are representative of those used to guide slaves to safe harbor and ultimately, freedom.

Please choose either true Civil War reproduction fabrics or suitable fabrics in the colors of that time period. Please, no batiks.

The blocks will be 12 1/2" unfinished and for patterns you can peruse Barbara Brachman's "Civil War Sampler" book or choose your  pattern from the most popular of those used to guide the way.
(Note:) Some patterns have direct links to Quilter's Cache for directions.

Jacobs Ladder:  http://www.quilterscache.com/J/JacobsLadderBlock.html

Log Cabin:  http://www.quilterscache.com/L/LogCabinBlock.html

Drunkard’s Path:  http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DrunkardsPathBlock.html

Road to California:  http://www.quilterscache.com/R/RoadtoCaliforniaBlock.html

Shoo Fly:  http://www.quilterscache.com/S/ShooFlyBlock.html 

Star:  http://www.quilterscache.com/S/StarBlock.html

Monkey Wrench: http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MonkeyWrenchBlock.html


Other patterns that are suitable are Flying Geese, Bowtie, Bear's Paw and Wagon Wheel.

**For more details on the Area 3 meeting, see the "Upcoming Events" on the right side of this blog page.**

Over 150 Quilts and Blankets Lost in Home Fire Destined For Needy Children

Laura Freeman and Wolf Gumm have been collecting quilts and blankets to send to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota the end of October when a devastating house fire destroyed their home and all the contents House Fire

We are in desperate need to replace the quilts and blankets for this worthy cause. If you would like to help, you can drop off NEW baby to full size quilts, blankets, afghans or fleece throws to the following locations no later than October 19^th.  If you wish to make a donation, please contact me directly.

For more information, you can contact Kathleen Currier at 207-577-3879 (please leave a message and I will get back to you) or email at k1930c@yahoo.com

A special thank you to the following quilt shops that volunteered to be drop-off locations:

 

>Babbling Brook Quilt

  316 Norway St.

  Norway, ME 04268              207-739-2065      bbblngquiltshop@aol.com

 

>Quiltessentials, Inc.

  909 Minot Ave.

  Auburn, ME 04210              207-784-4486       info@quiltessentials.com

 

>Whippersnappers

  107 Water St.

  Hallowell, ME   04347         207-622-3458       whippersnappers98@gmail.com