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Rail fence quilt block feature

I'm excited to share that my rail fence quilt block was featured in the We Like Quilting magazine! Find the pattern in the ...
As told through the blocks of a quilt, the story of an orphan train rider unfolded at the Ridgeland Community Center on Wednesday evening. Hosted by the Hay River Quilt Guild, the presentation by Ann ...
Magazine inclusion: The rail fence quilt block is part of the May 2026 issue of *We Like Quilting*. Pattern approach: It is made with strip sets and offers a variation for an alternate quilt design.
Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...
Fact, fiction, folklore, or a bit of all three: Did runaway slaves seek clues in the patterns of handmade quilts, strategically placed by members of the Underground Railroad? This ongoing debate ...