Join us as we make a once in a lifetime quilt to get ready for the Semi-quincentennial! (250 years!)
Our version of the Maryland block has four colors: light (white), medium (gold with stars), accent (red), and dark (blue).
We started this multi year, January 2022 through February 2026, Block of the Month to celebrate the Semi-quincentennial of the USA which will happen in 2026! One block a month for four+ years will make this quilt a manageable project for a once in a lifetime celebration for the United States! 250 years might seem young to our friends from all over the world but we're going to celebrate!
It's going to be a great scrappy block quilt! I am making my blocks in Red, White, and Blue but you can use any color combination that you want. The color combinations that I've seen posted on our Facebook group, The Quilted Forest Friends, are AWESOME!! I am so looking forward to seeing your finished blocks. Join our group and share the blocks you've made!
All of the videos in this series may be found in our "Celebrate the States" playlist at this link:
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The block will measure 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" (12" x 12" finished in the quilt.)
Our best memory of traveling in Beautiful Maryland was when we took our son Jeff to start his 4K for Cancer bike ride across America! We witnessed all the teams dipping their bike tires in the Baltimore Harbor and immediately heading out for a 70 day trip! It was an incredibly moving scene and these brave riders were off on an adventure. Jeff rode to honor and remember his Aunt Danielle who was battling Colon Cancer. Look up "4k for Cancer" or "Miles for Jamie" to learn more about the bike rides that happen every year.
For this month, you'll need four fabrics
3 light squares, 2" x 2"
14 light squares OR 3 strips 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" see video for explanation
1 medium square, 13" x 13"
1 medium square 7' x 7"
2 accent squares , 5" x 5"
14 dark squares OR 3 strips 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" see video for explanation
Watch the video for all the cutting and piecing instructions.
All of the "Celebrating the States" blocks will be rotary cut. These blocks will be presented in video form only and will come out the last week of the month on our YouTube channel. Share this with your quilting friends and make the blocks together!
Join our group on Facebook, The Quilted Forest Friends, and we will have posts where you can share the blocks you have made and be inspired by blocks others have made! We are loving all the blocks you've posted so far! Here's a link to the group:
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This quilt will be 56 blocks set with 1" sashing, 7 blocks across and 8 blocks down. It will measure 92" x 105". If borders are wanted, a 3" border will make the quilt 98" x 111". If you add a 6" border, it will measure 104" x 117". If no border is wanted, just sew the blocks together for a quilt that will measure 84" x 96". I am starting this quilt now because it has been a goal of mine (since the Bi-centennial when I was a young girl) to make a quilt for this very special, once in a lifetime celebration! #celebratethestates #rotarycutter
If you don't want a quilt that is as large as listed, split the blocks for the 50 states into half and put 25 states on the front and 25 states on the back and make it a two-sided quilt. If you use a 1" sashing, 5 blocks across and 5 blocks down and add a 3" border , it would be about 72" x 72".
The Quilted Forest is located at 205 North Clark in Forest City, IA. Our phone number is 641-585-2438. We stock patterns, books, notions, batting, and fabric for sewing and quilting projects. Our shop is filled with finished quilts and smaller projects to provide plenty of inspiration. We are open Monday - Friday, 10am to 5pm, and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. We are in the central time zone.
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