Lyn Brown's Quilting Blog

I told you North Dakota was coming!  My thought pattern is this… 50 States, 50 Blocks… But a quilt that is set 5 blocks by 10 blocks would be an odd shape so I thought… combine some states!  And North and South Dakota, though they have rich, varied and different histories, were an obvious choice […]

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Just a note:  There will be no States Of Modern Block posted next Thursday.  I will be at a quilt retreat.  Keep your eye here though, as I will try to post from a quilt shop or two! This week we visit gorgeous South Carolina.  Since Francisco Gordillo first landed on its shores in 1521, […]

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Rhode Island may be our union’s smallest state, but it’s big on beauty, coastline, friendly people and history. Known as the Ocean State, Rhode Island has lots of coastline and fabulous ocean views. I visited the state right after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy and was still utterly charmed by its loveliness. From its bustling […]

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Pennsylvania!  Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love (or just Philly!).  Pittsburgh is the Steel City.  Just these two cities are home to nearly 2 million people!  And for quilters Pennsylvania has Amish country: Farms and silos, horses and buggys and QUILTS!

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Oregon is just north of my home state of California.  Home of the Cascade Mountains, the Bend River and the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show!  The show began when founder, Jean Wells Keenan, hung a dozen quilts made by her students outside her quilt shop on a Saturday in July.  A few more ladies brought their […]

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In 1889, the United States opened the  Indian Territory to settlers. Thousands of people lined up on the border and, when the signal was given, they raced into the territory to claim their land. Some people went in early to claim their land. They became known as Sooners.

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Spoiler alert! Today we reveal the Solitaire Mystery solution. Do not download this final clue until you have completed the previous four clues.

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In 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the North Carolina state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia).  This was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the coast in the late […]

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I was born in New York. Tho my parents never lived there (they lived in Jersey) I can technically claim New York City as my hometown.

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New Mexico has a nickname of The Land of Enchantment. And why not? From the grandeur of the Chihuahuan Desert to the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountains,  New Mexico boasts a diverse history along with bustling cities and thriving arts and culture community.

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