Lyn Brown's Quilting Blog

Yes, that’s right.  I’ve skipped North Dakota.  You’ll see why in a few weeks. This week’s block is beautiful Ohio.  The name, Ohio, comes from the Iroquois word, Ohi-yo, meaning great river.  Ohio as a US state was part of the Northwest Territory.  Its nickname, The Buckeye State, comes from the many Buckeye Trees that […]

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With the Fourth of July passed, we move into deep summer!  Also, we are more than halfway through our States of Modern blocks. This week we go to Nebraska!  For Quilters, Nebraska is all about the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln.  Home to the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world, […]

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When I think of Iowa, I think of three things:  Radar O’Reilly, American Pickers and agriculture… Corny, Cornball and CORN! So our modern Iowa block mixes little bit of the Iowa flag and a modern, minimalist interpretation of an Iowa cornfield.

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This is so much FUN!  Designing a block for each state is a blast and keeping it modern makes it both more challenging and a bit easier if that is actually possible!  This week we visit glorious Colorado…

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