Alaska Homestead

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Today is June 17 and the block is Alaska Homestead. It's a simple block in a 10" size.

This block was chosen by both me and  my quilt guild buddy Karen B. and she used two collections by Windham: Insectarium and Watermark. Note: these two collections don't ship to quilt shops until the end of the summer!

Fat quarters of Watermark and Insectarium

Here is Karen's block:

Alaska Homestead by Karen B: 10"

And here is my block, which I made with the Benartex blenders called Equinox:

Alaska Homestead by Debby K: 10"

I'd like to know the history of this block and why it's called Alaska Homestead! If you know, please tell me, won't you?