Underground Railroad

Today is January 22 and the block for today is the Underground Railroad.

So much history to this block! So much mystery and intrigue and secret places for safety. Yes, I'm referring to the dark days of slavery here in America and the paths out of bondage into freedom. Lots of stories about the Underground Railroad and so there, naturally, is a quilt block!

Underground Railroad: 12" (in my calendar)

I made a really small set of blocks for this quilt because I wanted to use a tiny panel in the center. This was made 25 years ago. I still have this sweet quilt.

Underground Railroad with 4-1/2" (finished) blocks! - 35" x 35"

I also used the block in a digital quilt I designed and published in my 2006 desktop quilter's calendar. It is the same layout as the quilt above, except I added some half-square triangles and stencils.

Underground Railroad

This timeless block has so much history behind it. And it creates so much movement when the blocks are arranged in a zigzag setting.