Underground Railroad Quilt Block Of The Month

A star block with a beige and white pattern.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 9

Month 9 brings us to the star block.  The sawtooth star is also known as the evening star, variable star and North star. Sailors have been navigating by way of…
A red and white quilt block with writing on it.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 8

Welcome to Month 8 of the Underground Railroad Block of the Month.  This month we take a look at the drunkard’s path block.  Following the drunkard’s path is a clear…
A red and white quilt block with red and white flowers.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 7

Month 7 in the Underground Railroad Quilt Code Block of the Month is the Bow Tie Block (aka Hourglass).Underground Railroad Block of the Month Block 7 Dressing up in cotton…
A quilt block with brown and white squares.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 6

The next pattern referenced in Hidden in Plain View is the Shoofly Block.  Shoofly is the sixth pattern that escaped slaves would see on their journey to freedom.  The Shoofly…
A quilt block with red, brown, and tan squares.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 5

Welcome to Month 5 of the Underground Railroad Block of the Month.  Month 5 is the Log Cabin block. Once the slaves reached the crossroads they dug a log cabin on…
A red and white quilt block with a square in the middle.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 4

Welcome to Month 4 of the Underground Railroad Block of the Month.  This month we have the Crossroads block.  All reference to the underground railroad quilt code is taken from…
A quilt block with red and white squares.

Underground Railroad BOM – Month 3

The authors of Hidden in Plain View tell us that The Monkey Wrench turns the Wagon Wheel on a Bear’s Paw trail toward the crossroads.   For March, the next block…