Here you will be introduced to 5 blocks used in the Underground Railroad Quilt Code. These different designs were used to aid escaping slaves find their way north to freedom.
There are 12 blocks with instructions at the end to complete your blocks with sashing to make a lap size quilt.
Underground Railroad Block of the Month – Month 12
Welcome to month 12 of the Underground Railroad BOM. The last block in the quilt is the basket block. As you know, I have based this BOM on the book…
Underground Railroad BOM – Month 11 – Sail Boat
We are are almost to the end of our year long underground railroad Block of the Month. This month we feature the sail boat block. When Ozella McDaniel Williams documented…
Underground Railroad BOM – Month 10 – Flying Geese
What direction do the geese fly? Geese fly north in the springtime or summer. The flying geese pattern served two purposes for the slaves. They indicated the direction to travel,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Underground Railroad BOM – Block 2
The second block in the underground railroad block of the month is the wagon wheel. This pattern is done using raw edge applique. I used Heat-n-Bond, but any fusible web…
Underground Railroad Quilt BOM – Month 1
Each month beginning February 2021, I will provide the instructions for one quilt block that was used in the underground railroad quilt code. These blocks aided slaves on their path…
