While working on my stitch journal I looked up the history of the flying geese block I came across this link
https://marygoroundquilts.com/underground-railroad-block-of-the-month/
The flying geese block was a momimental symbol that helped slaves find safety & allies ,a sign to follow the path of the geese , a symbol of hope
There are 12 blocks to the underground railroad quilt,did you know that the bear claw quilt when hung on a porch rail represented a safe place to eat. for slaves on their journey to freedom along with other clues in the quilt? Lots of interesting History on quilt blocks we have come to love for our quilts
I had these little corners from previous blocks ,flying geese is on my quilt bucket list, maybe I'll add the underground railroad quilt to the list,after all what's one more right? LoL
Playing around with the idea to add an appliqued geese on the bottom ,slow stitching is the perfect name for these journals ,I think that it is more time consuming than stitching on a quilt lol it's been a while since I picked it up, this was the last one I did
Over a year into this slow stitching craze & I've only 9 pages in
I never realized the flying geese block was intended to help the slaves. I did know quilts were their roadblock to freedom though at various homes assisting them to the North. Makes sense with the direction for this block. Janice
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