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2026- Row by Row Mystery- By Debbi Cagney

During the next 12 months we will have a different variation of a 12 inch star. (Unfinished 12 ½ inches).  All the blocks for the year have a 6 inch finished center square and 3 inch finished star points.   The patterns are on:  http://www.quilterscache.com

To celebrate the country’s 250^th birthday in July of 2026, I suggest you use red, white and blue fabrics, with blue in the star points.  Complete all twelve blocks and you will have the beginnings of a beautiful patriotic quilt.  Please contact Janet Turini if you need help or have questions.
 

Block 1 – “Eight Pointed Star #4” block   https://www.quilterscache.com/E/EightPointedStar4Block.html

Color 1 is red, color 2 is medium blue, color 3 is a darker blue (several shades darker than color 2, and color 4 is white.

https://www.quilterscache.com/T/TwoPatchQuiltBlock.html

Block 3 – “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too 2” block   https://www.quilterscache.com/T/Tippecanoe&TylerToo2Block.html
This block continues our Patriotic Themed blocks.   Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.
Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is red, and Color 3 is white.

Block 4 – “Chisholm Trail” block    https://www.quilterscache.com/C/ChisholmTrailBlock.html

This block continues our Patriotic Themed blocks.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.

Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is red, and Color 3 is white.

After watching many TV Western episodes with my family, I wrote a paper in high school on the Chisholm Trail and now many years later I am making a Chisholm Trail quilt block.  On page 2 of the pattern a finished quilt is pictured.  The diagonal lines remind me of the trails the cattle followed between South Texas and Abilene, Kansas.

Block 5 – “Blazing Arrows” block     https://www.quilterscache.com/B/BlazingArrowsBlock.html

This block continues our Patriotic Theme.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have only two colors, and I suggest you use blue and white.  Half of the star points will be blue and the other half will be white.

Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is white.

Block 6 – “Solomon’s Star” block     https://www.quilterscache.com/S/SolomonsStarBlock.html

This is the sixth block in our Patriotic series.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have three colors. Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is red, and color 3 is white.

Block 7 – “Sarah’s Choice” block  https://www.quilterscache.com/S/SarahsChoiceBlock.html

This is the seventh block in our Patriotic series.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have three colors. Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is red, and color 3 is white.

Block 8 – “Margaret’s Choice” block   https://www.quilterscache.com/M/MargaretsChoiceBlock.html

This is the eighth block in our Patriotic series.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have three colors. Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is red, and color 3 is white.

Block 9– “Solitaire” block   https://www.quilterscache.com/S/SolitaireBlock.html

This is the ninth block in our Patriotic series.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have two colors. Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is white. If you have been making a block each month, you will notice that all the star points are blue and the background is white.  This will give a little unity to the finished quilt.

Block 10 – “Star” block   https://www.quilterscache.com/S/StarBlock.html

This is the tenth block in our Patriotic series.  This month’s block will have two colors. Color 1 is blue, Color 2 is white.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.

Block 11 – “The Cog Block” block    https://www.quilterscache.com/T/TheCogBlockBlock.html

Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have three colors.  Color 1 is white; Color 2 is red, and Color 3 is dark blue.

Block 12 – “Austin” block     https://www.quilterscache.com/A/AustinBlock.html

This is the twelfth block in our Patriotic series.  Follow the directions carefully and label your fabrics with each color number to prevent mistakes in cutting your pieces.  This month’s block will have three colors.  Color 1 is dark blue; Color 2 is red, and Color 3 is white. 

I will have directions at the February meeting for two different ways to set these blocks into your quilt.  Please contact Janet Turini if you need help or have questions.

 I was curious about the history of the first patriotic quilts in the United States.  Creative people have been making patriotic quilts since the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries.  The early designs were inspired by the American flag, bald eagle, and the Great Seal of the United States.  Our quilt’s motifs and fabric may be from a different era, but we still enjoy making awesome quilts to show our pride and to honor the good old USA.  Happy Birthday America!

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