Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along - Block G

 Westward Ho!

 

It's week 7, and this week we have Block G in the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along!

 

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block G

 

"G" is for galaxy, and this week's block G is what is commonly referred to as the friendship star block. You won't be making a galaxy of blocks G, but six of the red and beige blocks.

The Latin phrase "Ad Astra Per Astra" is the state motto of Kansas, and it means "to the stars through hardships". Perhaps the vast night sky, filled with stars from our Milky Way galaxy and beyond, on the uninhabited prairie, made a lifelong impression on the early pioneers; so much so that they included stars in the state motto.

The Kansas state seal, which is also on the state flag, is pictured below. In addition to the "Ad Astra Per Astra" motto, it features pioneer imagery, such as a farmer and plow, a wagon train, bison, and a steamboat, which was one of the forms of transportation pioneers took from the East to arrive at the starting point of one of the several trails heading West.  

 

If you're participating in the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along, I would love to see your progress! Just tag your photos #prairiepatchworkquiltalong on Instagram or Facebook!

CLICK HERE to download the cutting and assembly instructions to make block (s) G.  

I will see you back here next week with block H!

Martha