Project Quilting 14.3, in progress

As you know if you have been following the blog, I am working on the fun Project Quilting challeges. This week hits close to home and was educational. It is based on a block called 54-40 or fight. You can read the original Project Quilting blog for details but it was named after the dispute over the Oregon/Canadian border in the 1840s. SPOILER it didn't become the 54°40 line and there was no fight.

It got me thinking of homes. My home now is Oregon but I was born and raised in Ohio. My husband is from Tennessee and my girls are Oregonians so I decide to find blocks representing each of our home states for this week's project.

 My version of 54-40 or fight representing my Oregonian girls

My Ohio star for this Ohio girl

Road to Tennessee block to represent my husband.

I did not get the project finished by the deadline but really wanted to bring my vision to fruition. Not sure what I want to do with these blocks but had fun finding blocks and fabrics about my family in my stash. 

I also learned that putting together the 54-40 or fight with a snowball block creates the Tennessee waltz quilt which is now on my "make it some day" list.

                    The 54-40 or fight block