State by State Quilt Project — Week 1

Week of November 7th:  
F is for First State A Delaware Alphabet (spine)
Statehood: December 7, 1787
Tree: American Holly Ilex opaca
Flower: Peach Blossom
Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
Crab Moon
Paul Revere’s Ride FIAR Vol. 3
When Washington Crossed the Delaware
Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds
Gramma’s Walk FIAR Vol. 2
Sarah’s Boat
Sailing Home: A Story of Childhood at Sea
Constellations: A Glow in the Dark Guide to the Night Sky
The Legend of the Cranberry

Topics: Ship canals, U.S. Constitution, enchanted woods, flour mill, horseshoe crabs, Fort Delaware, nature, tall ships, Swedish and Finnish log cabins, Mason-Dixon line, Native Americans, Old Swedes Church, independence, waterfowl, astronomy and stars, tiger swallowtail, Underground Railroad, Victrola, America’s Cup, Dutch heritage.

We liked the books about the horseshoe crabs the best, followed by The Legend of the Cranberry.

We are studying the states in order of statehood.  Each week we find the state on the map, read and discuss the books, and connect the stories to the area by using maps or Google Earth.  Each day we work in Explode the Code Book 2 and Singapore 2A

This week our family picked and mailed the quilt fabric toour state quilt partner.  We are mostly buying fat quarters and cutting them in half to share.  Here is the fabric we chose for tall ships in Delaware history.

We are still deciding on a quilt pattern, but we are pretty sure we are going to use one of these half hexagon rulers from the Missouri Quilt Company — 10 inch or 5 inch.  Hunter really likes this quilt.  Once we decide, we will sew a block for each state every week.