Arkansas Quilt Trail - Part 2

I'll begin the second post of the Quilt Trail excursion with a block that has one of our families' favorite things painted on it . . . a train engine!

Quilt Block #15

Rock Island

This block was painted in "honor of all those, past and present, who've made the rail industry what it is today in Arkansas." The Rock Island Railroad has a special place in my family's hearts. It once ran at the back of our property, long ago when the red caboose was on the end!

Quilt Block #16

The Chamber of Commerce Building in downtown Perryville had quite a collection of quilt blocks. The one on the right is called Red and Yellow Pinwheel.

Quilt Blocks #17 through 21

Several of the blocks at the Chamber of Commerce were not named nor had any information about their meaning. I noticed in this picture that there is a white tag on most of them. I wonder if these are for sale.

This hummingbird block was one of my favorites!

Quilt Blocks #22 through # 28

Starting at the far left, is Crossed Canoes which was selected because of the lakes in Perry County.

The green and yellow one is named John Deere, chosen because the artist's "father-in-law's family were farmers. They always had John Deere tractors on their farm."

Right below that is the Irish Knot in honor of the artist's Irish heritage.

A wonderful patriotic square is in the center with Eight Point Star to the right of it. This block celebrates the stars that are very visible in the night skies over Perryville. "Stars are simple and complex at the same time. Life in a rural setting is often simple and complex at the same time."

The one under it is a bear paw pattern. There were no comments about this block, but I'm pretty sure there are bears in this area.

Entwined Squares is on the right. It "honors all the quilters in Perry County past and present who continue the tradition of quilting."

Quilt Blocks #29 through 31

These patriotic blocks honor the veterans of Perry County.

Quilt Block #32

We felt a little uncomfortable taking a picture of this block. It was on the back wall of a garage. In order to get the picture we had to walk right up to the garage. It was called Lone Star Quilt Block, but it's not what I think of as a Lone Star. It looks more like a Eight Point Star to me, but I'm no expert at quilt block names. Notice the writing on the right side of the block. It's a record of the children's heights.

Quilt Block #33

Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem represents this families commitment "to follow Jesus Christ.  It is backed by a simple nine patch pattern of blue-green and white which symbolizes our National Forest and the old Christmas tree farm" which one existed at this location.

Quilt Block #34 through #36

Wyoming Valley Star, Homestead Star, Swoon Block

These blocks were some of the more intricate ones we saw.

Quilt Blocks #37 and #38

Not all blocks we saw were on the quilt trail list. My sister spotted the American Flag and the Arkansas Flag on a barn set back from the rode. It was hard to get a decent picture of them. Storms were bringing in dark skies and the barn was pretty far away.

That wraps up our Quilt Block hunt in Perry County. We're already planning our next trip in a different county.

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Update: Ten more pictures have been added to my 100 Day Project page. Scroll back up to the top and look right under the header. You'll see a tab that will take you to that page.