Quilting Road Trip From Here To There

On Father's Day, Halloween, or Christmas, the local weather announcer will give the weather for a list of cities appropriately named for that holiday. Today, we are going to take our own road trip to some appropriately named towns.

Block Island, Rhode Island

We're going to start our trip in New England at Block Island, Rhode Island. The island was inhabited by indigenous people, but in 1614 it was named after the first Dutch settler, Adrian Block.

• Road Island Quilt Shop Directory on Quilter's Travel Companion
• Map of Block Island Area Quilting Resources on Quilter's Trip Planner™

Thimble Islands, Connecticut

interesting as Capt. Kidd is alleged to have used them. He was later executed for piracy. The story goes that they were named for the thimbleberries native to the island.

• Connecticut Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of Thimble Islands Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from Block Island to Thimble Islands on QTP

Zigzag, Oregon

We cross the country all the way to Zigzag, Oregon. This village is southeast of Portland and is part of the Villages at Mount Hood. It was named after the local river. If you want to visit, there is a ranger station in the village.

• Oregon Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of ZigZag Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from Thimble Islands to ZigZag on QTP

Needles, California

On to Needles, California! Named for the sharp peaked local mountains, Needles is located on the Colorado River and is often the first city encountered when entering the state. Needles is also located on the famous Route 66! Needles was once the home of Charles Schulz, Peanuts cartoonist, who made it the home of Snoopy's brother Spike. Remember the cactus?

• California Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of Needles Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from ZigZag to Needles on QTP

Scissors, Texas

The next stop is Scissors, Texas. It is in the Rio Grande Valley just south of the city of Donna. Scissors is a 1.7 square mile "colonia" established in the 1960's. Colonia, in Spanish, means "neighborhood". In this region, a colonia is a subdivision that has developed outside of any governmental jurisdiction without electricity, water, sewer, lights, and other city services. Texas no longer allows this type of development and has been working to pave roads and install city services.

• Texas Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of Scissors Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from Needles to Scissors on QTP

Log Cabin, Texas

Towns in the U.S. don't tend to be named for well-known quilt blocks. I tried Rail Fence, Card Trick, Bow Tie, Flying Geese, and others. But I did find Log Cabin, Texas. SE of Dallas, it's a 1.0 square mile city on Cedar Creek Reservoir.

• Texas Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of Log Cabin Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from Scissors to Log Cabin on QTP

Singer, Louisiana

Our final stop finds us in Singer, Louisiana. The population in the 2010 census was 287. That's it.

• Louisiana Quilt Shop Directory on QTC
• Map of Singer Area Quilting Resources on QTP
• Quilt shops & museums from Log Cabin to Singer on QTP

Bobbin Head, New South Wales

Me? I'd like to go to Bobbin Head, New South Wales. It's located in a National Park north of Sydney Australia. Just imagine all the wildlife of Australia and a national park to boot!

• New South Wales Quilt Shop Directory on QuiltingHub
• Map of Bobbin Head Area Quilting Resources on QTP

How This Was Written

I researched "stitch", "fabric", "pattern" and "applique", and couldn't find any towns with those names. If you know of any others, please share them in the Comments. Thanks!

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