Tonganoxie

Tonganoxie quilt block

How could I come up with a catchier name for a blog post than Tonganoxie? And ... as it happens there is a quilt block by this name.

Upon further research, I discovered that it is named for a city in Kansas (I think it is obvious now, that geography is not my forté or I would have known this already.)

This seven patch quilt block is an easy one to construct because it contains only squares and rectangles, hence easier sewing. To make the construction even simpler (in my opinion), I have laid out the construction process as an uneven nine patch because I prefer to work with "chunks" rather than sewing in rows. Additionally, this block can be made as a 14" block so that the process of making your quilt is speeded up. A win-win situation.

And speaking of Kansas, did you know ... ?

• Kansas is known as the Sunflower state.


• There are 27 Walnut Creeks in the state of Kansas.


• The "prairie chicken" has its largest population in all of North American in Kansas. You might know a prairie chicken as a wild grouse.


• The Pizza Hut restaurant chain opened its first store in Wichita.


• Fire Station No. 4 in Lawrence, originally a stone barn constructed in 1858, was a station site on the Underground Railroad.


• Wyatt Earp, "Wild Bill" Hickok and "Bat" Masterson were three of the legendary lawmen who ruled frontier towns like Abilene, Dodge City, Ellsworth, Hays, and Wichita.


• The state name comes from the Kansas Indian word kansa or kanza which means "south wind".


• A museum in Piqua, Kansas is dedicated to silent film comedian, Buster Keaton, who was a native son.

<sub>'Tonganoxie' quilt block image © W. Russell, patchworksquare.com

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