So this quilt is called 5440 or Fight And that was a dispute in the 1800's over borders between us and the British And you can look up and read all about it on Wikipedia It's a really interesting concept how the quilters actually made quilts to support their cause And it When James K Polk ran for president in 1844, he promoted a new northern border for the Oregon Territory at the 54°40′ north line of latitude Polk's supporters immortalized his campaign slogan, "5440 or Fight," with a quilt block so gorgeous, we've been stitching itIn the short video below, I've paired this Mrs Brown's Choice quilt block with a 5440 or Fight block with spectacular results Take a look!
Quilt block 54 40 or fight
Quilt block 54 40 or fight-The story goes that in 1844, a relative unknown named James Polk ran in the Presidential election against Henry Clay, a powerful man with an illustrious careerClick here to learn more! Our version of 5440 or Fight is a lap quilt pattern with eight 12″ blocks set on point to give a firecracker effect There is a bit of template piecing, but the quilt goes together quickly and would make a gorgeous gift for a veteran or member of the Armed Services Download the FREE 5440 or Fight lap quilt pattern nowit's a Friday FREEbie And happy 4th of July
The block was already known at the time and was published in women's magazines of the time under various names, including '5440 or Fight' in later publications One of the later publications of this block was in the Kansas City Star newspaper (which was founded in 10) FiftyFour Forty or Fight was one of the first blocks I ever pieced I made a small dollsized quilt out of scraps, alternating 5440 with another block, Variable Star Together, they made an interesting secondary pattern when one stepped back and looked at the overall quilt top I was very pleased with the efforts of my second quilt The quilt is a Snail's Trail combined with a 54 40 or Fight block, done in the beautiful colors of blues and greens we see here on the Gulf Coast of Florida We spent several days in the quilting design process, because I wanted the quilting to be beautiful, complimentary and appropriate for the quilt, and something I haven't seen before
FiftyFour Forty or Fight!Plus, there's a bonus table runner pattern included, just in time to get the table set for"54° 40' or Fight!" was the 1844 campaign slogan of James Polk, and referred to the join control of the border at 54° 40' ( by the United States and British Canada) You can read more about it here This makes a 12" block!
History of FiftyFour Forty or Fight Quilt Block People have used art to express political beliefs forever Women often stitched their political views because they weren't supposed to voice them really That's where this block comes fromSo here is 5440 or Fight Please excuse the uneven sides, as the 4 patches need to be stretched when sewn together into a quilt Block #39 – 5440 or Fight – Racine County Pattern is here 5440 or Fight Find out more about the "Wisconsin Quilt Blocks on Barns, Back to one of my earliest barn quilting trips, in the spring of 09 Phyllis Nash of Grayson County, Kentucky, is part of the barn quilt committee there and the proud owner of this beautiful blue quilt block 5440 or Fight is quite popular along the quilt trail Now that fall is here, I am ready to go out and look for a few more
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