For example, a quilt with a “Log Cabin” pattern could indicate a safe house. A colorful “Bear’s Paw” block might be an instruction to follow an animal path through the woods. The Eagle County ...

Whether by messages on a quilt, songs with special meaning, crossing a river, or traveling through tunnels, the Underground Railroad proved successful as many slaves found freedom before President ...

In the 1999 book, the authors decode the 10 patterns that make up the Underground Railroad Quilt Codes. The first pattern Edmunds learned to make — the one she read about in the magazine decades ago — ...

They plan to share their Underground Railroad quilt with the Beechwood community in the spring at an open house at 441 Ministries on 441 Parsells Ave. and at the New City Café, which is an ...

Locations for the "Underground Railroad Quilt Exhibit" are: Uncorkt, 240 Main St.: Monkey Wrench pattern directed fugitive slaves to collect their tools in preparation for the journey.

Some of the most common symbol squares are the monkey wrench, the wagon wheel, the bear’s paw, the crossroads, the log cabin, the shoofly, the bow ties, the double wedding rings and follow the stars, ...

In the 1999 book, the authors decode the 10 patterns that make up the Underground Railroad Quilt Codes. The first pattern Edmunds learned to make — the one she read about in the magazine decades ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That’s why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. “It’s what I love to do,” she told NPR in a phone ...