I went back to my quilters' guild and was excited that this year, the guild decided that for the Block of the Month, there would be a featured landmark from our city. January was the the navel orange- symbol for our city since the 1880s; February was Mt. Rubidoux, complete with cross crowning the mountain; March featured the University of California Riverside's clock tower and backdrop hillside with the letter C pointing to the campus below. At our April meeting, I was excited to find out that the famed Mission Inn will be the block of the month.
The intent for these blocks is that at the end of this year, we will have 12 blocks to complete a quilt commemorating Riverside, CA. I guessed on the guild's blogspot that the Fox Theatre would be next block; then as an after thought also named the Wood Streets, which is the neighborhood I live in. The Wood Streets are a rich part of our city, dating from the turn of the century-- homes built in the style of architecture ranging from colonial, craftsman, and spanish mediterranean. It will certainly be exciting to find out who guessed right at our next meeting!
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