Today’s block is called Autry Square. It’s named for Gene Autry, The Singing Cowboy. Back in the Saddle Again was his signature song, but you’re probably much more familiar with his Christmas songs: Here Comes Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Autry was also a big deal on the silver screen. He died in 1998, just weeks after the death of another singing cowboy, Roy Rogers. I like the look of this block, the way the yellow rails seem to float above a bordered diamond. But I can’t picture making a whole quilt of these blocks. They’d be more trouble than they’re worth.
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