Handheld Calculator - #QuiltBlockMania

It's time for another #QuiltBlockMania post!

This month the theme is technology and I designed a block with a handheld calculator.

The idea for this block came from my husband.  He always knows the weirdest trivia facts and when I asked if he knew of any technology that was unique to Texas, he told me that the first handheld calculator was invented in Texas.

When I looked it up, I found that Texas Instruments created the prototype, Cal Tech, in 1967.  The invention team was led by Jack Kirby.  It was released commercially in 1970, weighing just 45 ounces.  The prototype can be found in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

(Photo from Smithsonian)

My calculator is an homage to that first calculator.  I left the buttons blank, but this would be really cute with additional embroidery on the buttons and screen.

The Calculator pattern is only free through the month of September when you sign up for my newsletter.

Get the pattern here: Handheld Calculator Pattern

I hope you have as much fun making your block as I did designing it! 

Make sure you check out the other #QuiltBlockMania designs this month!

Lightbulb Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Sewing Machine by Crafty Staci
Microchip Quilt Block by Patchwork Breeze
Chain Link Quilt Block by Scrapdash
I'm connected! by Patti's Patchwork
Paperclips by QuiltFabrication
Stand Mixer by Inquiring Quilter
Network Bars
Valley Square by Sarah Marcina
Handheld Calculator by Emerald Falls Quilts
Digital Nutcracker
Word. (Books on a shelf)
Windmill by Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio
by Appliques Quilts and More
Cog Wheel by Flowerdog&Co
Fencing the Future Quilt Block by Ashli Montgomery