Texas Rocket - #QuiltBlockMania

I’m so excited to share my May #QuiltBlockMania block with you!

This month’s theme is Up in the Air and my block pays tribute to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas.

The Johnson Space Center was originally named the Manned Spacecraft Center and opened in 1963.  It is the site of the Mission Control for NASA and is why many of the communications from astronauts started with "Houston," such as "Houston, the Eagle has landed." (said by Neil Armstrong when the first rocket landed on the moon in 1969)

The Johnson Space Center partners with Space Center Houston to create a space exploration center and museum. We took the kids to visit when they were younger and they enjoyed seeing the rockets and playing in the simulators.  Space Center Houston is a fantastic place to visit if you are ever in Houston.

My little rocket includes a star as an homage to the Lone Star State.  I can’t wait to see how you bring this block to life.

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Get the pattern here: Texas Rocket Pattern

I hope you have as much fun making your block as I did designing it!  And don't forget to check out these other amazing #QuiltBlockMania designs for May:

Pig with wings by Carolina Moore
Dragonfly by Crafty Staci
Kite with tail
Daylight Flight by Patti's Patchwork
Hot Air Balloon by QuiltFabrication
Pancakes by Inquiring Quilter
Feeding Time by Robin Kinley Designs Etc
Contrails by Memory Barn Studio
Scrappy Birds by Katie Mae Quilts
Propeller by Patchwork River Quilting
Pinwheels and Northern Lights by The Quilted Diary
Space Rocket by Emerald Falls Quilts
Pilot Nutcracker
Flying Birds by Patchwork Breeze
Raven's Flight by A Piece of Quiet Quilts
Butterfly by Appliques Quilts and More
Night Sky by Studio B