Every quilt has a story and the idea of Underground Railroad quilts is that they served as a coded map to help enslaved people escape to freedom, though many historians dispute the extent of this practice. Patterns like the Monkey Wrench signaled it was time to gather tools, while Log Cabin quilts with a yellow or red center indicated a safe house was nearby. Other patterns allegedly communicated different instructions, such as following bear tracks (Bear’s Paw) or using a zigzag path to avoid s
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