If the slaves see this quilt they know that they should that they are on a safe pathway.

This pattern is called Blood Hound Path because it would tell escaping slaves to watch for blood hounds.

This pattern is called Beware in the Night. It tells the escaping slaves to avoid the blood hounds and the slave catchers and go into the corn field.

This pattern is called the Freedom River. This tells escaping slaves there is freedom a cross the river.

This pattern would be a good symbol because it tells escaping slaves to go north.