This quilt block shows two chickens facing each other. One chicken is pecking on the ground where there are some yellow dots and brown dots indicating scratch. The other chicken is upright looking onwards. Each chicken is a brown piece of fabric with a light orange and black stitched outline. The chicken's crests are small rec pieces of fabric with similar stitching. The feet and beak are drawn in with pen. This is all against a light blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 302 – Memories Of Chooks

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Today I continue my quest in creating and posting one block a day of the fabulous That Town And Country Quilt by the lovely Susan-Claire Mayfield. This is day three hundred and two of that project.

This quilt block shows two chickens facing each other. One chicken is pecking on the ground where there are some yellow dots and brown dots indicating scratch. The other chicken is upright looking onwards. Each chicken is a brown piece of fabric with a light orange and black stitched outline. The chicken's crests are small rec pieces of fabric with similar stitching. The feet and beak are drawn in with pen. This is all against a light blue salmon-patterned background.
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In Australia and New Zealand, hens are called Chooks. The term comes from an Irish dialect.

So here are two sweet chooks having a snack and a chat!

Perhaps they are discussing all the people they know.

I have just read that chickens have excellent memories and can remember 100 faces!

(How do they decide this stuff?)

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Tina

Tina

Tina Holley is a third-generation ranching widow, mother, and grandmother whose family roots in Grand County date back to the 1940s. Tina wears many hats and has been sewing for over 45 years... She added another “hat” when she purchased the Fabric Nook from her kindergarten teacher in 2015. Tina is passionate about guiding customers in achieving their personal and creative goals. Her goal is to empower and help make everyone’s idea a beautiful reality about which they can feel great. She began her artistic journey as a garment maker in middle school by designing and creating her own clothes. Later on, she took apart clothes from thrift stores and put them back together to improve her construction and alteration skills. In addition to her sewing expertise, she also knits, crochets, and is an award-winning quilter.

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