This quilt block shows a teal colored winne-eggo. This is a Winnebago decked out to be a chicken nest and watering hole. The steel fabric is shaped like a rectangular winnebago with dark green windows. The windows have covers that are open and are brown. Ther is a darker blue horizontal stripe across the middle of the Winnebago. There are drawn two human doors, and one ramp with a black square for chickens. Near the back wheels are little red nipples lined up to feed the chickens water on the bottom of the trailer.

Block-A-Day 304 – The Winna-eggo

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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 four of that project.

This quilt block shows a teal colored winne-eggo. This is a Winnebago decked out to be a chicken nest and watering hole. The steel fabric is shaped like a rectangular winnebago with dark green windows. The windows have covers that are open and are brown. Ther is a darker blue horizontal stripe across the middle of the Winnebago. There are drawn two human doors, and one ramp with a black square for chickens. Near the back wheels are little red nipples lined up to feed the chickens water on the bottom of the trailer.
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The Winna-eggo!

That is what Sisu Farmers call the converted motor home, which is the summer home for the laying hens. There are currently two of these structures.

A motor home was gutted and fitted with wire mesh flooring, roosting areas, and nesting boxes.

There is a hen door with a ramp for access, and the farmer enters by the door to collect eggs. At the bottom of the Winna-eggo is a loop of PVC with water nipples for clean, fresh water.

Surrounding the structure is electric fence netting.

Of course, the advantage of a “mobile” home is that the hens are on fresh pasture every day.

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Tina

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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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