This quilt block shows a large pig standing in front of a rubber bin with food in it. The food is a mixture of black pen, orange and yellow fabric. The pig is a light tannis-pink piece of fabric with a pink stitched outing. The outline shows its leg muscles, its ears, and its little curly tail. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 311 – The Baconer

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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 eleven of that project.

This quilt block shows a large pig standing in front of a rubber bin with food in it. The food is a mixture of black pen, orange and yellow fabric. The pig is a light tannis-pink piece of fabric with a pink stitched outing. The outline shows its leg muscles, its ears, and its little curly tail. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.
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This is the splendid market hog, also called a baconer, in some parts of the country.

This refers to a hog or swine between 150 and 300 pounds, depending on the breed raised for meat. My sons raised market swine in 4-H, and Farmhands 1 & 2 are now participating in this program.

In 4-H and on the farm, they learn how to raise a quality meat project as humanely as possible. Although they try not to think of their pigs as pets, they have a lot of fun raising them.

While the sows are named Cookie Cutter and Allspice, the market pigs end up with names like Pork Chop and Bacon. And one odd year when Farmhand 3 was only 3, we had one named Coffeemaker.

Along with their formulated grains, the pigs are herded out to walk and eat grass in the field. Cast-off fruits and vegetables are often part of their diet.

Early on, the boys teach them a form of hide and seek, and while they are grazing, the boys hide their produce so they can search for it. This is entertaining for both boys and pigs.

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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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