This quilt block shows a railroad crossing signal and building against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The building next to the signal is tall and orange with a small red door. The signal itself is bright yellow with a large red two-holed button at the end of it indicating the light at the signal.

Block-A-Day 150 – Ding Ding Ding!

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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. This is day one hundred and fifty of that project.

This quilt block shows a railroad crossing signal and building against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The building next to the signal is tall and orange with a small red door. The signal itself is bright yellow with a large red two-holed button at the end of it indicating the light at the signal.
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DING DING DING!

The train signal lets everyone know when to STOP!

Even our little train would cause a nasty accident if a car didn’t stop. A car never wins in a collision with a train.

There are more than 5,800 accidents yearly in the U.S. involving a train and a vehicle. This results in 600 deaths and 2,300 injuries.

Surprisingly, a fairly high number of them involve a car hitting a train.

Those usually occur at night when a crossing isn’t marked well or lit.

The rest, of course, are when a train hits a car on the tracks.

So… be careful, trains are big and heavy.

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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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