This quilt block depicts a deep red airplane as seen in the sky from an angle above. The whole airplane is a deep maroon red, with yellow stitching around the outlines. There is a windshield which is the same yellow color with red stitching on its outline. The plane has one wing above the hull, and one propeller blade on the end of its nose. On the side of the plane in yellow is the word, "Rhonda." This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 165 – An Airplane Named Rhonda

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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 sixty-five of that project.

This quilt block depicts a deep red airplane as seen in the sky from an angle above. The whole airplane is a deep maroon red, with yellow stitching around the outlines. There is a windshield which is the same yellow color with red stitching on its outline. The plane has one wing above the hull, and one propeller blade on the end of its nose. On the side of the plane in yellow is the word, "Rhonda." This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.
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This block depicts a small aircraft. The color is beautiful.

I don’t know if this would be an advisable color or not for a plane, but I like it. My family once took off on a tiny plane at the Granby Airport when I was a little girl.

We were to fly over the divide to a small airport in the Denver area. Not all that many planes took off to go that direction back then, and most people thought this was somewhat risky behavior.

I remember seeing my Grandmother standing and crying and waving as we took off as though she’d never see us again. I’m sure she thought that was a distinct possibility at the time.

This block also makes me think of my friend Rhonda Buss. I know she flies a much fancier plane than this one. So I named my little plane after her.

Rhonda is an amazing seamstress. She sews beautiful clothes. She has a challenge right now to wear an outfit she has sewn every day.

I love a little story she told me about being at the airport to fly in one of her beautiful outfits and having an associate say to her that she was in an airport hanger safety checking her plane and looked like Barbie.

She replied that just because she flew a plane didn’t mean she couldn’t look cute.

She’s one of my heroes.

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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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