This quilt block shows a yellow sedan form the side with luggage on the rack on top of the car. There is a deep red suitcase and a green suitcase. The car itself has a rear window, a windshield, and a middle window since it's just a two door. Each element is outlined in a dotted black stitching. There are two black tires in the wheel wells and on each tire is a small ivory two-holed button indicating the axle. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 167 – The Carters

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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-seven of that project.

This quilt block shows a yellow sedan form the side with luggage on the rack on top of the car. There is a deep red suitcase and a green suitcase. The car itself has a rear window, a windshield, and a middle window since it's just a two door. Each element is outlined in a dotted black stitching. There are two black tires in the wheel wells and on each tire is a small ivory two-holed button indicating the axle. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.
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Here are the Carters.

The Carters are driving past the airport in the family car. They are taking a family vacation.

Stan Carter really doesn’t like to fly, so much so that he drives for 14 hours in a car with his wife and two children, ages 4 and 6. They are in the back seat in booster seats.

There are the sounds of “Mooom, he’s touching me!”

“I am not; she’s in my space. Make her move over!”

“I am not! I’m way over here. It’s my Sparkle Pony that’s touching him.”

“Aaagh, I hate that Sparkle Pony; make her move it!”

“I have to go potty. Are we there yet?”

“Yeah, I’m hungry. Are we there yet?”

His long-suffering wife, Alice, looks wistfully at the airport as they pass; Alice likes to fly. She indulges for a moment in a daydream where she is sitting in first class ALONE.

She is startled out of it when she hears, “KNOCK IT OFF, YOU TWO.”

*sigh*

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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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