This quilt block shows a large wooden door with a big metal ring as a door handle. The door is actually a gate, and is framed by a much darker brown outline of fabric. Next to the door are fence posts that decrease in height as they move towards the edge of the block. There is a green vine made of dark green fabric and green stitching that travels up the post and dangles over the top of the door. The gate or door itself is a light brown with multicolored threading indicating the slats of the wood. This is against a blue salmon-patterned background fabric.

Block-A-Day 189 – The Garden Gate

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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 eighty-nine of that project.

This quilt block shows a large wooden door with a big metal ring as a door handle. The door is actually a gate, and is framed by a much darker brown outline of fabric. Next to the door are fence posts that decrease in height as they move towards the edge of the block. There is a green vine made of dark green fabric and green stitching that travels up the post and dangles over the top of the door. The gate or door itself is a light brown with multicolored threading indicating the slats of the wood. This is against a blue salmon-patterned background fabric.
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I love this garden gate.

I think this is the front gate of a garden.

It reminds me of a couple of things.

First, my mother-in-law has a garden gate she’s had for a long time that is mounted in her garden area with no fence to go with it. Never has. It’s whimsical, and I love her the more for it.

Secondly, it makes me think of the English classic The Secret Garden.

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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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