This quilt block shows a tan fence with slats that have significant gaps between them. The slats are rounded at the end. In between the slats and above them are a row of beautiful flowers. The greenery for the flowers is done with intricate stitching, with even the leaves as stitches. The flowers are a combination of red fabric with medium sized two-hole buttons in the center, and red and white pen marking coming out from the center to show beautiful flower petals. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 204 – The Garden Front

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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 two hundred and four of that project.

This quilt block shows a tan fence with slats that have significant gaps between them. The slats are rounded at the end. In between the slats and above them are a row of beautiful flowers. The greenery for the flowers is done with intricate stitching, with even the leaves as stitches. The flowers are a combination of red fabric with medium sized two-hole buttons in the center, and red and white pen marking coming out from the center to show beautiful flower petals. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.
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I think a fence sets most everything off, and this little display of happy-faced flowers is no exception.

This is the street view of a long garden that is the home for the herb beds that grow the herbs for Farmhand 1’s roadside stand.

Besides offering a showy front, this fence and tall flowers provide a little shade for some herbs that need it. At the back of the plot is a little greenhouse for the tender-hearted herbs that need a little extra TLC.

Everything else grows with happy abandon in composted soil.

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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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