This quilt block shows a very large tree that spans the whole block. Its trunk is brown and branches off without foliage. Each branch has a green piece of fabric at the end of it indicating the location of the foliage. Each fabric piece is outlined with yellow stitching. This is against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 215 – The Specimen Tree

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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 fifteen of that project.

This quilt block shows a very large tree that spans the whole block. Its trunk is brown and branches off without foliage. Each branch has a green piece of fabric at the end of it indicating the location of the foliage. Each fabric piece is outlined with yellow stitching. This is against a blue salmon-patterned background.
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This is a specimen tree.

That’s what it’s called when you grow a tree that is out of place and unusual; that’s my definition, anyway.

I was having a hard time with this tree. It looked like something I’d seen but couldn’t place it.

I asked Farmhand 1 and 2, and right away, they both said, “It’s an Acacia tree. That’s how animators draw them when they are animating the savannah. Usually, there are either vultures or yellow beak oxpeckers sitting in them. Oxpeckers are the birds that ride around on rhinos.”

Huh, well, who knew?

Well, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!

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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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