This quilt block shows a leafless tree, made of brown fabric, against a blue background with a cloudy full moon behind it. The full moon appears to be made of a ring of fabric/stitching with a filled in body of yellow pen. To the left at the base of the tree is a black cat. The cat is outlined with white stitching and white pen on black fabric to resemble a cat sitting facing to the right.

Block-A-Day 218 – Smudge The Halloween Cat

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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 eighteen of that project.

This quilt block shows a leafless tree, made of brown fabric, against a blue background with a cloudy full moon behind it. The full moon appears to be made of a ring of fabric/stitching with a filled in body of yellow pen. To the left at the base of the tree is a black cat. The cat is outlined with white stitching and white pen on black fabric to resemble a cat sitting facing to the right.
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Here is Smudge.

Smudge fancies herself a Halloween cat. She has taken up residence with this spooky dead tree.

She’s never too far from this tree; she climbs it, sits in it, and howls at it. Smudge secretly thinks she’s really a witch that was turned into a black cat as a bad practical joke.

So, she waits, hoping that whoever committed this injustice will eventually screw up their courage and change her back. She assumes they will need courage because she is confident that she was one badass witch.

In the meantime, she’s pretty happy with living with this tree. Lots of food scurrying about to feed and entertain her.

A little girl on the street comes over at least once a day to pet her and give her little treats. She brings a water bottle and pours it into a dish, so Smudge has a drink.

Actually, the little girl gave Smudge her name. She would have preferred Magic The Magnificent if it were up to her.

Since that was impossible to get across, she answers to Smudge.

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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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