This quilt block shows an aspen tree. The tree trunk is a cream colored fabric stick with darker lines drawn in to give it the texture of an aspen tree. The leaves are numerous little yellow and orange spots of fabric, all attached with invisible thread. They appear as if they are floating around the aspen tree trunk, and that they are turning for autumn.

Block-A-Day 286 – A Pink “Quakie”

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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 eighty-six of that project.

This quilt block shows an aspen tree. The tree trunk is a cream colored fabric stick with darker lines drawn in to give it the texture of an aspen tree. The leaves are numerous little yellow and orange spots of fabric, all attached with invisible thread. They appear as if they are floating around the aspen tree trunk, and that they are turning for autumn.
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In this block, I’ve used an invisible thread. I think it turned out pretty well!

This is what everyone comes to the mountains to see in late September and what we who live here hold dear.

A turning aspen. Yellow, gold, orange, and pink leaves rustle in the breezes. Something about seeing that sight in the fall warms my heart.

It’s what makes the season tolerable to me.

Fall has always made me feel melancholy, with the close of summer and not wanting to think about the cold and darkness coming all too soon.

A dear friend was once away from Colorado in September and was terribly homesick. At one point, he told me he would give his right arm to see and hear a pink “Quakie.”

I know how he felt.

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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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