This quilt block shows three large white birds against a light blue salmon-patterned background. Each bird is actually a goose. Each goose, all facing right, is made up of a darker orange fabric for its feet, a white piece ofgabric, and a little yellow piece of fabric for its beak. Each of these are outlined in white stitching.

Block-A-Day 307 – Margaret, Margaret, And Margaret

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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 three hundred and seven of that project.

This quilt block shows three large white birds against a light blue salmon-patterned background. Each bird is actually a goose. Each goose, all facing right, is made up of a darker orange fabric for its feet, a white piece ofgabric, and a little yellow piece of fabric for its beak. Each of these are outlined in white stitching.
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Attention!

These are the guard geese; please stand back!

We have geese that live with our chickens and help guard them against predators. They do a pretty good job of alerting and herding the hens out of danger.

We have issues with foxes and aerial predators.

The foxes are mostly controlled by the electric fence, but every now and then, we lose a chicken, and conversely, the fox population loses a fox.

We also have a bucket of goose and duck eggs that are on their way to the pigs. They are accessible by the fox. This arrangement has discouraged predation. They seem to prefer the ease of stealing an egg.

We also have the occasional aerial strike. Large owls or eagles can snatch a bird sometimes. Most of the time, the geese are aware of aerial strikes and thwart birdnapping attempts.

These geese are named Margaret, Margaret, and Margaret.

I have no idea why.

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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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