This quilt block shows your stereotypical black and white milking cow. The cow is made out of white fabric with black splotches. The udder below, which is fairly large, is made of a light pinkish fabric. Both are outlined by a very thing stitch of orange thread. The cow is facing to the right with its head down grazing on some grass drawn in with pen. The tail of the Holstein cow is long and black with a tuft at the end. It's in full swing from behind the cow.

Block-A-Day 314 – The Holstein Cow

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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 fourteen of that project.

This quilt block shows your stereotypical black and white milking cow. The cow is made out of white fabric with black splotches. The udder below, which is fairly large, is made of a light pinkish fabric. Both are outlined by a very thing stitch of orange thread. The cow is facing to the right with its head down grazing on some grass drawn in with pen. The tail of the Holstein cow is long and black with a tuft at the end. It's in full swing from behind the cow.
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A beautiful Holstein dairy cow.

A fantastic milk machine, a meat maker, and a beauty.

Holsteins are large cattle. Here’s a comparison.

A Holstein is 4’8” tall at the shoulder, while our fuzzy Highlanders are 3’8”-4’. Holstein calves are 80-90 lbs, and Highlander calves are 35-40 lbs. Holsteins give 9 gallons of milk daily, while Highlanders give 2 or so. Both have gentle natures.

Holsteins are pretty high maintenance, have huge appetites, and don’t do well on poor pasture. Highlanders are low-maintenance and are efficient grazers.

And here’s a fun fact: a Holstein cow named Hilda set a record for giving 460,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime.

That’s 53,488 gallons!

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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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