This quilt block shows a simple deep orange barn. It's very tall and has a tall and wide black opening for the entrance. The loft has an opening as well like a black window. The angular roof is also black.

Block-A-Day 347 – The Hay Barn

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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 forty-seven of that project.

This quilt block shows a simple deep orange barn. It's very tall and has a tall and wide black opening for the entrance. The loft has an opening as well like a black window. The angular roof is also black.
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Here is the hay barn for the Crosbys.

It has a really tall and wide door because it’s designed so a bale wagon can go back into it and unload a load of hay. For those who are unfamiliar with a bale wagon, it is a piece of equipment that is self-propelled or powered by a tractor to go out in the field after the hay has been baled into small bales and pick them up.

After picking them up, it loads the bales onto a deck, and they fall into a pattern to make a huge Tetris-like brick of hay bales.

When it is full, the driver takes it, in this case, to the barn, backs in, and offloads the whole stack. If you are very good, you can put your big hay “bricks” right up against each other and effectively make a nice tight haystack.

That’s how this barn is filled.

Then, of course, it’s emptied one at a time to feed Buck and the other horses at Crosby’s.

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Tina

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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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