This quilt block shows a huge hay pile. The hay pile is a large piece of yellow-gold fabric with darker orange pen markings on it. It's outlined with a deep brown stitching, the same color as the piece of fabric making up the pitch for to the front and left.

Block-A-Day 348 – The Hay Pile

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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-eight of that project.

This quilt block shows a huge hay pile. The hay pile is a large piece of yellow-gold fabric with darker orange pen markings on it. It's outlined with a deep brown stitching, the same color as the piece of fabric making up the pitch for to the front and left.
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This is the pile outside the barn that every farmhand is familiar with.

When you muck out a stall, it goes in a pile that can look a lot like this.

The fresh straw goes in, and soiled bedding comes out. That’s where the pitchfork comes in.

Tomorrow you’ll see what else the “barn-mucker” needs to do the job!

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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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