This quilt block shows a lovely orange cottage in the bottom half. The cottage has an orange roof, with two chimneys. The front is a darker orange tan with two square golden windows. The door is orange like the roof and has a white doorknob. Penned in on the front of the house is a green vine with red flowers on it, traveling up the wall. The roof is lined with stitching and the house and windows are outlined with stitching.

Block-A-Day 359 – Lars And Ebba Olsson

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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 fifty-nine of that project.

This quilt block shows a lovely orange cottage in the bottom half. The cottage has an orange roof, with two chimneys. The front is a darker orange tan with two square golden windows. The door is orange like the roof and has a white doorknob. Penned in on the front of the house is a green vine with red flowers on it, traveling up the wall. The roof is lined with stitching and the house and windows are outlined with stitching.
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This is the first home Lars and Ebba Olsson built when they settled in the countryside.

They were young, eager, and full of dreams. They worked hard, breaking the soil with a plow and a mule. They planted corn and wheat.

Their crops grew, and so did their family. First was Mikael, then Anders and Johann.

Soon they were blessed with Freja, followed by Olivia and Alva. Finally, Martha joined the family, and they were complete. By this time, they had built a much bigger house. You’ll see it tomorrow.

Ebba held onto her little cottage and lovingly cared for it. Planting flowers in the spring and making repairs.

Now one of her granddaughters, Arin, has her quilt studio in it. She thinks she can feel Ebba and her mother, Martha, as she stitches.

When Martha visits, they both stitch in Ebba’s house and laugh until they cry.

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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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