This quilt block shows a dark blue background with a path of green grass in the lower right corner. There is a big apple tree on the grass jutting out into the center of the square. The apples are actually small round red two holed buttons of varying sizes.

Block-A-Day 43 – The Apple Tree

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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. This is day forty-three of that project.

This quilt block shows a dark blue background with a path of green grass in the lower right corner. There is a big apple tree on the grass jutting out into the center of the square. The apples are actually small round red two holed buttons of varying sizes.
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I’m not sure why two corner blocks are so close together because they surely won’t be in the quilt. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to make this an apple tree.

Seeing the apples grow would be fun, and picking them even better. My oldest son had an apple tree in his backyard at their last house.

It was so interesting to me because several different varieties of apples had been grafted onto this one tree.

I didn’t know someone could do that. It produced quite a lot of apples. I believe they made applesauce out of them.

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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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