A quilt block featuring three buildings in a row. One is tall with a clock at the top, and the far right building has large round windows.

Block-A-Day 6 – The Tower

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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. Today is day five of that project. Soon the first round will be completed, whereupon I will post the quilt so far.

A quilt block featuring three buildings in a row. One is tall with a clock at the top, and the far right building has large round windows.
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This is my favorite block so far because of the clock tower. These blocks are tiny, much smaller than the uploaded images cause them to appear. The clock face is only 5/8”! I thought it would be a little challenging and fun to make the clock face.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I use variegated threads. On these first nine blocks, I’m using Sulky 30 wt. #733-4022.

The color reminds me of midnight. This building could be a bank. Offices would be next door.

I think the tall building with round windows could be a children’s creative arts school because I can imagine little kids looking out the round windows at the city below, laughing at everyone on the sidewalks and the birds flying about and landing on the surrounding buildings.

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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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