This quilt block shows a yellow sedan form the side with luggage on the rack on top of the car. There is a deep red suitcase and a green suitcase. The car itself has a rear window, a windshield, and a middle window since it's just a two door. Each element is outlined in a dotted black stitching. There are two black tires in the wheel wells and on each tire is a small ivory two-holed button indicating the axle. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 167 – The Carters

Tina June 16, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Stan Carter really doesn’t like to fly, so much so that he is driving for 14 hours in a car with his wife and 2 children, ages 4 and 6. They are in the back seat in booster seats. Will Sparkle Pony survive the trip?

This quilt block shows a green taxi cab with a yellow sign on top that says "TAXI" in black pen. There are two yellow dots next to each side of the word. The taxi itself is more like a little buggy or jeep, and is entirely a deep green. The headlight is a bright yellow. It looks a bit like an old car from history. The wheels are black and round with white stitching on the outer edge and in the middle two ivory colored two-holed buttons indicating the hubcaps.

Block-A-Day 166 – A Mechanic Named Charlie

Tina June 15, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

The driver is a student that does this to help with expenses. He hopes someday to become an airplane mechanic, so he spends down time in the hanger talking to the mechanics and pilots.

This quilt block depicts a deep red airplane as seen in the sky from an angle above. The whole airplane is a deep maroon red, with yellow stitching around the outlines. There is a windshield which is the same yellow color with red stitching on its outline. The plane has one wing above the hull, and one propeller blade on the end of its nose. On the side of the plane in yellow is the word, "Rhonda." This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 165 – An Airplane Named Rhonda

Tina June 14, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

This block also makes me think of my friend Rhonda Buss. I know she flies a much fancier plane than this one. I named my little plane after her. Rhonda is an amazing seamstress. She sews beautiful clothes. She has a challenge right now to wear an outfit every day that she has sewn.

This quilt block shows a tall building with arched entryways on the bottom and a large span of vertical windows across the upper part. Above the windows is a sign that reads in blue pen, "Homer Municipal Airport." The windows are a gray fabric, with markings to show they reflect, and stitching showing the pane's edges. The archways below also have stitching. The building itself is a light tan fabric in the same salmon-pattern as the background which is blue.

Block-A-Day 164 – Homer Municipal Airport

Tina June 13, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

The last flight I took at Stapleton was when I went to my mother’s funeral in Phoenix. The Pope had been here and the flight to Phoenix was filled with nuns going home. That is not a sight you see every day.

This quilt block show a very large building, much like an airport hangar. We're looking at the building from the front. It's very tall with a brown front, and a darker brown angled roof. Beneath the sharp apex of the roof is a light sign that has written on it in bold, "CARGO." Beneath the cargo signage are two large double garage doors (or one big door with stitching down the middle) that has three big red stripes across it horizontally. All of this is set against a blue slamon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 163 – Cargo By Air

Tina June 12, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Then there are urgent or special shipments that require a charter to move them. That is what is needed if you order a car delivered to you by air or an elephant.

This quilt block shows a dark blue airplane flying over a yellow building with gray windows next to a tall tower topped with an orange windowed capsule and antenna: the air traffic control tower. There is white stitching around the dark blue airplane. The control looks like a Jetson's version of the Seattle Space Needle. This is all against a light blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 162 – The Controllers

Tina June 11, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Theirs is a high stress job requiring complete concentration. To become a controller you must apply for training before your 31st birthday. Mandatory retirement is 56 years of age.

This quilt block shows a green luggage truck from the side against a blue salmon-patterned background. The truck itself is just a flatbed, and is made up of a dark green fabric. The cab has a yellow fabric windshield, and on the flatbed behind it are various suitcases. Each suitcase is a different shade of orange and brown, with one pink and one blue suitcase. There are two dark wheels below with fairly large white two-holed buttons on them indicating the axles or hubcaps.

Block-A-Day 160 – The Baggage Truck

Tina June 9, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

That happened long before the fire last year. After the fire I thought of the people who had lost everything and realized they would not have what they needed.

This quilt block shows the side view of an airport shuttle bus against a blue salmon-patterned background. The shuttle bus is yellow with gray colored windshield and windows. In the front windshield you can see in pen a steering wheel. On the side in the middle is an orange sliding double door. Above the windows and door in pen are the words, "Parking • Rent-A-Car • Park And Fly" and above that a blue sign oi top of the bus that reads in big capital letters, "AIRPORT BUS" There are two big black wheels at the bottom with gray patches of fabric inside indicating the hubcaps.

Block-A-Day 159 – The Airport Shuttle Bus

Tina June 8, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

I was ready and waiting behind the bus when the driver came around to load our luggage. I had left enough space for the rear doors to open. Just then these two middle aged men and their preteen sons pushed their way in front of me talking to each other the whole time.

This quilt block shows a yellow airport shuttle against a lighter blue salmon-patterned background fabric. The shuttle is rectangular shaped with a slightly outward curved front (on the left). The windows and windshield are a lighter yellow fabric. On the side, in pen, are the words,

Block-A-Day 158 – Take Me Home James

Tina June 7, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When I have taken the shuttle from the airport up the mountain I have talked to some very interesting people. Once I was sitting next to a young woman from the east coast inner city that had come to work at the YMCA here in the mountains.