This quilt block shows three large white birds against a light blue salmon-patterned background. Each bird is actually a goose. Each goose, all facing right, is made up of a darker orange fabric for its feet, a white piece ofgabric, and a little yellow piece of fabric for its beak. Each of these are outlined in white stitching.

Block-A-Day 307 – Margaret, Margaret, And Margaret

Tina November 3, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

We have geese that live with our chickens and help guard them from predators. They do a pretty good job of alerting and herding the hens out of danger.

This quilt block shows a large piece of jagged fabric pointing up to indicate grass. It's green of course. Then in the center of the block is a dark brown pole stuck in the grass, and on that pole is a scarecrow. The scarecrow has blue jeans on with patches, and an orange shirt on with patches drawn in with pen. At the end of the legs and arms you can see yellow straw coming out. Above the shirt is a the lower part of a yellow ball and a big brown frumpy hat. On top of that hat drawn in black pen is a crow.

Block-A-Day 290 – The Scarecrow

Tina October 17, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

We have been doing our outside decorating here at the shop. Yesterday we put our scarecrow out front. We had a lot of fun building her and she’s a little scary. I love fall colors and I wear them all the time.

This quilt block shows a very colorful square building. The flat rectangular roof is a deep green fabric with a light green sign in the middle of it with writing in blue pen, "Pet Store." Below that the building is a light teal blue. In the upper left of the building is the word in blue pen, "Polly's" in cursive. On the left is an orange door with a rounded top. To the right is a large light yellow window with an orange trim on the bottom. In the window is a fairly detailed parrot sitting on a perch. The parrot is a deep blue with a yellow beak and light brown wings.

Block-A-Day 264 – Polly’s Pet Store

Tina September 21, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When you go in the door there is a giant parrot on the right. Invariably, new customers will say, “Are you Polly?” The parrot who’s name is Fred has learned to answer, “No Dumbass, my name’s Fred”. At which point Polly will swing into view and scold Fred.

This quilt block shows a patch of grass at the bottom indicated by a dark green fabric cut with a jagged edge pointing up. The grass is outlined with a yellow stitching. To the left is a small birdbath. It's a simple tan cone with a small bowl at the top to make the bath. On top of the bowl, and about half as big as it, is a red bird. It is made up of duotone polka dotted red fabric. There is a similar bird mid-flight coming to rest on the other side of the birdbath. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 224 – The Small Birdbath

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

The scale is appropriate and fits in nicely. It also attracts the smaller birds, even hummingbirds. The young man who lives here keeps it super clean and consequently the birds flock here.

This quilt block shows a barrel made from brown boards with a dense topiary coming out of it. The topiary has been fashioned into two separate layers, with the lower layer being much larger. In this topiary are two bird heads poking out and looking around, one in the lower bush, and one in the upper bush. There is a small gray-white bird below the large layer on the barrel and a similar bird (a Junco bird) on the top topiary perching. The topiary is made of a green fabric. This is all against a blue background.

Block-A-Day 221 – The Junco Birds

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

Juncos are actually ground foragers scrounging insects and weed seeds. They will come to a feeder, but you need to let them know where to look for it by sprinkling a few seeds on the ground.

This quilt block shows a golden bench against a blue salmon-patterned background. The bench's slats are made out of a golden orange fabric. The legs are curved to the right, and each ends in two curved feet that curl upwards towards the seat of the bench. The legs are much darker brown than the bench in a very complementary color. The whole bench is outlined with a bright yellow and orange fabric stitching, giving it a sort of glow. Perched on top of the bench is a yellow bird with a drawn beak and eyes in pen. It appears to be chirping.

Block-A-Day 209 – The Garden Bench

Tina July 28, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Ahhhh. A nice place to end the day after weeding or harvesting. Also, a nice spot to begin the day with a hot cup of coffee and a scone. Come out in your PJ’s in bare feet and hear the birds. When the dog (or cat) wanders over to say hello you can give a tummy rub with your foot. Life is good!

This quilt block shows a bird feeder with two birds on it against a blue salmon-patterned background. The bird feeder is on a black pole with yellow stitching outlining it. On the pole is a cone shape with the broad base at the bottom to keep out squirrels. The cone shape is drawn with pen and has a sheen on it. The bird feeder is yellow with a slanted green roof. The birds sitting on the perch are a red-orange with a yellow stitching outline and drawn beaks.

Block-A-Day 207 – Amy’s Bird Feeder

Tina July 26, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

As she was putting it all into the back of her car she picked up the bird seed and thought, “This looks good enough to eat. Oh no, it looks good enough for a squirrel to eat!”