This quilt block shows a big gray barrel with water inside it. The gray fabric is decorated with a thin black stitching and white pen to show the structure of the indentations of the metal barrel. Inside the barrel, at the top is blue fabric with pen on it to show the water moving. On the side of the barrel is a black bird with an orange beak and yellow feet. There is white pen to show the bird's features.

Block-A-Day 357 – The Galvanized Tank

Tina December 23, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When you have a pig roast at your house you can ice the pig in it before you roast it and then wash it out well and fill it with ice, soda, water, and beer. A smaller tank will hold ice and a keg.

This quilt block shows a blue tractor from the side. It's very blue. The blue fabric is accented by a silver fabric. The silver fabric makes up the inside of the wheels, the steering wheel, and a small stripe on the side of the chassis. The wheels are a black fabric while the hubcaps are blue. The tractor is a smaller tractor with a little open seat in front of the steering wheel, and one big tired behind a small one.

Block-A-Day 354 – The Little Blue Tractor

Tina December 20, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

She has a little dump wagon she can haul manure, soil, and rocks in. She tills the garden with it and the garden has never been better. Mom’s thrilled for the chance to use her little rig and uses it even when doesn’t need to.

This quilt block shows a set of sacks of fertilizer with a sign against a light blue background. The sign has a black fabric post and a tan fabric signage that reads, "Pony Poo $5.00". On each brown sack there is a label that reads, "Pony Poo" in black pen. Each sack, and the sign and post are outlined by a bright yellow stitching.

Block-A-Day 350 – The Pony Poo

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

On the farm, we compost all our animal waste. We use deep wood chip bedding and with the animals turning it all the time it composts right under their feet and wonderful compost is made.

This quilt block shows a simple deep orange barn. It's very tall and has a tall and wide black opening for the entrance. The loft has an opening as well like a black window. The angular roof is also black.

Block-A-Day 347 – The Hay Barn

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For those of you who are not familiar with a bale wagon, it is a piece of equipment that is self-propelled or powered by a tractor to go out in the field after the hay has been baled into small bales and pick them up.

This quilt block shows a tall orange building with a roundish roof. It looks like a big barn on a farm. There are three entry doors on the bottom, all made out of deep red pieces of fabric. There are three windows, each above one entrance. In the left window you can see the black silhouette of a mouse, and in the far right window you can see the silhouette of a cat's head. The roof is the same deep red as the doors.

Block-A-Day 346 – The Feed Barn

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This is the barn the grain is stored in, complete with cat and mouse. Inside the barn are pallets that have feed sacks stacked and wrapped in plastic. This farmer buys his grains quarterly so he has to store a lot at a time. Good thing he has cats.

This quilt block shows a windmill structure against a light blue salmon-patterned background. We're seeing the windmill top. There's a brown structure holding up the top that is a stack of brown wood leaning on each other with an X structure for support. The top of the windmill has a deep red triangle pointing upwards with a big circular fanout of bluish-green slats attached to the tip of it like a wheel. Each piece of fabric, including the slates is outlined with a light brown stitching.

Block-A-Day 343 – The Windmill

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The American windmill was invented by Daniel Halladay in 1854. Windmills were used by the colonists to pump water, grind grain, and cut wood in sawmills. They are still used in agriculture to pump water in areas where electricity is unavailable.

This quilt block shows a table with a sign hanging from it that reads,

Block-A-Day 342 – Tabernash Honey

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We carry local honey in my shop and on the farm. I know it’s local because some of the hives are in my hay fields. I have known the man who founded the company since he was a little kid. He was a great kid and now he’s a great guy and super beekeeper.

This quilt block shows a large brown gate against a blue salmon-patternd background. The gate has two posts on on either side of it. The gate itself is a rectangle frame with an x through it with two extra bars. Below the left side of the gate is a block to prop the end of the gate on to keep it form sagging. There is a chain and hinges drawn on the brown fabric in pen.

Block-A-Day 340 – The Corral Gate

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At my house, there is always a block at the bottom of the post where the gate closes to set the gate on so it doesn’t sag. This looks like a sturdy gate and one I would have liked to swing on when I was a girl until I got caught and scolded for “trying to make that gate sag!”

This block shows a detailed red tractor. This tractor has a red chassis. There is a seat with a starting wheel that is penned in white. The innards of the tractor are shown in the body of the tractor with black and white pen markings. There is a big wheel on the back end that is black, red, and silver on the large axle. There is a smaller wheel up front. The wheels have a white stitching outlining them. There is a smoke stack coming out of the chassis which has black pen on the top and little clouds coming out.

Block-A-Day 339 – The Massey-Ferguson

Tina December 5, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

It doesn’t have power steering or power brakes and just nearly bounces the sense out of you when you have to use it. We use it to spread manure and drag fields now. I will be really sad when his time is over on the farm.

This quilt block shows a border colie facing to the left. It's front paws are spread out and it's head is down like it's going to play. The tongue is hanging out of the mouth. The patterns on the dog match the black and white patterns of most border collies. This is done with a piece of black fabric and a piece of white fabric underneath. It really is quite an accurate border coolie, with tiny stitching outlining everything.

Block-A-Day 338 – Kelly The Wonder Dog

Tina December 4, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

She would turn her tail and go home. Scott would be so mad, he’d follow her back to the house and carry her back to the field. They’d begin again only to repeat this performance several more times a day. She finally won. He stopped cursing at her.