Block-a-Day 289 – Fat Cat Café

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

They make outstanding pie! I love their pie, and I’m really picky about pie. I could eat a whole banana cream or pumpkin from there. I really hope I am early enough in the morning to pick up a piece for breakfast.

This quilt block shows a square building. The roof is gray and flat. Underneath that is a brown building with gray double doors. There is a very detailed picture of a long boat drawn in pen on a yellow piece of fabric above the door. Below that, still above the door, is a dark brown sign with white letters that reads,

Block-A-Day 280 – Country Home Outfitter

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

When I was a girl it was the hardware store we went to for everything. Actually, it was under different ownership but it was the hardware store where we bought everything to build our house in the late ’80s.

This quilt block is a corner block with a green section of fabric in the bottom right. This piece of fabric has a blanket stitching with equally deep green thread. Coming out of the green section and pointing towards the center is a tree. The trunk is dark brown, and the foliage is a bit cone shaped. It's the same green as the grass, and each piece is outlined in the same green stitching.

Block-A-Day 273 – Main Street Trees

Tina September 30, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

It’s grown to be quite a large tree with large branches. I’ve asked to have the branches trimmed twice so that my window can be seen from the street. There is kind of a love/hate relationship with my tree for me. I love how pretty it is and the shade it gives in the summer.

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 train depot with two poplar trees on either side. The train depot's roof is a dark blue with a little smoke stack coming out on the right. The roof itself is a large trapezoid shape. The building below is a bright orange square. Two large red doors are in the center with squares on them, and to either side of those doors are light yellow windows. Above the large double doors is a sign that reads in blue against light yellow,

Block-A-Day 152 – The Train Depot

Tina June 1, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

It’s furnished with comfortable couches, pristine bathrooms, and current magazines. Volunteers are on hand until the last train comes in and when the first train pulls out. They serve homemade cookies and have fresh coffee, tea, water and juice.

This quilt block shows a square building with a sign on top. The sign is light yellow and has the word

Block-A-Day 129 – AZTECA

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

One of the storage rooms at the Fabric Nook has a concrete floor. That is the spot where we are attached. A long time ago it was the ice room for both establishments.