This quilt block shows an orange tent. It's a simple set up tent with two poles holding up a center rail that a blanket is laid over. There are brown steel toed red wings drawn in pen to the right side of the entrance of the tent. There's also a fishing pole above them drawn in. At the entrance of the tent is a camouflage sleeping bag rolled up (with pen markings for the camouflage). Next to the that is a red tacklebox that is drawn in with red pen. And finally to the left next to the orange tent is drawn in a lantern. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 268 – Rob’s Camping trip

Tina September 25, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

These boots remind me of the ones my husband wore every day. He always wore steel toe Red Wings. The only time I ever saw him in anything else was when we were on vacation at the beach. He was barefoot then. Everyone who knew him well used to kid him about his “Lil’ Abner” boots.

This quilt block shows a shop building. The roof is a deep matte red with a little chimney poking out of the top right. It's in a trapezoid shape and is slightly tilted to the right. There is a black sign on the separation between the building and the roof that reads,

Block-A-Day 258 – Sage Massage & Acupuncture

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

She is my Massage therapist and after I lost my husband I started seeing her. The wonderful women in my shop gave me a gift certificate to Sage Massage. I honestly don’t know how I would have gotten through those first few months without her healing massages.

This quilt block shows a jagged piece of green fabric at the bottom to indicate grass. Above that strip of grass is a pretty detailed wheelbarrow constructed out of very dark brown fabric with a yellow stitching outline. The top rim and inside of the wheelbarrow is a gray fabric. Inside the wheelbarrow, which we are seeing from the side, is dirt, brown fabric marked with pen, and a flower pot. Inside the flower pot are pen lines going up into buttons. The flower bulbs are tiny two-hole buttons of various colors.

Block-A-Day 208 – The Wheelbarrow

Tina July 27, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Occasionally, that included a kid that wanted a ride. Always amazed me how much I could move by just adding two handles and 1 wheel to my efforts.

This quilt block shows a patch of weeds and grass with flowers both red and yellow in the lower right. This is made with a jagged cut of green fabric and quite a bit of multicoloreed stitching for the stalks and flwoers. To the left is a hand mower. This is a lawn mower you would push my hand. When you push it the wheel turns the blades inside the barrel of the machine's end that it cuts the grass. The handle and wheels of the mower are black with a yellow stitched outline. The blades inside area gold golden brown.

Block-A-Day 191 – Scott And The Push Mower

Tina July 10, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

A long time ago when Scott and I were first married I brought home a push mower. I thought it would be a good workout.

This quilt block shows a coal railroad car against a light blue salmon-patterned background. There are two white puffs above the coal car indicated with white fabric (from the engine). The coal is a dark fabric with light yellow stitching indicating the coal piles. The car itself is a deep orange. Two dark-brown wheels, the same color as the coal, are below the car with the spokes outlined in a similar light yellow stitching.

Block-A-Day 148 – The Coal Car

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

His father’s family lived in Oak Creek, Colorado for a time when he was young. My husband’s grandfather worked in the coal mines. They had a large family and little money. The little kids would run alongside the tracks and pick up pieces of coal that fell off the train.

This quilt block shows a red little buggy convertible car with the roof off against a light blue background. The car itself is from a side view, with two dark wheels whose hubcaps are represented by two small white two-holed buttons. The red car only has one set of doors and no back seat.

Block-A-Day 122 – The Baby Car

Tina May 2, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

I am wearing my cute sunglasses that have little pink flowers all over them and are rose tinted. I am wearing a scarf Audrey Hepburn style and wearing bright lipstick. Happy music is playing on the radio and the weather is perfect.

This quilt block shows a brown fence, like in the previous blocks, coming up just short of halfway. Above the fence you can see the top bars and chains of a swing-set. Both of these are against a gray splotchy background.

Block-A-Day 119 – The One

Tina April 29, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

There was a boy that was a bully to the other smaller boys and when we were young my husband was not a very big kid. He was often a target of the bully. One day … And that’s the moment my husband said he knew I was “The One”.

This quilt block has a light orange building in FRONT of the fence that appeared in the previous two blocks. The fence is a muddied brown with rounded edges that juts up about a third of the way of the block. The light orange building has a very dark triangle roof, and two long lighter orange windows on either side. There is a deep maroon/purple curved door below in the center. On the front of the building right under the roof are the words,

Block-A-Day 115 – Middle Park High School

Tina April 25, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

I asked him why it was so important to him and he told me because he was going to give a speech and everyone would have to listen.

This quilt block is simple. It has a gray multi-shaded background with a triangular traffic sign that reads,

Block-A-Day 83 – Slow!

Tina March 24, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When my husband was faced with a situation like that he would just sit there. Sometimes I didn’t think he even heard me and I would feel impatient wanting some action on his part. I finally said at one point “What are you waiting for?” He looked at me and said “Sometimes you just have to sit and think for 5 *@#x!!+ minutes!.”

This quilt block shows a blue building with a faucet coming out of the top column. It is labeld

Block-A-Day 19 – Wood’s Plumbing

Tina January 19, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

This block made me think of my husband too because he treated our town’s water for 32 years. I thought this would make a perfect water treatment building. Think how this building would fit into a Dr. Suess story. A hose could attach to the spigot and water could come out and put out fires. Can you tell four of my young grandchildren live with me?