Block-A-Day 351 – The Custom SUV

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

When that faithful old truck finally wheezed its last, Jim was ready to buy that new rig. Tomorrow you’ll see the horse trailer that goes with it. Now he’s ready to rodeo in style with his wife, Shawna, and the kids.

This quilt block shows a white square in the middle on top of a salmon-patterned blue background. The square in the middle has a pen drawing on it. The drawing shows a mountain range at the top, with fields and trees below. O the last line of ground are a chicken, a pig, and a highland cow. Below this elaborate black and white drawing are the words

Block-A-Day 296 – Sisu Farms

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

Why SISU? Or what is SISU? It’s a Finnish word that doesn’t have a direct translation into English. It means perseverance, hardiness, bravery, resilience, and grit. I think it fits what they’re doing really well.

Block-A-Day 275 – River Run’s General Store

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

I hope if someone needs something beyond their scope they refer that vacationer to Granby businesses. The General Store is just one of the amenities out there, along with a mini-bowling alley, arcade, workout area, and community center.

This quilt block shows an austere building against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The building is white and tall with a very triangular black roof. There are two dark grey second story windows outlined with white stitching. The door is an even darker shade of gray. The building and roof itself are outlined in gray stitching. Above the two second-story windows is writing that says,

Block-A-Day 257 – The New Dental Office

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

It’s a really nice complex with a new bagel shop. It replaces a very old brick building where I saw Dr. Warren to have my baby teeth pulled. For 65 years dentists have been taking care of teeth in that little brick building.

Block-A-Day 243 – The Granby Chamber Of Commerce

Tina August 31, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Our Chamber of Commerce / information center in our town has a cool logo and I wanted to capture that on my building. The Chamber works hard to bring people to Granby and helps business on main street.