This quilt block shows a building with a bumpy roofline. Underneath the wavey roofline is actual waves made out of blue fabric. The building itself is completely black, except for the windows, sign, and door. The sign under the blue waves is turquoise with blue letters written in pen,

Block-A-Day 270 – The River Run Pool

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

Today I continue my quest in creating and posting one block a day of the fabulous That Town And Country Quilt by the lovely Susan-Claire Mayfield. This is day two hundred and seventy of that project. River Run has a very nice pool. There is a hot tub and a wide concrete apron with tables and chairs. I love being in …

This quilt block shows a yellow sedan form the side with luggage on the rack on top of the car. There is a deep red suitcase and a green suitcase. The car itself has a rear window, a windshield, and a middle window since it's just a two door. Each element is outlined in a dotted black stitching. There are two black tires in the wheel wells and on each tire is a small ivory two-holed button indicating the axle. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 167 – The Carters

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

Stan Carter really doesn’t like to fly, so much so that he is driving for 14 hours in a car with his wife and 2 children, ages 4 and 6. They are in the back seat in booster seats. Will Sparkle Pony survive the trip?

This quilt block shows a maroon boat on a trailer against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The boat hull has light thread lines stitched through it, and is made out of a dark maroon piece of fabric,. The top of the boat is dark blue with a windshield opening that is light blue. It's sitting on a dark brown trailer with a single wheel that is a dark circle with a small off-white two-holed button in the middle indicating the axle.

Block-A-Day 137 – Andy’s Baby

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

They are headed for Colorado. They have heard there is great trout in the mountain lakes. This is the furthest they have ever taken the boat but with three weeks stretching out in front of them they are READY.

This quilt block shows a dark brown and slightly reddish truck without a bed. The truck's can extends to the rear of the truck and it has two windows light orange windows besides the windshield. The headlight is also the same color. Behind the truck is a gray tow structure attached to something that's located off the quilt block to the right (the truck is facing left.) There are two dark circles indicating wheels underneath with small off-white two-holed buttons in the centers indicating the axle.

Block-A-Day 136 – Andy’s Vacation

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

Andy is out in the driveway waxing his truck again, second time this week. He’s singing “On The Road Again” and his long suffering wife Deb is watching him from the kitchen window and rolling her eyes for the tenth time in as many minutes.

This quilt block shows a smooth patch of grass in a medium dark green fabric at the bottom, and a gray background. On the patch of grass are tall palm trees with brown-orange trunks and even darker green palm leaves splaying out from the tops. There are three trees in all.

Block-A-Day 108 – Trees In Jamaica

Tina April 18, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

A few years ago I took a girls trip to Jamaica. While I was there I went on a nature hike to learn about native plants. When we came to some coconut palms our guide climbed straight up the tree!

This quilt block shows a round gazebo or rotunda like structure with a base, columns, and a green dome top. The green dome top has white stitching on it cutting it into sections and a ball at the top of the dome. The columns are all in a circle supporting the dome, and below and above the columns is additional stone with decoration or etchings into the stone. The stone itself is a light yellow. The whole thing is very classically Greek like.

Block-A-Day 101 – The Park Rotunda

Tina April 11, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

Almost every day there will be a wedding on site. The ladies I go with love to watch the weddings from a safe distance and always get so excited when they glimpse the bride, groom, and wedding party.

This quilt block shows a blue background and a yellow house. The house has a bicycle in front and two rectangular windows. Above the dark door on the right is a circular window.

Block-A-Day 41: Sarah And The Bicycle

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

Here is a confession about me. I can’t ride a bicycle. Even as a girl I couldn’t. My parents gave me a really pretty purple bike. I was able to balance okay, but I hit things. Like, head on. I would come into the driveway and hit the back of my mother’s car every time. It was a struggle.