Block-A-Day 226 – The Golf Cart

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

Last year, when our high school seniors had their graduation they all rode in a parade around town and down Main Street in golf carts provided by local golf courses.

This quilt block shows a dark blue airplane flying over a yellow building with gray windows next to a tall tower topped with an orange windowed capsule and antenna: the air traffic control tower. There is white stitching around the dark blue airplane. The control looks like a Jetson's version of the Seattle Space Needle. This is all against a light blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 162 – The Controllers

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

Theirs is a high stress job requiring complete concentration. To become a controller you must apply for training before your 31st birthday. Mandatory retirement is 56 years of age.

This quilt block shows a green luggage truck from the side against a blue salmon-patterned background. The truck itself is just a flatbed, and is made up of a dark green fabric. The cab has a yellow fabric windshield, and on the flatbed behind it are various suitcases. Each suitcase is a different shade of orange and brown, with one pink and one blue suitcase. There are two dark wheels below with fairly large white two-holed buttons on them indicating the axles or hubcaps.

Block-A-Day 160 – The Baggage Truck

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

That happened long before the fire last year. After the fire I thought of the people who had lost everything and realized they would not have what they needed.

This quilt block shows the side view of an airport shuttle bus against a blue salmon-patterned background. The shuttle bus is yellow with gray colored windshield and windows. In the front windshield you can see in pen a steering wheel. On the side in the middle is an orange sliding double door. Above the windows and door in pen are the words, "Parking • Rent-A-Car • Park And Fly" and above that a blue sign oi top of the bus that reads in big capital letters, "AIRPORT BUS" There are two big black wheels at the bottom with gray patches of fabric inside indicating the hubcaps.

Block-A-Day 159 – The Airport Shuttle Bus

Tina June 8, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

I was ready and waiting behind the bus when the driver came around to load our luggage. I had left enough space for the rear doors to open. Just then these two middle aged men and their preteen sons pushed their way in front of me talking to each other the whole time.

This quilt block shows a yellow airport shuttle against a lighter blue salmon-patterned background fabric. The shuttle is rectangular shaped with a slightly outward curved front (on the left). The windows and windshield are a lighter yellow fabric. On the side, in pen, are the words,

Block-A-Day 158 – Take Me Home James

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

When I have taken the shuttle from the airport up the mountain I have talked to some very interesting people. Once I was sitting next to a young woman from the east coast inner city that had come to work at the YMCA here in the mountains.

This quilt block shows a yellow taxi cab from the side against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The taxi is a bright yellow fabric, with light gray fabrics for the windows, windshield, and fenders. There is a light yellow sign on top that has the word

Block-A-Day 155 – Vinnie’s TAXI

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

Vinnie drives the cab. There hasn’t always been a TAXI in That Town. Vinnie used to live in Trenton, where he drove a cab for 30 years.

This quilt block shows a perfectly rectangular fire truck made of a deep red fabric. In the front the cab windshield is a splotchy golden yellow. As we look at it from the side we can see a orange sign bordered in yellow that says,

Block-A-Day 143 – The Fire Truck

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

They would turn on the lights and sirens and drive a few blocks to the movie theater we had then. I would cover my ears and be scared silly. The theater was called El Grande and once we arrived there we’d line up, still bundled up to our chins.

This quilt block shows a brown and orange cement truck against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The cab is brown with a light orange windshield. The fabrics are splotchy except for the mixer which is orange with brown speckled polka-dots. There is an orange band around the mixer with writing that says,

Block-A-Day 138 – The Cement Truck

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

When we turned onto our County Road there was a cement truck coming and being his first left turn he turned a little too much. It looked like we were going to drive into the cement truck. He corrected and we missed but it sure made an impression on mom.

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 large ambulance like vehicle without lights against a light blue salmon-patterned background. The vehicle isn't an emergency vehicle, but is large and white and on the side has a big red plus sign. There are also the words above and below that read,

Block-A-Day 135 – The Bloodmobile

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

I’m sure many of you have given blood, I know I have. I have never had a transfusion myself but both of my parents used a lot of blood before they passed away. I kind of think of it as a debt.