This quilt block shows a side view of a very nice car. The very nice car is a deep blue and has three windows: a windshield, a door window, and a rear window. There are two small gray bumpers on the front and back. It has two basic black circle wheels with two two-holed white small buttons in the center to indicate the axles. This is all against a light blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 234 – The Very Nice Car

Tina August 22, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When Robyn first suggested this plan he was very apprehensive, concerned the Very Nice Car might have to ride on gravel roads. What a relief.

This quilt block shows a square building with a square roof. The building is a light tan, and the roof a very dark brown. On the roof is a light yellow sign with the words, "Driving School" written on it in pen. Below that is another sign, this one showing a blue car with white stitching outlining it. Below that is a dark brown door the same shade as the roof, and a large almost black sign with a gray upper case L in it. This is all against a blue salmon-patterned background.

Block-A-Day 232 – Driving School

Tina August 20, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

When I was 15 my high school taught driver’s education. A regular class we went to every day for several weeks. We had a Driver’s Ed car that had pedals on both sides.

This quilt block shows a black square building with a large garage door shaped front. The front is all glass, shown by revealing the background fabric with blue and white pen lines drawn to indicate a door, and windows. At the top of the glass it reads, "Auto & Truck Repair". On either side of the glass on the black building are two different kinds of wrenches. Above the glass in a yellow sign it reads, "Grand County Automotive." Above that are three big black tires with gray fabric middles. Sitting lined up on the roof.

Block-A-Day 230 – Grand County Automotive

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

My friend Kris and her husband Dave are the owners of Grand County Automotive. They are the ones I trust my car to. They have been down at the end of town making cars and their people happy for a lot of years.

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 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 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 dark green train engine from the side against a light blue salmon-patterned background. There are three white puffs of smoke represented by white fabric above the smoke stack in the front and wafting behind. The roof of the cab is a dark brown while the window of the cab is dark yellow. There are three dark brown wheels with stitched spokes below. But most important is a ribbon of red around the engine that reads

Block-A-Day 149 – Julie’s Baby

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

Julie is very proud of her little train and is often seen working alongside her employee, Fred rubbing the engine to a sheen. This engine is one that actually belonged to her father. He bought it and restored it to its original beauty.

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 very blue railroad car against a faded blue salmon-patterned background. The roof is a bright light blue as well as the door. The rest of the rectangular car is a darker blue. The windows, one in the door and a large single window on the side are a dark orange-yellow. There are drapes in the windows that are pulled up defined by a blue pen drawing. There is a sign underneath the larger window that reads in cursive,

Block-A-Day 147 – The Vista

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

People from the closest city can take the train into That Town. The citizens of That Town can take the train into the city in the morning and come home in the evening having accomplished all their errands.