This quilt block shows a gray house with a slanted roof that slopes downward to the right. The house has a second-floor window that's in the shape of a triangle.To the left of the house is a green bush like might be found in a suburban yard.

Block-A-Day 45 – The Jetsons

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

Oddly enough the person who lives here is named George Jetson. All his life he’s been obsessed with everything from the 1960s. He was delighted to find this little gem. He married the love of his life, Jane.

This block shows a tall yellow-orange house with a red door. In the tall window above the door you can see a cat peering out. To the left of the building you can see a cat sitting next to some flowers which are signified by some colorful fun shaped buttons.

Block-A-Day 44 – Mrs. Dinkle

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I think at one time there was a Mr. Dinkle but the only thing people remember about him was that he sneezed all the time. I believe the marriage was fairly short-lived. Mrs. Dinkle is a sweet softhearted soul. She buys tuna by the case and is often seen walking around her yard with a cat perched on her head and a bowl of tuna in her hand calling “kitty kitty!”

This quilt block shows a dark blue background with a path of green grass in the lower right corner. There is a big apple tree on the grass jutting out into the center of the square. The apples are actually small round red two holed buttons of varying sizes.

Block-A-Day 43 – The Apple Tree

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Seeing the apples grow would be fun and picking them even better. My oldest son had an apple tree in his backyard at their last house. It was so interesting to me because several different varieties of apples had been grafted onto this one tree.

This quilt block shows a blue gray background and a patch of grass in the bottom right. On the patch of grass is an orange bench and on the the bench is a little red bird with a yellow beak facing left.

Block-A-Day 42 – The Bird Bench

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This VERY cute bird hangs out here looking for handouts. So, there might be a bird deposit on the bench. Perhaps this is the bird from the tree outside Lena and Angie’s house. It’s so colorful it’s probably the male. I was so excited the morning before last. I saw a bald eagle at my house!

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

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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.

This quilt block shows an orange house with a door in the center. The orof is a perfect triangle and is red. There is a half-circle window in the roof, and on top of the roof is a sailboat weathervane.

Block-a-day 40: Captain Ron

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Captain Ron lives here. A sailor, he made his living hiring on to sail big boats for people wanting to be on the ocean but had no knowledge of how to do it. A fun-loving, easy-going guy, he’s finally settled down in our town where his daughter and her children live.

This light yellow house is just a simple square house with an angled roof. It has three windows, one on the side, and a black rounded door on the front in the center.

Block-A-Day 39 – Prudence and Primrose

Tina February 8, 2021Block-A-Day 2 Comments

This saltbox house is owned by Prudence and Primrose. Both of them are in their 60’s. They have lived in this house virtually all of their lives. Neither of them has ever married and they enjoy each other’s company so much they are happy together. Each is an accomplished quilter!

This is an awkward light orange vuilding. One side is two stories, while the right side is one story and looks attached like a studio. To the left of the building is a tree.

Block-A-Day 38 – Angie, Lena, and Trevor

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They moved from an apartment in a city so when she rented this house and saw it had a little yard and an honest-to-goodness tree, she was overjoyed. Lena’s room looks out into the tree and she daydreams when she’s supposed to be doing her homework. She can hear her mom and a young pupil downstairs practicing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” for the millionth time. As she tries to see the baby birds in a nest she’s been watching, she thinks about Trevor.

This quilt block shows a tall square house with a dark roof and a chimney. There are two floors with three windows and a dark door. All along the bottom of the square are small red buttons in various little shapes, including hearts, to signify flowers.

Block-A-Day 37 – The Poppy House

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I love poppies so this block made me smile a lot. It also reminded me of my Grandmother Evelyn. She had an amazing green thumb and it seemed everything she planted grew. She shared this gift with me and I’m forever grateful.

This quilt block shows corner plot. In the bottom right corner is a brown piece of ground with a large orange mushroom looking thing on top with a sign on it that reads,

Block-A-Day 36 – The Playground

Tina February 5, 2021Block-A-Day Leave a Comment

One of my grandchildren, we’ll call Farmhand 1, referred to all people as humans when he was little (age 1-6). He was so into animals and talked about them with all the proper names that I guess it seemed natural to call all people humans. One day when they still lived in the city a city worker came to their door to tell them he was going to paint the curb.