My quest in creating and posting one block a day of the fabulous That Town And Country Quilt by the lovely Susan Claire. For a gallery index showing every block in the quilt in chronological order, click here.
In order to reach the top of the fence to look over, she takes a big run and hops up on a stump then onto the roof of her dog house. This fence faces the street and every time there is a voice or car noise she repeats this routine. Once up there she wags her tail like crazy and barks. Occasionally she gets so excited she falls off the doghouse and crashes onto the grass.
She has 4 delightful boys, ages 4, 3, 2, and 1. She has been told she is having a girl. Paula is over the moon. Fortunately, Paula and Shawn are easy going and have a wonderful sense of humor. Most of the time the antics of their brood produce laughter along with exhaustion. In their home, someone is always laughing and someone is always crying.
This is an odd little house I think. It appears to have a look of perpetual surprise. Its windows give the impression of eyes that are opened so wide they raise the eyebrows and the door is in the shape of a big “oh”. So who lives in this cottage?
Their house is the one that always looks the freshest, it just got an updated color of paint last season, looking cheerful and clean. Bob and Mary are the same way, always a smile and kind word for everyone they meet and especially for each other. Retired now, Bob was an elementary school principal and Mary taught piano lessons.
A sound plan, they would keep the duplex as an investment and be landlords. In the meantime, as is often the case, life got in the way. They both married and brought their brides to their shared home.
I think this is a tiny house. It’s cute as a button, with a great tree. You know one of those bitty houses we are seeing on HGTV and Netflix. The new wave in homeownership. When my children were very young we lived in a house that was less than 900 square feet. The children’s bedroom was 8’x10′. I had 3 young sons at the time. You’d think that it would be wall to wall beds, wouldn’t you? But no, I learned to be a master of using every square inch.
I’m thinking Ms. Smith carries local crafts and produce, as well as basic necessities. When I saw this block I was thinking about a store in Rand, Colorado that is simply called The Rand Store. It has the most unusual gifts and books you can imagine. I love to shop there. This is extraordinary because Rand’s official population is 4. Located on Hwy 125 headed north.
I found a fun little piece of batik to do the windows. I thought it looked like stained glass from a distance. All of the fabrics in this quilt are Hoffman batiks. As you can see on this clock face I used the micron pen which was so much easier.
I found myself thinking that if people have to live very close together that might make them a little crazy. I tiptoed around and shushed my little ones all the time. It made me nervous.I knew I could hear everything my neighbors said and surely they could hear us. Now I live in a big house with my son, his wife, his mother-in-law, and four children under the age of 11.
Today’s building reminded me of an orphanage for reasons I can’t explain. Maybe it was the number of doors or windows. When I looked at it I could imagine lots of children looking out those windows. I think the building is huge going back a long way with a playground in the back.