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.
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. Today is day five of that project, and features another corner block. In the first round, every other block is a corner, so I think of this first round as the town square. These dark buildings show nothing of the secrets within.
In my previous three posts, I outlined that I am creating and posting one block a day of the fabulous That Town And Country Quilt by the lovely Susan Claire. Today is day four of that project!
“… The first thing that crossed my mind as I did this square was the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. It’s a book that most of us read sometime in our lives. The tree in the book is an Ailanthus tree, also known as the Tree of Heaven. …”
“… I was speechless upon its arrival. After ordering, a heavy FedEx box arrived at the store. Considering it was a pattern, its size and weight scared me. What had I gotten myself into? However, the well-written pattern is easy to understand. If you don’t mix anything up all should go well. So, I took a deep breath and plunged right in. …”
In 2015 Susan Claire, a remarkable woman from New Zealand, designed a unique quilt called That Town and Country Quilt. This is an extraordinary project that has 365 different 4” blocks. What an undertaking! It is raw edge fusible appliqué and since that’s my favorite type of quilt I decided for 2021 I would tackle her wonderful design. So for the next year, there will be a new block on this blog to see and hear about every day.