Thirties Thursday: The Story of Old Dan Tucker's Combs

Old Dan Tucker was a mighty man

Washed his face in a frying pan

Combed his hair with a wagon wheel

Died of a toothache in his heel. 

Get out of the way old Dan Tucker

You're too late to stay for supper

Supper's over breakfast's cookin'

Old Dan Tucker standing lookin'

For Thirties Thursday I made four nine inch Wagon Wheel blocks (aka Dan Tucker's Combs)  from my 30s and solids stashes.  I THINK that makes a total of 16 blocks now. 

And...wagon wheels remind me of a song we sang in chorus when I was in grade school...maybe the sixth grade...could have been fifth...it was long, long ago. 

   I have a dirty little secret...the reason I remember that Dan Tucker folk song is because a couple of my friends and I sang that song at recess one time when we thought we were not within hearing distance of an adult but substituted the words "Old Damn F-----"("f" word rhymes with Tucker" ) for the words "Old Dan Tucker".  An adult (a nun) WAS within hearing distance.   A call was made to our parents and later that day my mouth came in contact with a bar of soap.     Ah....memories!

Thirties Thursday - Wagon Wheels

A few of us members of the Stashbusters Yahoo Group are participating in a 30s Reproduction Fabric Bin Bust Challenge.   I'm also participating in the Stashbusters UFO Challenge. I have a lot of UFOs that use 30s fabrics. 

Every Thursday I hope to post work on some of my UFOs/WIPs that use 30s fabrics - Thirties Thursday...catchy, huh? 

Quite some time ago  (July 2013) I had made these four Wagon Wheel blocks using a solid and a 30s fabric.  I used a vintage McCall's pattern.   I got the crazy notion that I wanted to try something with curves for the first time.  I wasn't sure I liked making curves back then.  So the blocks were thrown into a UFO box - #8 on my UFO list this year. 

This week I made four more blocks to keep the originals company and busted a little fabric besides. 

I have a long way to go before I have enough for the big quilts I like to make.  But, I have to say that I don't mind making curves so much these days.  In fact, I rather enjoy them.