Friday 22 August 2014

Hilly houses......

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to win 11  house blocks measuring 9". These were from my Heathcote Quilt group. I go once a month. Last Xmas we were given a little parcel with a pattern for a house block and pieces of fabric for the house itself. The rest was up to you. If you completed your block and handed it in you received a raffle ticket. Well I was the lucky one.
She was talking about her house blocks she had dug out of the cupboard. 
This made me think of mine. So out they came and a quilt top was put together. 
I did follow the tutorial from Bonnie Hunters blog.
I changed the houses to go one direction and made the borders larger. I wanted the borders to show so I only used two colours. It looks like you are going up hill. Now all I have to do is get it quilted. Not sure what to do but I'll keep thinking.
 Thankyou Ellen for making me get a move on with them.





10 comments:

Kate said...

Love the setting for your houses. It does look like they are all on a hill.

Anonymous said...

this is awesome,now dont forget some show and tell fro tomorrow and congrats on your win and see yopu tomorrow my friend.xx

Gina said...

Lovely. They look like the streets in a Welsh valley village xx

Cheryll said...

I LoVe it... such a wonderful and unique way of showing the houses. Well done! :)

Ellen said...

I love your houses! You have chosen such a creative way to set them in the quilt - they look wonderful. Do you live on a hill?

elliek said...

I was thinking San Francisco but I love the way yo have set the houses.

dq said...

Jo, I just LOVE your layout selection for those wonderful houses you won! I was never expecting you to do something like this with them - so creative! This quilt is SO MUCH FUN! I will probably come back and enjoy them over and over again.

Terry said...

I love your houses...they look great! :0)

scraphappy said...

What great houses! Isn't it fun to get inspiration for a project that's been waiting a while? Love the uphill setting.

retdairyqueen said...

Great house quilt
Do you know The Gaggle of Geese at Heathcote?