Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Construction Zone

Although our housing industry is in a slump, there still seems to be a lot of building going on in blogland.  
Here are my first few houses for Jeanneke's Building Houses from Scrap. 
You can find the link on my sidebar.
 Beware though!  They are addicting.
I thought I would be lucky to make perhaps just one block a week; but once I got started, it is all I want to do.  I have decided to paper piece mine (the pattern is available on her website.)
I just love choosing the fabrics for each house and fussy cutting out what I want in the windows.
They will be such fun to use in small quilts to give as Christmas presents next year.

Unfortunately, my machine is about to go into storage.
Having a big party here (baby shower) soon, and I need to focus my attention there.
With that said, I apologize for not posting the border instructions for the 1880 Sampler Quilt.
I promise it will be my priority in the first week of February. 
 Just keep working on those HST units until then. 


31 comments:

  1. These are great!! What size are they? Bet it's FUN to pick fabrics for each one!

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  2. Your houses are darling. I tried to download the pattern but she had closed the registration and it is no longer available. Wish I could have joined in.

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  3. These houses are just adorable ! Looking forward to watching your progress.

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  4. Everyone of your houses are darling! So much fun to make and yes,once you start it is hard to stop!

    How exciting and fun you will have with plans of your daughters baby shower!

    Carolyn

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  5. Love all the colors you have painted your houses! They are so cute and look like fun, hummm may reconsider but then I do have sampler blocks to catch up on. No hurry with the borders ;0)
    Have fun with the baby shower!

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  6. Love your growing neighborhood!! I also put thr same puppy in the window of one of my houses. The conversational prints will be fun to play with.

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  7. "Construction Zone" I love it!

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  8. Wonderful houses, You will have a wonderful city at the end!

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  9. Yes, these little houses have been popping up everywhere. Yours are so cute!

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  10. Your houses are so beautiful. It is really fun to make them.

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  11. Pretty houses. I agree you can't just make one...I've made four so far.

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  12. These houses are so cute! Hope the shower goes well.

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  13. OK - seriously the cutest little houses ever! Great job and I love your fabric choices!

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  14. cute blocks!!!! I am resisted so far but love your fabric choices, I am tempted again!
    Kathie

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  15. Your houses are very cute. I like looking in the windows.

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  16. These blocks are just darling!
    I especially love seeing what's peeking thru those wonderful windows!

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  17. Oh my! Your little house blocks are looking so very cute!!!! Well done!!!

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  18. All of your little house blocks look very inviting! Of course, I love all those repro prints you used in them. Recognize several from my stash! I can see why these would be addictive.

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  19. Oh these are so cute! Love each and every one. I need to get started I carry my bag back and forth to work and then never make them on break. Of course I already said I would today, so maybe today I really will.

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  20. You are onther construction to, lovely houses you have already made!

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  21. I love the fabrics in your little houses. I signed up and need to find my copy of the pattern! Now I have a few days to sew it is time to get busy. I am thinking I might try hand piecing. I didn't get the paper piece version so that's forcing me to do these slowly.

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  22. Hi, Cheryl. I can see why everybody likes the house blocks. Yours are lovely, and the window allows for a bit of whimsy. I like your combinations of fabrics.
    best, nadia

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  23. I love your little houses. I really need to make some of these. Hugs

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  24. These are some great houses! So cute!

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  25. CUTE little houses~!!~ i bet they are really fun to put together. i think that's one of the reasons i avoided seeking this project out . . . i wouldn't be able to resist them.
    . . . little fabric housing developments popping up all over the net~! it seems like i remember them being about 3 inches?

    :-)
    libbyQ

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  26. Hi Cheryl,
    Thanks for letting us know about this great little project! Now I have found a way to use some of my special scraps! The little houses are really quite addictive. Best wishes to you!
    Cheers from Carol

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  27. Little houses such a great idea. What a great idea for a baby quilt, as well.

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  28. Little houses such a great idea. What a great idea for a baby quilt, as well.

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  29. Little houses how special. I am going to try to use this idea in my baby quilts, as well.

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