After finishing all the fabric strip blocks I was still left with a pretty big pile of scraps:
and so I decided to build some houses with some of it:
25"x 35"hand dyed sandwashed cotton,machine quilted
This piece has a lot of quilting on it!. It’s been ages since I dropped the feed dogs on my sewing machine and I was a more than a little nervous but I think I did pretty good for being so out of practice. All of the black lines are hand cut from black fabric,fused on and then stitched over with black cotton thread. I did this quilt in stages,quilting as I went. First the 3 background pieces were Mistyfused in place on top of some felt and I quilted those. Then I added the house structures,Mistyfuse‘d them in place and quilted them. Next came the doors and then finally the windows. If you have any doubt that Mistyfuse is the best fusible for stitching over,this little quilt is all the evidence you need! In some places I was stitching through 5 layers of it and I used the same needle to stitch the entire piece with no gunking or any issues at all. It’s the only fusible you’ll find in my studio.
Now I just need a title for this quilt –any suggestions?
Hi Sue,
Love your houses. I’d name your piece “A stroll through my neighborhood”.
It’s the neighborhood of your mind and can look any way you want.
Best always,
Phyllis
there was an old man that walked a crooked mile to his little crooked house. thank you so much fun. enjoyed immensely.
Great quilt! They remind me of my first vacation along the east coast and a friend I was with was infatuated with the brownstones. I’m thinking of some title incorporating brownstones and the fun colors you’ve used …. like brownstone jewels ….urban brownstones …. quilter’s brownstones …. have fun naming!
I really like these fun houses (which,come to think of it…’Fun Houses’might be a good name).
Great job of quilting! The houses have real personality. And,yes,Mistyfuse is great. I am just finishing a piece that was fused together and had a lot of detail/layers. I had the same experience with my needle.
There is just something about houses//villages that I love …. this is absolutely beautiful . . . .
What a great piece. What about something like “All homes are a little wonky”as a nod to the fact that there’s no perfect family even though it may look that way from the outside. On second thought that’s a little depressing. How about something people might do in their homes like”Staycation”.
what a wonderfully cheerful quilt Sue.
So colorful and fun! They remind me of townhouses,so that would be the name suggestion off the top of my head.
Too cute!
Aren’t scraps fun? Love the houses.