Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bee houses

We are making blocks for Anna this month in our quilting bee. She requested pieced houses 2-3 inches, set in a 9.5 inch block. I didn't have enough of the background to set all of the houses, but I did try to even them a bit to make it easier to complete.

I started with the one on top, and that was not my plan. This was a bit harder to get started than I thought it would be. I realized that my house was going to be quite a bit larger than 3 inches, so I stopped and made another house. Looking back at the first start, I thought it looked a bit like a mobile home. So, I tried to curve out the edges and add wheels. I didn't allow enough and the curves ended up in the seam allowances. I still liked that one, though. Anna was right, these are definitely addictive. I kept making houses, until I didn't have enough fabric to keep making more.

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2 comments:

Meagan said...

I totally got that the first was a trailer-I'm picturing it in the woods (thanks to the accompanying tree), on a hill, looking out over a valley, nice and peaceful...

You'd never know I just had vacation two weeks ago, would you? ;)

linda said...

Too cute!!

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