Friday, March 29, 2019

the House

I had the pleasure of staying at the home of a friend of a friend while staying in Nashville for QuiltCon.  A bit of research tells me the house was built in 1925.  It was filled with character and really unique features.  Stairs creaked, doors didn't close properly - everything was as it should be for a home almost 100 years old!


As a thank you, I made a slightly wonky version of the house into a mini quilt, minus the large tree in the front yard.


I sketched out the house onto graph paper to get some of the large dimensions right and then I started piecing it together in fabric.  The idea was to bring an element of improv into the process.  Doors and windows are the right size proportions compared to the size of the house but things were not necessarily cut straight with the ruler.

I really love the result and hope the hostess will too, especially my attempt at capturing the charm and wonkiness of her house in fabric.




Have a wonderful day! Patty

16 comments:

  1. A quilted house is absolutely the best hostess gift from a quilter. She will love it.

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  2. Wow! What a perfect gift to show your gratitude and creative skills! She will treasure it, for sure!

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  3. A sweet gift for your hostess - betting she will be delighted. The charm of homes built in the early 1900’s is wonderful - and as they say...they don’t build them like that anymore!

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  4. What a wonderful treasure to gift to your hostess!

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  5. What a wonderful and thoughtful gift, Patty! I'm sure your hostess will love it - I know I would!

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  6. The house looks wonderful! I am sure it will be treasured. And that stitched in house number...

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  7. How fun! What a great thank you gift for your hostess.

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  8. What a special truly wonderful thing to do Patty! I'm sure it will be treasured.

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  9. What a perfect gift to send as a thank you; I'm positive it will be loved!

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  10. What an amazing gift! This is super cute, and a really great idea!

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  11. What an adorable thank you gift, awesome!

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  12. What a beautiful quilt. The inspiration is so amazing. Your quilt looks just like the lovely old home where you stayed. Is the house a foursquare architecture, I think so?

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  13. So adorable, Inspiration is right in front of us every Day!

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  14. Such a lovely gift for an old house & its owner. Your design skills are great. Thanks for sharing & take care.

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