Friday, March 10, 2017

It Takes a Village :: And a Quilting Community

I honestly couldn't resist playing along with this Mini QAL.  It seemed like the perfect diversion and change of pace for me.  



Jen & Jan rounded up a passel of quilter's to participate in making Jen's Mini Quilt called 'Quilter's Laundry Day' for this mini hop. (check out the free pattern!)  What got my attention when Jan asked if I'd like to join the hop, was the little quilt hanging on the line!  The possibilities for that alone were endless.  I would like to thank both Jen & Jan for hosting!

Welcome to my home!  My quilted home that is!  

It does take a village to raise a child, make a community safe and to look out for one another. Our quilting community is also like a village, and especially when you consider how many houses were made for this Mini Blog Hop!  Wouldn't it be fun to see all the houses together?!  (I'll include links to all the blogs participating)

  

You might be surprised to know that I had this finished well before today!  I've been anxious to share it and excited to see all the other houses!  

My home might be a little ...Gothic?  Spooky?  Between the bird on the door and the 'eye' on the chimney.  It isn't really an eye, it just looks like it!

I started with the quilt.  A mini 4 1/2" unfinished delight.  Originally I was going to do a tiny paper pieced block for it, but in the end I decided I wanted my quilt to be all me!  Improv.  

  

It began with a slab which I cut up into 1 1/2" blocks and then added sashing.  My intention was to keep the quilt like the first picture, but plans change.  Sewing the sashing to the blocks was ca-ray-zy!!  Some of the seams were bulky and a royal pain in the butt!  




Picking the fabric is always stressful for me.  I mean...what color should a house be? Should I go totally crazy or keep it simple and plain?  



The house is a grey hand dyed fabric.  It has a weathered look and seemed fitting for the outside. The roof fabric reminded me of shingles, the grass fabric reminded me of a well manicured lawn, the sidewalk fabric is like a walkway of tiles and the sky fabric has a touch of silver blotches that are my clouds. 



I knew most of my quilting was going to be some version of geometric.  Tiles, shingles, siding and bricks.  Picking the prints helped that decision along perfectly!

I even quilted a front door design and window sashing!  



I wasn't quite as creative with the quilting on the quilt!  Like I said, some of those seams are bulky!  Not to mention, as you can clearly see, not everything lined up perfectly!  



I did take the time to match up the binding around the mini quilt.  I thought it was a nice touch.  



The back side is like a whole cloth quilt!    



How surprised are you that I have a half way normal house?!  I highly recommend this pattern if you are looking for a fun project where you can use your imagination!

Check out the rest of the houses and mini quilts...links are included...it's possible they will invite you in for tea!  Maybe fresh cookies too!

I've decided to make a Pinterest board for all the houses...I want to build a village...are you with me?!  Here is the link if you want to see our beautiful sub-division:  'Quilter's Laundry Day'.

Pattern:  Quilters Day Laundry 

Blog Hop Hosted by:
Jen:  @A Dream & A Stitch
Jan:  @Color, Creating & Quilting

March 10th:
Jen Rosin  A Dream and a Stitch
Kate Heads at Smiles From Kate
Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter
Karen Thurn at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels and Eats
Melva Nolan at Melva Loves Scraps
Julie Stocker at Pink Doxies
Anja Clyke at Anja Quilts
Jayne at Twiggy & Opal
Susan Arnold at Quilt Fabrication
Leanne Milsom at Lizzie the Quilter
Sandra Walker at Mmm! Quilts!

March 11th:
Janice Holton at Color Creating & Quilting
Jennifer Strauser at Dizzy Quilter
Amy Gerlich at Amy Scrap Spot
Sharon Denney Parcel at Yellow Cat Quilt Designs
Susan Gordon at Sevenoaks Street Quilts
Anne Boundy at Said With Love
Barbara Wootie at The Flashing Scissors
Jan Welander at Making Scraps

Mary Marcotte at Fleur de Lis Quilts
LINKING:

43 comments :

  1. I love your version of Quilters Laundry Day, it is so you. Your fabric choices are inspired, love the grass especially. The quilt in the washing line would have driven me crazy, all those tiny pieces to join, cutting them up and adding the sashing, some work. Love it.

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    1. When I started the mini quilt I intended to keep it as one piece. Had I known it would be chopped up I could have saved myself a lot of time and headache!

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  2. Well that mini turned out just sweet =)

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  3. Brrrrr! That's how your tiny block makes me feel but I just love your your house, all the ones ive seen so far have been lovely. You are absolutely right on matching the binding being a nice touch. I thought of that but my laziness and lack of time decided otherwise 😀. Nicely done!

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    1. I had so much fun building this house! The binding wasn’t too bad at all and I really like how it carries the colors to the edge!

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  4. From the first time I knew you were participating, I thought I'll bet her little mini mini quilt will be modern, but I was expecting a white background. LOL And you thought I was crazy doing the triple goose wall hanging! Which is done and blogged about.

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    1. Something about this little house made me want to play along!! It really was a lot of fun to make and I have to say…as much as I wanted to make a funky lime green house…I kept it under control!

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  5. this is so sweet. I love that your binding matches.

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  6. Your Quilter's Laundry Day is so much fun to see and read about, Jayne! I love the way you quilted it, and the amazing mini quilt! Have you seen or read, "A Series of Unfortunate Events?" It's a kids' book series, and a movie. Count Olaf has eyes everywhere around his house! Very gothic!

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    1. PS Love the Pinterest board, too! Thanks for doing that!

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  7. I love this, Jayne! I absolutely adore that you made an improv quilt for the clothes line. It's so interesting to see the little things that make each block unique to the maker.

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    1. I’m glad I went with an improv quilt too! It makes it more me and I will be proudly keeping this and hanging it in my sewing room! It’s been a lot of fun to see what everyone has done to theirs! A spectacular Village in my eyes!

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  8. I love your little Laundry Day Quilt. They are all so different, it's fun to visit them...

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  9. Nice touches, Jayne, but especially the bird on the door. A nesting bird in every home is a good luck charm, too.

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  10. The improv quilt is great! I love your idea for the Pinterest board!

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  11. Love your scrappy quilt - great idea!

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  12. You beat me to the Pinterest board! I will probably make one too. It is fun to see all of the variations together. I especially love the little raven on your door...creepy. :) Thanks for joining us!

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  13. Hi Jayne! I would love to visit your house! I think you picked all the fabrics and colours very well and the little details like the bird, are great! Didn't guess that your mini, mini project was a quilt for this! Thank you for making the pinterest board! x Teje

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  14. I love love love everything about your mini. From the color to the quilting. From the mini quilt (5 stars) to the fussy cutting. Great job. When I make my quilt I'm coming back here to get inspiration.

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  15. Sweet home! Your laundry is gorgeous, & I love lawns that are mowed on the bias!

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  16. That mini quilt is so awesome and yes I bet it was a pain to piece! But so worth it, along with all the other touches you added like the little bird and the "eye" and the quilting! Perfect.

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  17. Adorable - love it. Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!

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  18. The chimney, roof, and boards on your house are so lovely together, and a pathway that fits in perfectly. I like it all!!!

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  19. Great quilt! I love the chimney bricks and your little mini. How brave to add sashing at that size!

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  20. I love this quilt. And since I'm all about teeny tiny, I have to focus on the quilt on the line. Good call to put sashing in the mini mini. I think it emphasizes the tiny aspect of the quilt and helps it stand out clearly from the sky. I like the simplicity of the house because it lets the house on the line sing. And look at you--matching the binding to the quilt. It's that kind of detail that I love about your work.

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  21. I love your modern quilt and the quilting is fantastic!

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  22. I love that little improv quilt on the line. Very nice colour choices for this little mini Jayne. That matched binding is a great finishing touch.

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  23. The "eye" on the chimney is a chimney quilt (like a barn quilt)! Maybe you have started a fad!

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  24. your mini is wonderful! well done :)

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  25. Awesome! What a great scrap using little mini quilt you have hanging up there! Love it!

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  26. Jayne, I love that matching binding touch! Your whole quilt reflects your creative personality, very precise!! I LOVE IT! But I would also love to see your lime green version too!! Hee! Hee!

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  27. I love you little improv mini. It represents your style so well!

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  28. Such a fun house! I love the bird on the door, and it's been especially fun for me as a visitor to see all the different quilts chosen to be on the line. Yours is the first modern/improv quilt on the line that I've seen, and I like it!

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  29. I am having such a great time visiting everyone and saying hello. I considered an improv quilt, but I didn't want to deal with all of those tiny pieces. You are awesome! The matching binding only adds to the awesomeness, you know.

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  30. Such a cute house and a sweet quilt on the line.

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  31. Very cute! I've never done a binding like that. How do you do it? It looks great and I can't imagine it bound any other way. Also thanks for putting the houses on Pinterest. How did you do that? I was going to put mine out there but didn't have the foggiest idea how to do it.

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  32. Wow, that mini quilt is impressive.

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  33. I love this little quilt from tiny quilt on the line to colour of the house! Fantastic title for the post!

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  34. You know I thought too, wouldn't our houses make a terrific exhibit? What a TERRIFIC idea to make a Pinterest page--thank you!! I love the unique touches (I went, wait, what? and then laugh/snorted at the 'eye on the chimney'!!) I also love the striped posts and that mini-mini quilt--! Saw it on Instagram but seeing it here gives it the perspective and wow factor is deserves. Wonderful work!

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  35. Love your block...so much!!! They say - A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. But you have two birds in the house!!! Wonder what inspired the birds :-D
    Your signature touch is visible in the binding too.
    Hugs,
    Preeti.

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  36. I just love your mini quilt! I love stitching tiny projects, but really ..... this tiny!!!! Well done you! And sashing too ..... Wow!
    Great quilting too!
    Barbara x

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  37. This looks fabulous! I love the little extras that you added and your mini mini is super cute!

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  38. I wondered what you were making with that little improv piece. It turned out to be an amazing quilt.

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