I cannot believe it's been three weeks since my last post! So much has been going on, yet nothing that has been earth shattering or newsworthy. With the exception of the election!
Halloween was filled with three happy children who trick & treated throughout our house. Front door, back door, side door, bedroom doors...all the doors! It was so much fun and we always enjoy and delight in the chaos that these children bring into our lives. I will point out that our family and their family take every precaution when we get together. We are extremely diligent and cautious with Covid protocol and we quarantine for two weeks before each visit. Which is what we are doing right now for Thanksgiving. Neither of our families are worried as we both limit our contact to a very short list of like minded people.
I just wanted to be clear that we are safe and therefore keeping everyone else safe.
I kept thinking I need to write a blog post. I'd then tell myself I'll do it tomorrow. And tomorrow, and tomorrow! Before I knew it it had been three weeks. So in order to get back in the swing of things I figure a small post about small things might be solution to get back on track!
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| HOLIDAY HEART OF THE HOME 5" X 5" |
What better way than a Holiday Heart of the Home Neighborhood?! I knew I didn't have holiday themed fabric when the idea came to me, but for the first time in 10 months I was able to hit a shop in person. Besides buying a stack of sale solids (which is why I went in the first place), I was on the lookout for themed fabric for my tiny house windows. Easier said than done!
The windows are 1/2" x 1" finished (1" x 1 1/2" unfinished) and finding the right scale is near impossible. I was able to find this Snowman fabric and I immediately jumped in with both feet! You'd never guess that I was obsessed with these mini houses, would you?!
As you can see the main part of the house takes very little fabric. Which makes it a good project for our scrap heaps! I don't know about you, but I have a ton of scraps that I can't quite toss. It still doesn't make the scrap pile dwindle down though!
The center hearts can be customized as well. Red, pink, prints...all are fair game. I'm having a rainbow vision that I hope to explore in the coming weeks.
Welcome back to BlogLand, Jayne!! I'm glad you found some fabric for your adorable little houses. The holiday themed ones are SEW cute!
ReplyDeleteYour tiny houses are so cute with all the fussy cutting!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a fun small project that can be customized. It just depends how crazy you want to be with it!
DeleteI'm glad for you to be getting together with others, and I know exactly what you mean about taking precautions. Last week I spent an entire week with three quilt-y friends for an away-from-home retreat. We each self-quarantined for two weeks beforehand, wore masks when going out was necessary, and even though our condo was "deep cleaned and fogged," we wiped down everything again when we arrived. It was simply blissful to get away! As for blog-posting, I seem to be doing it more than ever... because I have more makes than usual. And I'm learning that I prefer the "intimacy" of blogging and comments through direct emails, rather than the opinionated and public posts seen on Instagram.
ReplyDeleteVery cute houses, and I love the little snowmen and the bird! This is a great thing to be "obsessed" about. Thanks for sharing the pattern link.
ReplyDeleteI should try to make some mini minis to use as ornament. Love yours.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Jayne. Finding fun, small scale prints for the features in the windows looks like a labor of love that you enjoy, much like the mini quilts themselves!
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to be back to blogging…now if I can keep it up! It can be a challenge finding the right scale of prints, but I love a challenge!
DeleteYour Heart houses are perfect for a little holiday sewing! I think I'll have to get mine out again and make another one.
ReplyDeleteI have the pattern and I need to get some made - I love the little bird and all the other cute touches you add to yours! Happy Thanksgiving, Jayne!
ReplyDeleteWonderful minis. So seasonal and cheerful. Good to see you back to blogging a little. Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI’m not one to make seasonal things, but these fit the bill without going overboard!
DeleteYour fabrics are always so perfect for your adorable and cheery houses. It is always fun to see who is home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
So adorable. I, too, keep my circle small and restrict contact.
ReplyDeleteI love your sweet little fussy cut windows. now I want to make a bunch of holiday houses too.
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ReplyDeleteYour house blocks are awesome...what a great
way to use up scraps...have a great day!
Home is where the heart is, Jayne. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteVery cute little houses. I'm sure they make a cute "little" dent in the stash.... Now, you make me want to see whether I have any really small faces for windows. I generally put dogs in the windows of houses I've made.
ReplyDeleteI like this blog. Thank you for sharing this information.
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