All houses are paper-pieced, even the wonky church with the slightly crooked door! DOH.
I had fun with the embellishments and embroidery, right down to the wreath on the door, the apple tree, and the pot of hydrangaes.
As a retired teacher, I had to include a little red schoolhouse.
To keep the folksy, scrappy feel, I used different neutral/tan background fabrics for most of the house blocks. I designed these one day while my Thermodynamics class was taking a test.
City hall has granite steps, a clock and a flag flying. I couldn't find narrow red&white fabric at Joann's but did manage to get a few inches of ugly patriotic military fabric, complete with a flag!Viola!!
It was a blast to make, and I know that she loves it.
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7 comments:
What a fabulous gift!
I love this! Is this a pattern or did you make it up? I'm sure your mom was thrilled to receive this.
Oh wow! It's beautiful! Was it a pattern, or did you just make it by yourself?
Wow! This is fantastic! I love all the quilting detail too!
it is perfect. did you design it or was there a pattern?
Now that is just TOO CUTE! The quilting is awesome. Did you have a pattern? You are so creative, I bet you made this up yourself. Great Job! Your Mom will cherish this.
...love ur wonky village!
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