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Thursday, October 8, 2015

It's a Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood


Almost a year ago I agreed to participate in a house block swap that Barb organized. Today I put the finishing touches on my quilt and I am so happy with the way it turned out. Thank you Barb, Robin and Susan for great blocks!


I pretty much knew from the beginning that it was going to be put together a bit like a puzzle. I also added some birds.....


and some trees, just to make it like a real neighborhood.


I loved this one Barb made because there is always one house in the neighborhood that looks a little scary!


Robin added ric rac and I was careful not to quilt over top of it. This was her first swap and I think she did a great job!


Whenever you make a quilt without a pattern, issues are sure to arise. I had this giant big space that was too much of a hole and looked totally out of place. I did not want to take anything apart and had these hexie flowers hanging on my design wall. They practically jumped onto the quilt. I think they were the perfect solution. You know for sure there are flowers in my yard.


I had a bunch of these half square triangles leftover from the Vintage Farm Girl quilt. They worked well to fill in spaces. I won't lie, it was a lot more work but worth it in the end.


Here is a better shot so you can see all the different sized HSTs I used.


Thank you ladies, it was a fun quilt to make!

Kelly


31 comments:

  1. What a happy quilt! I love it, Kelly.

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  2. wonderful!!!!!!! It is so you! What a creative use of the houses. Well done.

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  3. What a fabulous quilts with a great story.

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  4. That is the coolest quilt ever! I just smile and smile when I look at it. The birds are my favorite.

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  5. Make a quilt with others friends is very rewarding and the quilt becomes unique !
    Wonderful job and wonderful quilt !!

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  6. You live in such a fun Neighborhood. What a unique inspiring piece. The trees and birds add the perfect curb appeal!

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  7. That is just too cute - love the whimsical look! You did a fabulous job putting all those blocks together and your triangles, trees, etc, just make it!!

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  8. I'm so glad we did this fun project. Did robin do her quilt? Susan has hers done and I'll post it. I absolutely LOVE your version. It is so so Kelly. The birds are great and the hexies too. These quilts are a challenge and you really ran with it - wee - so fun

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  9. This is such a lovely quilt. Makes you want to smile. Great colours too.

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  10. Love all the houses together... such a fun and funky feel. The way you set it together is fun!

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  11. OOoh! I love this quilt. Great job!

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  12. So awesome and fun! I just love everything you do!

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  13. It is a beautiful day in your new neighborhood!

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  14. It's so fun and colorful!!!! I just love it. I'm trying to make a quilt larger with no pattern right now, so I'm inspired by this to get it done!!!

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  15. I wouldn't mind living in your neighborhood. Such a cute quilt and the fussy cutting makes it even cuter.

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  16. Just delightful! I love the additions of trees and birds! It's fun to see how each of you used your house blocks.

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  17. love this, you are so creative, loved those hexies

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  18. love this, you are so creative, loved those hexies

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  19. I absolutely LOVE your house quilt! Everything is great. The addition of the birds and trees just makes it even more unique. And the hexies? Brilliant! I am just going to start the Farm Girl quilt and look forward to extras!! I love putting together a quilt using orphan blocks... it is like a puzzle. GREAT result.

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  20. Such a fabulous quilt... so much to see!

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  21. This is a lovely finish to your neighborhood quilt. The blocks look great together. I like all the additional touches.

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  22. This so cute and I like all of it together....makes for one big story. You did a great job putting it together.

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  23. Wow! I Love this quilt!! Such happy houses and I love your inclusion of the trees. Have you got it hanging on your wall for every one to see?

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  24. Nicely constructed neighbourhood! It is always fun putting swap blocks together. I'll be working on some this weekend also!

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  25. This turned out to be so beautiful! I have some house and tree blocks from a swap. I might have to get them out and see if I can modernize them!

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  26. Great quilt! Such a cute idea to add the scary house in the quilt, too.

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