bUiLDIng HoUsEs fROm sCRapS ! ! !

This process is making me crazy...yes it is.   Back around the first of February, I happened upon Jeanneke's blog Building Houses from Scraps and saw the tiniest group of houses!  So cute!  I downloaded the house block and set out to make the block.  It was just waaay toooo small!  3 1/2 inch blocks is tiny for 11 ... yep, eleven pieces!!!  So with an enlarged pattern, I set out hand-sewing the block together. It was wonky to say the least and I just didn't like it.  A few days later it occurred to me that I should put that EQ7 program to good use and drew the block,  printed the 3 1/2 inch foundation blocks to paper piece.  Anyone can paper piece a small block, right?  Well, yes one can,  but it is very time consuming to say the least.  Anyhoo, here is one complete block and one house block so far.... Oh did I forget to mention that this is a year project to celebrate leap year?  So make that 2 down and 364 houses to build!!!!  ROFL!

 One of Jeanneke's blocks

My first attempt ... I cannot find the result of my effort, but will post a picture of it when it is located.....snicker.....

 My paper piece pattern and the first two houses!

Kinda small, eh?

May all your quilting project be ... well, be large enough for you to at least SEE the pieces!

A New Blog!

It looks like I am not going to close this blog after all.  Versana 2.0 at wordpress is my latest blog.  I will merge the doll and fabric blogs to this blog as added pages.  I found that I cannot leave comments at others' blogger blogs if I am not a "blogger".  That is I cannot view or comment while signed in on my wordpress blog.  I am not going to ask those who do hop by here to follow the wordpress - you may make that decision.  Hopefully it won't be too difficult to cross post and that way both blogs will be up to date.  I want to thank all of you who do follow and leave comments.  As next month I was planning a giveaway on the new blog and closing this one.  I say I'll attempt to run a giveaway on both blogs...lol.  We shall see if I can pull this off.  There will be special recognition to a couple of followers who have left comments always...thank you for hanging in with me no matter what I was sharing!
So I don't want to leave you picture-less here.  Here is a picture of my very first longarm quilted quilt!  It is the New year's Eve quilt  - pattern by Anna S.  I am disabled as to my right hand and arm and it is great to be able to "drive" the machine, a Lenni, with my left hand!  WOW!   Anyhoo, here is a picture of it ... I had to take a break...

More later ...  it's waiting to be bound!

Flowers from my Husband

Flowers from my Husband, originally uploaded by creativedawn.

CLOVER & VIOLET

A Mother and Daughter design team are at it again with their first sew-a-long of 2012.  I must confess that I haven't finished the last project...lovely tote bag, but if you've got some free time and love sew-a-longs, this is the place to go.  Yes...go see, you won't be disappointed.  Looks like it will start next Wednesday.

Happy sewing..