Sunday, November 1, 2015

My Hillside Houses

     Name: My Hillside Houses
Size:  60" by 75"
Fabric: Solids, mostly Kona
Quilted: by me with Aurifil 50 wt in Dove grey, organic waves
Binding:   Kona Berry
Backing:  Shantytown by Kaffe Fasset and some other cobblestone like fabric from the stash


 I was inspired to make this fun quilt when I say Carla's version on her blog this past summer.  And I loved the fabric she used on the back as well.  I have to say, I was a total copycat and used the same fabric on the back and I used lots of purple too. Yep.  Confessions are good for the soul.    I have not been to Newfoundland but Husband has and that is what he thought of when he saw Carla's version.  So... here is mine. This was so much fun to put together.  The hardest part was deciding which colours to use!  I made a big mess of my solids.  A design wall was a must as the blocks have parts of several houses so you have to think ahead about your colour choices. The pattern is a free one that you can download from Craftsy.  The link to the pattern can be found here.   And the pattern has 3 sizes.  This is biggie sized.


I quilted it yesterday in wavy curves that vary in both amplitude and frequency as per Husband's advice.. It was free range walking foot action.  It was a bit of a wrist and arm work out. I looked at a bunch of finished Hillside Houses to see how other people had quilted the pattern and Husband and I thought the waves worked. Let's just say it is the wind. I used Aurifil 50 wt in Dove which worked wonderfully with all the solids. I increased the stitch length to 3.2 because of all the curve action.  I am always surprised but the difference quilting makes in the texture of a quilt.  Somehow that never gets old!  I used Kona Berry for the binding.  It worked perfectly!  I am so pleased with this one.



13 comments:

  1. LOVE IT!!!! I am hoping to make this quilt, too, but I have a few others ahead of it in the queue. <3

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  2. It's gorgeous! Reminds me of the houses in Lunenberg that we saw this past June.

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  3. Beautiful! Lovely quilting and colors.

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  4. This is just gorgeous! LOVE< LOVE<LOVE! This quilt is on my bucket list. Love the way you quilted it too. Great finish.

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  5. Such a lovely quilt. All the lit windows seem so homey. Perfect backing choice too.

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  6. Yay for another finish! I love your version too. Doesn't the purple just make it pop? And let's talk about that photo on the barn. THAT is one thing I wish i had : )
    If your barn ever goes missing...........

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  7. I love this happy quilt it has to be one of my favourite ones this year. x

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  8. It's amazing! And I love the quilting, it reminds me of a breezy day in the neighbourhood! :D

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  9. Stunning - your colour choices are perfect - now I want to copy you!!!!

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  10. I just ordered the pattern for this quilt. I may make the wall hanging size, but then again, I've been known to go for broke and will probably do a quilt too!
    I love yours and want one of my own!!!

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  11. Copycats unite! I remember seeing Carla's as well, and planned to someday copy it! Now that I see yours, I am definitely planning to do it! It's really beautiful, Cathy, and your use of Kaffe on the back can't be topped.

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  12. another fantastic finish , just love this one.

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