raptureready

Oh good, another builder has joined our efforts. I'm going to be offline and out of town for a few days after tomorrow. PADUCAH Thursday--and I've got a couple houses in mind that I want to try to find fabric for. Then Fri, Sat, and Sun is my annual painting retreat. YEA!!! I'm really excited about both.
Just in case I don't find it, if anyone has any police fabric with cars, badges or handcuffs on it, how about doing a set of House Arrest houses?!?!?!?!

MegsAnn

Oooh House Arrest! Love it.

sharon b

What about a monkey house ?

raptureready

Sounds good to me, I love monkeys and sometimes I think that I'm living in a house like that. There's a big ape here that gets on my nerves sometimes. :lol: :lol: :lol:

brookemarie19

rapture, I just keep finding myself staring at your avatar and was wondering if you could tell me where to find a pattern for it. Sorry this has nothing to do with houses, but I just can't put off asking anymore :lol:

Karen

It is a very pretty quilt!

Rapture have a great weekend! I can't wait to hear about the quiltshow! Maybe get to see what you painted!!!

sandpat

Woohoo Rapture...I'm just jealous that you are getting to go somewhere! You just take your ankle bracelet and go....sounded like you knew about the house arrest???? :lol: :lol: :lol:

raptureready

The original quilt that I saw was called Sunset and it was from Clothilde. However, other than the general concept there wasn't much I liked about theirs. So I sat down with graph paper and drew out my own directions that suited my needs. My blocks are 16 1/2" square and I used 20 of them. A design/layout board was a MUST for me.
White: 3 1/2" squares--5per block
3 1/2"x 7 1/2"---4 per block
colors are two 2"x width sewn together.
color cuts: 3 1/2"x6 1/2"
3 1/2"x 12 1/2" one of each of 4 different sets per block.
I used left over strips to make the border. Since I was stash busting I have no idea how much fabric I used, I know I have several baggies left over, probably enough to make a couple of king size rail fence quilts.
:lol:

Karen

Thank you Rapture! Another project to add to my list!!

raptureready

You're adding and I'm taking away. I was going to make a new dress today to wear to Paducah. Then I decided to wear the same one I wore last year because I'd made a purse/shopping bag that matches. Well, the denim dress has faded and the shopping bag hasn't but right now, I DON'T CARE!!! I'm going to wear it anyway. Now maybe after I get everything for the weekend packed, I just might have time to do some houses. !!!!