From the Vault - House Quilt (Spring Blocks)

Last December we looked at a row of winter houses from a house quilt I made in 2003.  Today we'll look at the spring row.

 

It starts out with a rainy block.  I think that aqua fabric is supposed to be stylized seaweed, but in this quilt, those are raindrops.  

A (rather large) cat sits in the window, looking a bit cranky.  The white fabric above the window is a curtain.  The house block  is quilted with free-motioned flowers and leaves.  The grass in the front lawn has free-motioned flowers.

This is with the curtain dropped.

This is the next house on the row.  A spring blooming tree is made of Oriental parasol fabric.  The house is surrounded by a bed of tulips, and the quilting is a sun in the upper left, with sun rays streaming to the lower right.  The window is appliqued with a satin stitch.

The gutter on this house is 3-D, twisted organza that has a ribbon woven into it.  Quilting is horizontal lines, which is supposed to evoke siding.  The door knob is a button.  More spring-blooming trees on the right, this time with rose buttons to add dimension.

Lots of blooms here!  The large picture window has a view into the house where there are many flowering plants.  An iris garden skirts the edge of the lawn.  The door has a "port hole" window made from a button.

Now you've seen two seasons, the top half of the quilt.