Thursday, December 23, 2010

my first houses

Never having constructed this type of house, I decided that it's high time I look into buying one of the books by Gwen and Freddie..  It took me way more than 15 minutes to come up with my two.  The one on the left my version of a southern antebellum home.  The one on the right is my log cabin in the pines. However, I have learned one thing.  This house thing can get one hooked pretty quickly.  I just might have to make another before I send these out to Lynn.
A very merry Christmas to everyone.

16 comments:

beth said...

love your houses. especially nice are those tree branches reaching into the block on the right!

Anonymous said...

They may have taken 'way more than 15 minutes' but it was well worth it!!!
The better you get the easier and faster it'll be.
I can't wait to try my hand at them!

Nifty Quilts said...

Wow! Your first try. These are great! Love those birds in the sky.

Eileen said...

Mary, these came out great for your first houses!!! Very inspiring!

Sujata Shah said...

Mary, Your houses are fun! Love them!

Margaret said...

Can't decide which one I'd rather live in ... they're wonderful!

Lisa said...

Oh these are too cute! Love the trees and the birdies in the sky.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

great fun! I love the trees and the bird fabric!

Bonnie said...

THese are some of the most marvelous house blocks I've ever seen. For your first house you outdid yourself.

Bonnie

Glen QuiltSwissy said...

Your first houses are lovely! I love them.

glen: now the lust has grown full scale. I must sit all day and think about them because I cannot sew today.

Brenda said...

great construction. I agree that you need to keep on building. have fun with freddy and gwen.

Cindy F said...

Love your houses!

Alexis said...

They look great! Enjoy Freddy & Gwen!

Helen said...

Yes...please don't stop. You are really getting the hang of this whimsy-nessl Your antebellum is charming and your log cabin is close to nature. Bpth remind me of a way of life that is rare nowadays. Thanks for the reminder.

Lynn said...

I love both of these so much. The backgrounds, the windows, every bit of them!

CharlotteP said...

I love these, Mary...make me feel spring might be on the way!!