Sunday, May 16, 2010

Gnome Homes

I finally sat down to sew Sharon's block for the Shrinking Quilters' Bee.

wonky houses

wonky houses

wonky houses

Sharon's month was April (oops!) and she asked for pink, wonky gnome homes.  She sent a bunch of cute pink fabrics, in addition to a lot of white fabric, and a little bit of Heather Ross's pink gnomes print.  I added in my favorite pink polka dot ever, and also a bit of green for the grass.  

I've never done wonky before; I'm not sure if I like what I came up with.  I tried to recreate my neighborhood here in Richmond.  The final product is quite different than my idea drawing, but that's because there were certain elements that I just couldn't bring myself to attempt to create (like stairs, porches, and columns).

Compared to others, my block seems like a failure!

6 comments:

  1. Oh, no -- not a failure! I love your block -- especially the wonkiness! It now seems pretty obvious to me that any self-respecting gnome would live in a wonky home! My blocks look so flat and uninspired next to yours and so many of the others. I feel like I'm the one who missed the mark. Your gnomes look pretty happy to me :)

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  2. Your gnomes look very happy in their little pink houses (and now I'm singing little pink houses in my head---better than out loud =).

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  3. They look great, Jennifer! If you're feeling inadequate, you could always hand-embroider windows on them.

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  4. Cheryl-- That's a great idea. Too bad I've already decided I'm done with that thing! That block is so out of my comfort zone; I don't want to work on it anymore!

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  5. i love the wonky roofs and the gnomes.

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  6. gnomes and pink houses in the same quilt? oh my!
    I adore it - what a great blog - i'll be bak often

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