Back at it with the houses

After taking a bit of a break from the houses to work on an idea that struck me yesturday, I decided to get back at it with the houses.  I was a bit curious regarding how many houses I needed to do this quilt that I was thinking of.  This quilt is intended to be 40" x 40" and I had a specific idea that I wanted to do for the borders and such.  I took out the houses that were already completed in pairs and the new ones that I completed on Friday's sew and chat day.  To my surprise, once I calculated how many houses I needed, I realized that I had more than enough houses made to complete this small quilt.  There is definitely another house quilt in my future, as I have three stacks of house parts, still to make.....lol

Today after work, I drafted up a diagram for the houses and decided where I wanted to put in some trees.  Then I started assembling the trees.  This one I thought was cute.  I didn't realize it until it was almost complete that there is a frog, smack dab in the middle of the tree...lol.  How funny is that!!

This here is the second version of a tree in my neighborhood of houses.

I was on a roll, so kept assembling the trees, then added the spacers between the houses where needed, to have each row measure the same.

I was having so much fun, that after groceries and dinner, I had another burst of energy, so came back to complete the construction of this neighborhood.  The grass is in, separating the rows of homes, and the first border is attached all the way around.  Take a few minutes and explore this neighborhood.  Did you see what's peeking out of the doors?  Check them all out and see what you can find!!

The next border is going to be the icing on the cake.  Wait until you see what I have for it!!  It may take me a couple of days, but just wait for it, it will be cute!

Take care everyone and don't forget to take some time for yourself.