Village

I finally finished my "Village" quilt.....all 132 houses.

I used up my stash of American Jane fabrics I had been hoarding for years....and years!

I knew the perfect pattern would come along one day and Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. created this one.

I think it's perfect!

You can purchase the pattern here at the Fat Quarter Shop.

I stippled the entire quilt - it's so busy you would never have seen any fancy quilting. 

 I had to include my last name, "Olkowski" - this "Kinder" line of fabrics, by Heather Ross, is perfect for these doorways!

I added a scrappy binding using some prints 

and a solid black.

 I fussy cut a few little characters and letters for some of my windows and doors.

Out of the 132 house I added 16 chimneys - one for each home I've lived in.....I had no idea I had lived in that many homes until I started counting.

I added "Ennis MT" in this row....my home town.

The backing has a couple of panels that come with the fabric lines and more chunky pieces sewn together randomly.

I had 3 little house left over so I added them to the back.

This was so fun to create.  

I taught this class with my friend, Lexie, at our Adult Education evening classes this past spring.  

The students were so fun and every quilt turned out differently - it's one of those quilts you get to add all kinds of personal touches to.

Just hanging out with my very weathered bird house. 

This might be my only finish this year and it was 

worth every single minute.

I love it so much. 

(Thank you, Danette, for letting me use your wagons and fences on your property for some of the photos.)