snow day in the forest

At first it was only some twinkling snow flakes tickling the nose

and pine trees covered in silver dust..

little by little it was getting cold and dark and the forest ground turned wispy white.

shivering and socks soaking wet, the hungry wolf walked until he came upon a blue cabin in the woods.

He wiggled his toes and rolled his eyes and fully surprised to find a shelter in this place.

He hung his wet socks near the window and lit a match stick to start the fire.

Soon the cottage will be warm and his socks will be dry. Seeing how smoke is puffing out of the chimney, supper is already cooking on the stove… 

Hopefully when the wolf is properly fed and settles into his sleep, this little bird can sneak in to thaw her frozen feathers and rest up for the night!

With fresh snow falling every few days in December, I got into the mood to make this baby quilt. Looking at Red riding hood and hungry wolves holding tightly onto their capes and shawls in this winter storm, I felt sorry for them. So I built this cottage with a bright pink roof to make it easy to spot from afar even on stormy days like this.

I fussy cut squares with baby items that are in the center and did reverse appliqué for the door and window of the cottage. The snow on the roof is fused and attached with slip stitch. It was fun adding other details with simple embroidery. There is even a snow shovel to clear the path :)

The blue and green fabrics are linen. This soft pink fabric with  pine trees is by puti de pome and is a linen cotton mix.

I found this pink fabric with stripes at Jo-Ann’s. It is also a linen cotton mix and very soft.

               This quilt is about 29" x 32". 

New Year gives hope and a fresh beginning for us.. Wish you a great start into this new year and may all your wishes and dreams for 2013 come true! ( * v * )

house numbers

all the houses are freshly painted and numbered

while some eager residents are already settling in

and discovering new neighbors

some are still adding last minute details

I hope they have a happy and comfortable living here. I envy that they can hop to the town to have a yummy Paris macaroon anytime they like but can also enjoy the green sorroundings all year round.

I have never seen a house with the number 'zero'. So I couldn't help assigning it to the tiny house of the bunch :)

The flower prints and yellow trees are from Far far away collection by Heather Ross. Maureen gave me this blue floral when we were visitng her in California. Suzuko Koseki's 'Sites of Paris' in light mint green is what inspired me with the theme. It has Moulin Rouge dancers, romantic postcards, Eiffel tower, fun text and fashion accessories.
 I thought Atelier Akiko's fabric in light blue is perfect for the sky. I love that it gives an illusion of delicate ribbons floating in the sky.. perfect for Paris, don't you think? ( ' u ' )

The houses and numbers which are focus of this quilt are from Ikea. When I spotted the House print on the shelves I instantly felt like making a LogCabin quilt with them as the center. But I had no idea what to to do with the number print but it looked too good to leave behind. I am glad they came together in this quilt. Each house has a unique number so that the postman would have no worries finding the right address.

These are the biggest blocks I have ever made. They are 14" square. By the time I finished making all the blocks I was also running out of fabrics. Now I only have small scraps of Suzuko fabric left :/

What are your plans for today? I will be working on putting these blocks together :)
Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a Sunny morning!