The Yellow House
This was one of those houses that just made me swoon. If you visit the Cotswolds in England, and you drive the country roads you might find it. It has to be one of a kind and the story of the house will remain a mystery. I’m not sure I could find it again; too many country roads going in too many directions. I wanted so much to know the history. Who lives here and how many families have lived here before them? How old is the house? Has it always been the palest of yellows? What stories can it tell, this beauty of a house!
I spent Saturday with this house, but only in the studio. I drew it for applique only to find out I couldn’t capture it’s beauty in fabric! I tried for a full day, but the house remains elusive. A house this grand must want to remain in the Cotswolds. I love every detail of this house, so maybe I’ll try again someday when I have the palest of yellow fabrics.
Of course all of this leads to another clue.
Here’s the clues so far, with the new one in red:
1. Christmas with some pieced blocks
2. A little bit of snow
3. A tiny bit of pink in the quilt, 5″ x 5″ or smaller.
4. The fabric I’m using is” Le Petie Ecole” from Kaari, the French General!
5. I said in an earlier post that there’s a critter in the quilt that I like to draw almost as much as a bunny!
6. There’s a house in the quilt, and its set on snow.
I do have some good guessers. You know who you are!
Have a great Monday everyone!
Anne
69 Comments
Laura Tawney
Here is another guess – Christmas in the Cotswolds and the favorite animal that I haven’t guesses yet but would be a lovely addition to a country theme would be a lovely little squirrel. I love squirrles as we have some really cute ones that run along our deck fence that we feed. One in particular is a litle brown one and my how he chirps! Really funny. I don’t know why I didn’t write that one earlier as I just love them. Another cute addition could be a little fox. We have a Shiba Inu and a Pomeranian and they have such cute little fox like faces.
Laura T
Suz Kuhns
perhaps a Dickens Christmas with a puppy!
Diane
Oh, Anne, what a beautiful house! I, too, find myself gazing at old, vintage houses and wondering what their story is. Sometimes they’ve fallen into sad disrepair and they look so sad, dreaming of happier times. So I guess a house from the Cotswolds in England could be the center of the quilt, snow on the roof, a bird flying overhead, pieced blocks surrounding it. This is driving me crazy — can’t wait to see this pattern so I can begin to make it!