Saturday, July 28, 2012

A WONKY HOUSES encore...

In early 2009 I shared free on this blog my very first original design, a 4 part BOM called Wonky Houses.
I know there are some of you reading who remember this quirky design. 
My Pop used to call anything slightly off centre a 'wonky', and I designed each house in this wall hanging in honour of him.
 
 
 
To this day, WONKY HOUSES holds a special place in my heart. It now lives with my daughter Kezzie, and I think I'm missing it so another one should be stitched for me don't you think? :-)

 If you love this design too, would you consider voting for it? You can place your vote HERE. I know it's silly, but I'd kinda like to win this for Pop. He was more than a grandfather to me because he raised me as his daughter, and I wasn't even his blood relation. When he married my nana she'd already had three children grown up so he never experienced raising his own offspring. 
My mum died when I was three, so I was sent to live with Nana and Pop, and let me tell you that no child was loved more than I by my new 'parents'. Nana passed away in 1982, and Pop in '84 from a broken heart. He just didn't want to live another day without her.
So Pop, this one's for you.xxx
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You know, if I'm really going to honour my sweet Pop, then I think I should share WONKY HOUSES with you one more time.
Until Saturday the 4th August you can download for free the entire pattern for the four blocks and quilt assembly HERE.
The week is over, but the pattern can still be purchased HERE in my shop.
 

God bless each and every one of you!
Hugs
Jenny
xxxx

39 comments:

Judith said...

Thanks Jenny. They are sweet and voted for you! Judith, Texas

barb's creations said...

Thanks for the wonky houses pattern Jenny,just finished voting for you good luck :) Barb.

Susan said...

Good Luck Jenny - I LUV quilts with houses and I love the wonkiness of your design. Voted for you - Hope you win.

Machelle said...

How very sweet of you! I remember these!

Maria McCabe said...

Thank you for your generous spirit - I love the Wonky Houses and I loved reading about your Pop. I also voted for you! Good Luck!
Maria

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Happy to vote for your Wonky Houses and thank you so much for sharing again. I was not doing much embroidery when you first designed them, but I am now!

Joyce Carter said...

Love your Wonky Houses and it is a pleasure to vote for them. I also wanted to thank you for a receipe that you posted awhile back.You made pancakes and topped them with bananas and sprinkled them with brown sugar.I made these for my grandson who doesn't like breakfast.I thought he MIGHT eat at least part of one. He did. In fact, he ate three! Now he ask for them. So, thank you for something that we can enjoy together.

DeeDee said...

Wonkers... thanks so much.. I love the wonky houses I am off to vote...

Good Luck

Ann said...

Beautiful Wonky Houses! Thank you for the patterns; already cast my vote for you:) Good luck, I hope you win for Pop.

Stitched With Prayer said...
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Stitched With Prayer said...

Hi Jenny! Thank you so much for sharing both your wonderful memories and this special pattern with us! What a lovely way to honor the memory of your sweet 'Pop'. Can you imagine how many of these will soon be hanging in homes all around the world? Wow!!! Your 'Pop' will be grinning ear to ear, don't you think? Oh, I'm so excited that you entered this in the contest, it is a great entry and I have voted already. How I would love to see you win this one. As always keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers sweet friend.
** Speaking of friends...I was in a new Joann's today that opened just down the road from where I live and to my delight, they had three different Australian/NZ magazines in there. Imagine my surprise when I browsed through them and found your beautiful face smiling back at me in two of them!!! Well, I of course had to bring one home, so I got "Handmade" with two of your designs. I wanted to pick up all three but I was shopping with a small gift card that my grandson had given me for Christmas, and needed a few supplies so I had to choose... I knew there was a reason I had saved that gift card all these months, LOL. Big Hugs...

linny said...

Thank you so much for this great pattern. I enjoyed reading about your memories of Pop. I'm off to vote.
Good luck. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com

Christine M said...

That is a lovely post about your Pop Jenny. I love your wonky houses. I'm going to add it to my to do list. Thank you for sharing it with us. Well, I'm off to vote now!

Gladys said...

Hello, Jenny! Thanks for sharing the wonky houses pattern with us! It's so beautiful! I just voted for you! Good luck! Have a nice day! A big hug!

Sherry said...

I had already voted for your Wonky Houses quilt before I saw your blog post. I would love to make one, thanks for sharing the design. I think I can vote again from my home computer because I voted the first time at work. I hope you win.

Maria said...

I enjoyed reading your lovely post about your Pop.
I have voted for your beautiful Wonky House Stitchery and thank you for the pattern.

Evelene S said...

Hi Jenny, I voted and you are at #2 position, I hope everyone will get out the vote for you. Thanks for the inspiring story and the pattern for the Wonky Houses so cute. Your Pop would be so proud.

Ruth B said...

I voted for your Wonky Houses Jenny! You are in 2nd place right now and hopefully you will move up to #1!

Alan said...

The Wonky Houses are really cute and the story of your Pop is lovely. I love your patterns, it's so easy to see they are designed with love. I think my sister would like Wonky Houses, her house is old and a bit wonky. I voted for your houses too.

Mãos e manias said...

I already vote for you! You are in the 2nd place! Bravo!

Thank you for sharing all this with us!
Have a nice week-end!

Nanske said...

Verry nice and thanks for the pattern!!!!
you have my vote from Belgium!!!
Greatings and a nice weekend!

Terry said...

My wonky houses are still hanging on my bedroom wall where I put them after I had finished them! They're still some of my favorite stitcheries! Thanks ever so much for sharing them! :0)

Robin in New Jersey said...

Thank you Jenny! I voted for you. This morning you are in second place!
Your pop sounds like he was a great guy.

Judith said...

Thank you for the sweet houses.

Gudi said...

Thank you so muchfor these wonderful houses. I love it.

Gugs Gudi from Germany

kupton52 said...

Thank you for this lovely, quaint pattern. I live in a wonky house for real, ha ha. I just voted for you and you were less than 20 votes out of first place. Come on people....

kathy

QuiltinGram said...

You got my vote Jenny. Thanks for the pattern and the touching story behind the houses..brought a tear to my eye!
CathyC in Alberta

astitch said...

Thank you for the pattern. I have just voted and wish you luck.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing with us- both memories and your pattern. Just voted for your wonky house quilt :) Marilyn, Montana

Denise said...

Jenny, I just love your Wonky Houses. I have voted for you...good luck! Looks like you are in 2nd place. We need to keep those votes comin'! I didn't see the patterns for the individual houses. Am I missing something? Are they available?
blessings, denise :D

vernagrace said...

Thank you, Jenny, I have many of your patterns, but not this one. I voted for you, and hope you win. Hugs.

Allie said...

This remains my favorite, sweetie, and just look what it started - a whole new career for you! I'll go vote for you now...Wonky Houses holds a very special place in my heart too. Your Pop sounds like an amazing man.

Cyn said...

Thank you for the Wonky Houses pattern. I wasn't able to d/l all of it when you first offered it. This is great.
Of course I voted for your quilt. I love your sweet designs. Good luck. Hope you win.

Anonymous said...

just voted for you Jenny,and good luck,your pop would be so proud.xx

StitchinByTheLake said...

Jenny I will happily go and vote for you, in honor of your Grandpa, but also in honor of you and all you do for those of us out there who love your work. My mom was sick for a year and had been given "8 months to live" by the doctors. After 63 years of marriage my dad didn't want to live one day longer than her so two weeks before that 8 months was up he went on to Heaven, listening to "beautiful music" as he went. And when here time was up he returned to get her with her fussing like she did with him, "where have you been...I've had my stuff ready for days!" Sweet memories. blessings, marlene

Heckety said...

What a gift you've given us! Thank you so much for the story and the pattern. I was once told that a person isn't truly gone as long as even one person thinks of them...guess your Pop and Nana are very far from gone so! What a lovely tribute you have given them!

NigNella said...

Thanks Jenny , for sharing your Wonky houses again for free. And what a special story of your Pop that goes with it. I have voted!

momto1 said...

I found this post too late to vote, but I thank you anyway for sharing the story and the pattern. It's all the more special for your having shared the story.

Carla said...

I'm a tad behind in my reading so I'm too late to vote. They are really cute. Thanks for sharing even if I was to late to vote or snatch a freebie.