Because such a large part of my life is consumed by very small children, it seemed obvious that my building would be essentially a toy. My evolution into a crafty person has come about almost entirely as a result of my children, starting with sewing stuff for the kinder fete and moving into toys and kids clothing and more recently into quilts for their beds. This house was made entirely from things I had in the craft box - felt, some plastic to make the sides a bit stiffer that has been in that craft box as long as there has been one, hobby fill and thread. I wanted to give it a fancy name like 'Maison delabree' which translates as 'ramshackle house', because the house looks (to me) kind of french, but is a bit wonky and ramshackle and having a french name is so pretentious and it is such an unpretentious little toy.
Julie Clayton, June 2011
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