Thanks, OkSewGlad. The house blocks finish at 10 inches. I used 10x18 inch pieces of fabric and cut out 6 at a time. This is a Marti Michell pattern using her templates. It was a class assignment and one I resisted because I hadn't seen a houses quilt that I really liked but by the time I sewed the first 6 together, I was hooked. I had used the most horrible fabric that I had and the pattern transformed them into something I really liked. She suggests how to spread the colors out so the houses are pretty well balanced with the different prints. This is my second house quilt and I still used some pretty horrible prints in the darker houses but it all balances out.