Scrappy Houses Quilt | sewing the cutest houses by Jean Boyd October 11, 2023 written by Jean Boyd October 11, 2023 153 Yesterday, I showed you how to use the Omnigrip 5″ x 5″ Ruler and the OLFA 45 mm Ergonomic Rotary Cutter to cut the pieces for your Scrappy Houses Quilt. Now, let’s start sewing! Stitch on the drawn line to sew a 1¾” square to the top of each 3″ x 5″ strip. Trim excess fabric from the black square only. Sew 1¾” squares to top of 3″ strips Fold the trimmed square back over the 3″ x 5″ strip and press. Fold the trimmed square back over the 3″ x 5″ strip. Sew 1¾” squares to the other top corners in the same way. Trim and press. Sew 1¾” squares to the remaining top corners. Now it is time to add the doors. Cut rectangles from the 2″ x 5″ strips for the doors. My doors vary in size, but most are about 1¼” x 2″. Be creative and design your doors! Arrange the door shapes on the houses as desired. Use a dab of Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue Stick on the back of each door shape to hold it in place Place a small rectangle of Sulky Tear-Easy stabilizer under the door shape on the back of the house block. Another dab of Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue Stick will hold it in place. Use Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue Stick to hold the door in place. Stitch around the door using a decorative stitch. I used a blanket stitch, but feel free to experiment with other stitches on your machine. Remove excess stabilizer when stitching is finished. You᾽ll find that the Sulky Tear-Easy is very easy to remove. Stitch around door shapes. Background Squares From the remaining background fabric, cut 20 – 3″ squares. This is another good time to use your Omnigrip 5″ x 5″ Ruler! Now it’s time to arrange your houses on a design wall or similar surface. Make 3 rows with 5 houses in each row. Once you have decided on your arrangement, sew a 3″ background square to the top of the houses in Row 1. Sew a 3″ square to the top and bottom of the houses in Row 2. Sew a 3″ square to the bottom of the houses in Row 3. Sew 3″ background squares to the house blocks. Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue Stick and Sulky Tear-Easy hold all the pieces in place while I sew! Be sure to come back tomorrow and I’ll show you how to put the house rows together and make the border. This is part 3 of 5 in this series Go back to part 2: Scrappy Houses Quilt [cutting instructions] Go to part 4: Scrappy Houses Quilt | sewing houses row by row Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs489free patternsfree quilt patternsnotionsOdifOdif 505 Temporary Adhesive Glue StickOLFAOLFA 45 mm Ergonomic Rotary CutterOLFA 60 mm Ergonomic Rotary CutterOLFA Endurance rotary bladesOmnigrid double suction cup ruler gripOmnigripOmnigrip 5" x 5" rulerscrappy quiltsstabilizersSulky Tear-EasySulky Tear-Easy stabilizer FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post Scrappy Houses Quilt [cutting instructions] next post Scrappy Houses Quilt | sewing houses row by row YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... No-sew embellishments – Easy with ribbons, buttons, and... 2 essential products for making 3D flowers out... 2 ways to showcase thread in your quilting... 12 easy steps to stencil tea towels using... 2 ways to make stencils with freezer paper... T-shirt quilts – 4 ideas for layouts that... Stay warm with a quilt made with Fairfield... Pinning a quilt – It’s the little things... T-shirt quilts – Quilting rulers that make the... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
