Pixie Summer Home QAL House 2

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to the second post in the Pixie Summer Home Quilt Along

Are you ready to get started on your next house style? If you haven't started on the first houses yet and you downloaded the pattern on the first day. There was a small error in the cutting directions so you should re-download it here. My diagram was right but one of the cut sizes added a 1/2 inch in the written directions. Don't forget to add your link to the linky party at the end of the post to be entered in our big drawing. Visit Brooke and Sally today to see their progress on their quilts as well. We are so excited to see what you all are working on :)

On to the next set of directions...

Here is a link you can download the PDF for printing

Pixie Summer Home Quilt Along

The Big House on the Block

Cutting:

Background Fabric:

2 - 2 ½” by 4” Rectangles

Roof Fabric:

1 – 3 ½” by 9 ½” Rectangle

1 – 1 ½” by 9 ½” Rectangle

House Fabric:

2 – 1 ½” by 3 ½” Rectangles

2 – 1 ½” by 3” Rectangles

1 – 2 ½” by 3 ½” rectangle

2 – 2 ½” by 4 ¼” Rectangles

Door and Window Fabric

2 – 2 ½” by 3” Rectangles

1 – 2 by 2 ½” Rectangle

**All seams are ¼ inch unless otherwise specified.

Assembly:

1. On the top of the roof fabric make a mark 1" from each edge. Line up the edge of one background piece and the bottom corner of the roof fabric with RST. It should hang over the top and the bottom. Just make sure it is about ¼” over the top and leave the largest portion hanging over the bottom.

2. Sew 1/4" seam along the edge of the background fabric. Repeat steps one and two in the opposite side.

You will have this when you are done:

3. Using your roof rectangle as a guide straighten the top and bottom edges.

4. Square up to 9 1/2" by 3 1/2" leaving at least 1/4" of background past the bottom edge of the roof. (this might come out to be a little bigger than 1/4" depending on the accuracy of your 1/4" seam)

  

Now that the hard part is out of the way (I know it wasn’t that hard) … 

5. Sew the two 1 ½” by 3” rectangles of house fabric to the top of the 2 ½” by 3” rectangles of Door/Window fabric.

 

6. Sew the top floor of the house together in this order:

1 ½” by 3 ½” rectangle of house fabric – Window unit – 2 ½” by 3 ½” rectangle of house fabric – Window unit - 1 ½” by 3 ½” rectangle of house fabric

7. Sew the bottom floor together in this order:

2 ½” by 4 ¼” rectangle of house fabric – 2” by 2 ½” rectangle of Door/Window Fabric - 2 ½” by 4 ¼” rectangle of house fabric

8. Sew the rows together in this order: Roof unit, Second Floor unit, 1 ½” by 9 ½” rectangle of roof fabric, Bottom Floor unit.

And you’re done! 

Add your link so we can see what you are working in and encourage you along the way!

Pixie Summer Home QAL... It is finally time!

Hi Everyone,

I am so excited that the day is finally here that we get to start our quilt along. For a list of supplies and general rules check this post.

I will put up the directions here for the first block but first I wanted to remind you to go to Brooke's blog to put in your link so you can win a prize. If you have never done a link up before all you have to have is a link to a picture, a blog post, your IG account, anything that you can have a URL for really. You enter that link on the link up widget and everyone can see what you are working on. We encourage you to show us the fabrics you chose for the quilt along. We want to see what you are choosing, it is so much fun for us. Also, don't forget to tag on IG #pixiesummerhomeqal so we can see your progress. Don't forget to take a run over to Sally's blog, as well, to see her first blocks. We can't wait to encourage you on your way this Summer. Also any comment you leave on this post will qualify you for a prize from me... this time it will be a fat eighth of each of the fabrics I used for my blocks. I will announce the winner on the next QAL post in 2 weeks.

Directions for the Basic House on the Block: (Here is a PDF you can Download) Note: this is a correction from the original version of the PDF I had one of the cutting directions incorrect.

Cutting:

Background Fabric  2- 5” squares

Roof Fabric 1 – 5” by 9 ½” Rectangle

House Fabric 1 – 5” by 4 ½” Rectangle and 1 – 5” by 2 ½” rectangle

Door Fabric 1 – 5” by 3 ½” rectangle

**All seams are ¼ inch unless otherwise specified.

Assembly:

1. With a pencil mark the back of the two 5” squares of background fabric with a diagonal line.

2. Place one marked square on the left side of the roof fabric, right sides together, matching corners, and sew on the line as shown.

Trim the seam and press the corner out, I press toward the roof but if you prefer to press open that is fine. (Save your corner triangles if you like to make some cute little pinwheel blocks for the back of the quilt.)

Repeat step two with the other side of the roof.

 

3. Sew the door piece to the right side of the 5” by 4 ½” house piece, then sew the 5” by 2 ½” rectangle of house fabric to the right side of the door.

4. Sew the roof to the top of the house. I know it was so simple :)

  And here is another peek at my first blocks:

 

Hope you have fun making these they are so simple and really like potato chips... you can't make just one :) 

PS. I still have kits available for pre-order here

See ya soon :)

Woohoo... The Forest Abstractions Quilt

Sometimes at Quilt Market you see something that just grabs you and won't let go. If you were following along with us on Facebook or Instagram you saw this quilt by Violet Craft more than once:

Ever since then I have been bugging Violet about when she was going to release the pattern. So this morning my wishes came true and I got an email about it. The pattern is being released July 1st. We will be starting a Block of the Month with it as soon as the fabric arrives from Michael Miller sometime in July. Violet is also hosting a quilt along (the pattern is not included for free in the quilt along) she will provide tips and techniques for each month of the quilt along.

I have the pattern up for pre-sale on the website. I have pre-ordered quite a few but I want to make sure that we get enough so if you want one you can pre-order it here

You are not committing to the BOM by buying the pattern but you will be offered the opportunity to purchase the kit when the fabrics arrive. Shipping is free on the pattern and they will ship when they arrive.

More blocks

yep... totally like potato chips.... Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks Book

Block 41

Block 31

Block 21


I am proud of myself ... I have almost all of my Low Volume quilt done. Just another hour or so to go and it will be finished. It is going to be our charity pattern for the year so I can't wait to share it with you all.

Made the first two blocks... Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks

Okay these are so fun and easy... that they are like potato chips... and are totally addicting. Working on 21, 31 and 41 right now.

Block 1

Block 11

These are the first two blocks in the QAL come over and join in... Here our first allotment of books is sold out but we will have more in a few days then they will uploaded for sale on the website.

Friday Fun Day, Tula Pink Block of the Month, and a Giveaway

Hi Everyone,

So much fun going on right now! Look what showed up at the shop on Wednesday:

 It got here at 3pm, and by close of business half of my initial order of 10 books was gone.

Every single page in this book is a work of art. Look at Miss Tula's gorgeous drawings...

Block of the Month Club!

So we are starting a Block of the Month using this beautiful book! Each month we will make 10 blocks from the book to showcase. If you decide to join us, you will receive the 10 fabrics that we use for our blocks. These are small blocks, so they are easily made with fat eighths. If you are like me, you might want a little more of the fabrics just to keep for your stash. So we'll have both fat quarter and fat eighth subscription options. Each month's shipment will include a selection of the shop's newest fabrics, Tula Pink fabrics, and blenders.

Here are the options for the block of the month:

1. 10 Fat Quarter Option, Pre-paid for the ten-month-long BOM (100 FQs total).  Tula Pink's 100 Modern Quilt Blocks Book included for free. $270 includes shipping in the US (international please contact us for shipping options). You can buy it here

2. 10 Fat Eighth Option, Pre-paid for the ten-month-long BOM (100 F8s total). Tula Pink's 100 Modern Quilt Blocks Book included at 25% off. $165 includes shipping in the US (international please contact us for shipping options). You can buy it here

3. 10 Fat Quarter month-to-month option. Paid monthly by subscription, can cancel at anytime. $26 per month includes shipping in the US (international please contact us for shipping options). Your fat quarters will be shipped the last week of each month. A Paypal invoice will be sent the second week of each month, and you will have 5 days to pay for your invoice. If you want to cancel your subscription, simply ignore the invoice and you'll be automatically dropped from the club.You can buy it here

All those who join our Block of the Month and Quilt Along on Flickr will be eligible for a monthly prize drawing. 

 Even if you decide not to purchase your fabrics with us, please join us on our Flickr group for the Quilt Along!

The Giveaway

We are sponsoring a giveaway at Pippa's Patch today. We are giving away this bundle of Textures by Angela Walters:

 Head on over to enter to win.

We will have Angela as a guest on our blog sometime in the next few days so be sure to come back and see us.

Quilt Alongs....

HI Everyone,

I know you haven't heard much from me this week.
I started a quilt along with my Modern Quilt Guild I showed you a couple of the blocks on Saturday. Above are some of the fabrics cut out to make my next two blocks... the "B" blocks. Below are all four of the "A" blocks that I have made.

The top ones are "Alaska Homestead" the bottom ones are "Algonquin Charm". I have a special love for anything that is a variation of a Churn Dash or a Farmer's Daughter block... these both fit the bill.

I so want to start the Farmer's Wife Quilt Along but I am just too afraid that I am so far behind. Maybe I will do it anyway.

Have you started any new quilt alongs lately?

Come back tomorrow for Friday Fun Day and the newest Giveaway (I promise you don't want to miss this one.)