Life in the Scrapatch

Friday, September 14, 2018

Jelly Roll Houses ~ Block 1 Tutorial

Jelly Roll House Block 1

Fabric Needed:

7 different 2.5 by Width of Fabric strips

Cutting Instructions:

Strips 1 ~ Sky

Cut 2 squares - 2.5"

Cut 1 rectangle - 2.5" by 3.5"

Cut 1 rectangle - 2.5" by 8"

Strip 2 ~ Roof

Cut 1 rectangle - 2.5" by 12.5"

Strip 3 ~ Chimney

Cut 1 rectangle - 2.5" by 2"

Strip 4 ~ Door

Cut 1 rectangle - 2.5" by 4.5"

Strip 5 ~ House

Cut 4 rectangles 2.5" by 6.5"

Trim to 2" by 6.5"

Cut 6 rectangles 2.5" by 1.5"

Strip 6 ~ Lower House

Cut 2 rectangles - 2.5" by 5.5"

(Note: if you have two of strip 5 you may cut all house pieces from 2 strips, if desired

I like the scrappier look for this house.)

Strip 7 ~ Windows

Cut 2 squares - 2.5"

Save all your leftover strip pieces for other House Blocks

Sewing Steps:

Step 1 Sewing:

Sew 2.5" by 1.5" rectangles to top of 2.5" windows and top of 2.5" by 4.5" door.

Sew 2.5 " by 1.5" chimney piece to 2.5" by 3.5" sky piece.

Sew one 2.5" square onto corner of 2.5" by 12.5" roof piece as shown

Tips:

Press all seams open for a nice flat block.

There are no nested seams in this block.

I like to chain piece each step.

I also like to cut the corner off the square,

allowing for the 1/4" seam,

before sewing onto the strip.

You may draw a line or use the method most comfortable for you.

I sew and save the HST for my scrap pieces basket.

Step 2 Sewing:

Sew window units together.

Sew center window to top of door unit.

Sew 2.5" by 8" sky piece to right of chimney.

Sew 2.5" sky square to left side of roof unit, as shown,

being careful to sew so to flip in the correct direction.

Step 3 Sewing:

Sew one 5.5" by 2" house rectangles to either side of window units.

Step 4 Sewing:

Sew 2.5" by 5.5" alternate house fabric to bottom of the window units.

Step 5 Sewing:

Sew Step 4 window units to either side of door unit.

Sew chimney unit to roof unit.

This is my unfinished Block 1 House,

which measures 12.5 inches.

This block will measure 12" square finished when sewn into a quilt.

I pressed all seams open as I went along.

Here is the back of my pressed block.

This block measures 12.5" square, unfinished.

This block was featured in my

Welcome To My House Blog Hop Post Here

If you sew this block pattern I would love to see your version!

Happy Sewing!

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Welcome To My Home!

Welcome To My House!

This is my newest quilt block design.

It is a 12.5" House Quilt Block

made entirely from jelly roll strips.

Only 1 strip of each fabric print is needed for this block.

I used this Autumn Love Jelly Roll

by Lori Holt for Riley Blake.

I apologize for not having a completed project to show you.

I almost dropped out of the hop

but decided to post this instead

in an effort to meet my commitment.

I have been sewing,

but have a lot of other projects I need to get done, too,

and not enough time to sew.

It has been a busy time of doctor's appointments and tests

for me for the last month and more appointments are still coming.

To sew this block click on the link below for my

Free Tutorial for my Jelly Roll House Block

Since I do not have a finished project I am also posting this fall house quilt

which I made nine years ago.

This is my favorite fall house quilt.

This has been warming my walls in autumn every year

since I began blogging ...

My Pumpkin Patch Quilt in Fall 2009

is one of my first blog posts.

The center is a house panel.

I added borders of my own design

I quilted it to show off the features,
like these pumpkins which has a little extra batting tucked in to make them rounder.
I always love when the weather turns cooler and I can hang this quilt again.

I apologize for not having any new finished projects to show you.
I almost dropped out of the hop
but after talking to our wonderful blog hop host, Carol,
I decided to post this instead
in an effort to fulfill my commitment.

I have been sewing,
but have a lot of projects I need to get done, too,
and not enough time to sew.

It has been a busy time of doctor's appointments and tests
for me for the last month and more appointments are still coming.

I hope to have a new quilt for you soon.

Please visit all the other quilty homes today ...

September 13

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quilt Doodle Designs

Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Domestic Felicity

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

That Fabric Feeling

Just Because Quilts

Hazel’s Daughter

Thank you to

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt

for hosting this lovely open house hop.

Happy Fall!

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Ready, Set ... Sew A Jelly Roll!

Do you love Jelly Rolls?

I do!

Saturday, September 15th is

National Sew A Jelly Roll Day

Sew ... Stock Up Now!

Click Here to Shop Jelly Rolls On Sale
(affiliate link)

I have my project plan an and ready to sew!

This pretty fall fabric jelly roll is

Autumn Love from Riley Blake Designs
(affiliate link)

My pattern of choice is

Joyful Jelly Roll from Fat Quarter Shop
(affiliate link)

Jelly Roll Patterns are also on sale!

Click Here to Shop Jelly Roll Patterns on Sale
(affiliate link)

I am not making a tree skirt ... yet .... ;)

(more photos soon)

Hope to see you sewing on Saturday!