This block will be repeated 4 times. In the example that I made, I flipped the pattern for two of the repeats, so that the doors
are facing each other

Materials Needed

• Paper for the foundation piecing - Quilter's Threads carries several different kinds

• Scraps of fabric for the houses.

• 1 yard of muslin or other plain fabric for the background and quilt backing

• Two strips of contrasting fabric for the inner border 1 3/4 X 40"

• Patterned fabric for outer border, less than a Fat Quarter

• Glue stick

• Stapler

Prepare the fabric:

Muslin

• Cut muslin into: 4 - 2 1/2 strips the width of the fabric for the house blocks

• Cut 2 1/2 " strips the width of the fabric for sashing around blocks - Then cut 6 - sections of 4 1/2 " each
  for horizontal sashings

• and then 3 - 12" sections for vertical sashing

Printed Fabric

• Cut printed fabric into 4 - 3" strips, the width of the fabric

House fabric scraps

• Cut the scraps into 1 3/4 inch wide strips. Slice off sections as needed.

General Instructions:

Be sure that each line of stitching extends past the seam lines at the end. this way the intersecting lines of stitching
lock the ends of each row.

After sewing each seam trim back the seam fabric to about 1/4 inch

Leave all the paper on until you finish your top

Make the paper easier to pull off by running a pin or sewing machine needle along the stitching line. OR use one of
the wash away foundation papers.

Prepare to make the blocks

1. Print out the pattern.

2. Take 3 sheets of foundation paper

3. Staple the stack of 4 sheets together at the edges

4. Remove thread from sewing machine

5. With an old needle in your machine, stitch through the lines of the pattern pieces

6. Cut out the stacked sections. Leave about 1 " border of paper around the section where possible.

7. You will now have 3 separate stacks of 4 pieces each

Construction

Section C

1. Identify the area marked C1

2. and put a slice of the fabric you want to use for the chimney on the C1 shape. The fabric should be large enough to extend 1/4" over all seam lines.

3. Put a dab of glue from your glue stick on the side of the pattern with the perforated bumps and adhere the chimney fabric there. This is the side of the pattern that all the fabric is placed on, right side up.

4. Cut a slice of the sky fabric approximately the same size as the chimney. Put it on top of C1 right sides together. Turn the assembly over and stitch on the pattern line on the back that is between C1 and C2.

5. Press C2 open.

6. Put C3 sky fabric slice on top of C1 and C2. Turn the assembly over and stitch again on the pattern line that separates C1 and C2 from C3. Picture shows stitching on back of the pattern.

7. Press C3 back away from C1 and C2

8. Add C4 the same way.

9. Section C is now complete. Set it aside.

#1

#2

Assemble Section B

1. Identify area B1.

2. Cut a square of the sky material.

3. With a dab of glue stick the sky material on B1

4. Cut a slice of the roof fabric. Lay the slice face down on top of B1 

5. Turn the assembly over and sttich on the pattern line between area B1 and B2

6. Then flip the fabric over and press.

7. Continue in the same way with all the pieces of section B

8. Pieces B5 and B6 are both triangles.  After pressing B5 open, turn it back along the line that is between the two areas. Trim the edge of B5 with a 1/4 " seam allowance included. This makes it easier to place the two triangles. Picture above shows the piece turned back along the pattern line.

9. Cut a bigger slice of your sky fabric than you think you will need. Put the C6 sky fabric face down on C5 and with the edge aligned. Turn over and stitch as usual.

#1

#2

Assemble Section A

1. Assemble Section A in the same way, starting with A1, the window of the house. The window is traditionally made of yellow or orange.

2. Areas A2, A3, A4, A5 are sections of the house. Area A6 is the door which should be done in a contrasting color.

3. A7 is the last section of the house

4. A8 is the ground in front of the house.

Putting the sections together

1. Re-press each section

2. Trim each section with a rotary cutter by placing 1/4 in line on ruler on the edge of the pattern part of the line (not on the far edge of the seam allowance) Trim so that there is a precise 1/4 inch of seam allowance along the edges of the section.

3. Sew Section A to section B by placing right sides of sections together and aligning the edges of the sections precisely (except for the edge of the ground.

4. Then Sew along the pattern marking on the back of one of the sections

5. DO the same for Section A-B and Section C.

6. Iron the whole block flat.

Assembled block from the front

Assembled block from the back