The Cottage Christmas Quilt Along - Part 2

Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Hey Everyone,

Are you ready to get the next block for your Cottage quilt going? You can find the tutorial for the Star Crossed block on Sally's blog. I designed this one

 a few months ago and made this tiny quilt with it. It is a variation of the Secret Sisters block :)
 This quilt is 22" square and I made it with the Table Runner size blocks (5"). As a little bonus if you want to make this tiny quilt. The corner setting half square triangles are 4 1/2" cut in half once diagonally. The side quarter square setting triangles are  8 3/8" cut in half twice diagonally. I made this little one with Tilda's summer collection from this year called Circus :)

PS. I just restocked kits



Cottage Christmas Quilt Along - Part 1

Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Hi Everyone,

Welcome to part one of the Cottage Christmas Quilt Along.

Here is the picture of the lap size quilt I am making, it will be 46" by 66".

 If you would like to see the other versions you can look back at this post.

The fabric requirements for each version are as follows.

For the Table Runner:
2 or 3 - 1/8th yard pieces of red fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
2 or 3 - 1/8th yard pieces of blue fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
3 - 1/4 yard pieces of green fabric
1 yd f background fabric
1/4 yd of border fabric

For the Bed Runner:
5 - 1/8th yard pieces of red fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
5 - 1/8th yard pieces of blue fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
3 - 1/4 yard pieces of green fabric
1 3/4 yd of background fabric
1/2 yd of border fabric

For Lap Quilt
9 - 1/8th yard pieces of red fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
9 - 1/8th yard pieces of blue fabric (depending on the version of the table runner you make)
3 - 1/4 yard pieces of green fabric
2 3/4 yd of background fabric
1/2 yd of border fabric

Here is a PDF of the block if you want to print it.

Here are links to the rest of the posts in the quilt along:
Post 2
Post 3
Post 4 



Cross and Crown Block


Cutting: The first number is for the lap size or bed runner size, the number in parenthesis is for the table runner size. You will need 9 Cross and Crown blocks for the lap size, 5 for the Bed Runner, and 2 or 3 for the table runner depending on how you want to configure it.

From each red fabric:
1 – 3 1/2” (2 ½”) strip by WOF
                Subcut: 2 – 3 ½” (2 1/2”) squares
                                4 – 3” (2”) squares
                                5 – 2 ½” (1 ½”) squares
From Background Fabric (cream) for each block:
1 – 3 ½” (2 ½”) strip by WOF
                Subcut: 2 – 3 ½” (2 1/2”) squares
                                4 – 2 ½” (1 ½”) squares
                                4- 2 ½” by 4 ½” (1 ½” by 2 ½”) rectangles

Instructions:
(All seams are ¼”)

1. Mark a diagonal line across the back of the 3 ½” (2 ½”)
background squares, and the 3” (2”) print squares.

2. Place marked background squares right side together with the Print squares that are the same size. Sew ¼” on each side of the marked line.





3. Cut apart on the marked line.

4. Press toward the print. And Square to 3” (2”).




5. Place the marked print squares right sides together with the
half square triangles creating an X in the middle of the block as pictured.

 6. Sew ¼” on each side of the marked line and cut apart on the line.
7. Press toward the print triangle. Square to 2 ½” (1 ½”).

 8. Lay out your 2 ½” (1 ½”) squares and pieced squares
in four patches for each corner. Then your rectangles and
center square in a cross as pictured.
 9. Sew your four corner 4 patches together.



10. Sew the three rows.





11. Then sew the three rows together. And you are done. 
Next Wednesday head to Sally's blog for the tutorial for the next block.She and Brooke will be showing their Cross and Crown blocks today too so head on over to see.

And don't worry if you forget where to go next week I will be here to direct you :)




Have an amazing Thanksgiving!

Love,
Julie

 

How about a Quilt Along?

Thursday, November 16, 2017


Hey Everyone,

I am almost ready to throw myself back into this space. To get things started my friends Brooke and Sally and I are going to do a quilt along with you. I designed a fun pattern for a Christmas quilt out of Tilda's Cottage. Each of us will give you part of the pattern and we will sew together for the next few weeks. It will start next Wednesday.

The blocks will be available in two different sizes so you can make small projects or larger projects.

Here is an idea of some of the ways you can put the blocks together:

Sally wanted a bed runner so this is 72" by 22"

And I did these two different versions as ideas for Brooke for table runners:

 This one is 32" by 12"


This one is 37" by 12"

Here is a fun button for your blog if you like.



My version will be a lap size. I will show that to you on Wednesday when we kick off...

I made kits if you would like to purchase your supplies you can find them here.

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