Welcome to my house blog hop!
I have been so wrapped up in blog hops and other things lately that I’ve been kind of stressing about what to make for this blog hop, the rule is to have something with a house on it!
Now I could have made JUST a pincushion, which I still might….
But when I need something fast I always thing Accuquilt first!
I recently made this quilt for Accuquilt and I now have seen it in quilt magazines (ads) so that’s fun!
It’s called fun neighborhood and is made with the 8” QUBE and companion set
I didn’t want to make a BIG quilt, but maybe a table runner and something with just a few FQs, I had this bundle from connecting threads and figured I’d just use that. 3 golden fabrics and white for the background
So I played around in EQ8 and came up with this
AND instead of using the 8” QUBE set I decided to use the 6” set, so the houses are smaller and the runner would be 21” x 13 1/2”
I set to work and cut out the pieces in a snap! (7 sets of each)
and sewed the half house pieces together
and then the houses
and before adding the foundations I put it all on my design wall to see what it would look like
and sewed it together like this
I made binding out of a yellow striped scrap I had enough of and then I did a new technique I had seen on Fons and Porter (actually the episode with my leaf quilt!) you sew the binding onto the back, then use 1/4” steam a seam lite and iron it on on the inside of the seam on the front
then remove the paper and iron the binding to the front like this
It was a bit odd, as I’m not used to it, but it’s okay I guess, don’t know if I’ll try it again though, but a fun little experiment
and here’s the finished quilt
I quilted clam shells on it- just like the sample one
a fun and fast little mini quilt/ table topper!
If you haven’t seen the other participants yet, have a look
and thanks to CAROL for organizing this great hop!
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September 11
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Adventurous Applique and Quilting
September 13
Quilting & Learning – What a Combo!
September 14
Your mini quilt is adorable! Thanks for sharing all the techniques with us!
So very cute!
That turned out so cute, Bea! I love using Accuquilt dies because they are so precise and actually used a die in my house quilt, too. Thanks for sharing and hopping with us…I hope you're not going to get blown away in the storm!
That turned out so cute. I like to have some fun and quick projects ready to go because it feels like you really accomplished something in between just working on a big project for weeks (and months!). Thanks for sharing.
This is a very cute mini! I love the clam shell quilting!
Cute runner.
Cute little houses and a darling mini!
That is a cute little mini. I really like the clamshell quilting too.
Too cute! You do get mileage out of your GO cutter. LOL!!! Love your quilting.
Cute mini Bea!
Great quilt
Great little table topper. I've just recently been using an accuquilt. So far for tumblers but this is a die I will be looking into. Thanks for the incentive.
Your runner is really cute–I love those colors which are my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
Very clever and very cute Bea! Interesting way to sew the binding, thanks for sharing and for the great pictures.
Hi Bea! Thanks for your ideas and your post. I am glad you found a way to use your accu cutter. I am always asking myself if I got one, would I have enough uses for it. I think the answer is yes!
Adorable mini quilt! Love the colors!
Really a cute pattern and I like that you changed up the pattern.
Cute quilts! Thanks for sharing … 🙂 Pat
Fun little quilt. Almost looks like envelopes to me…thanks for sharing!
Cute little runner! I've never used this technique on the front, but have used HeatnBond lite to keep the binding in place on the back before stitching it down.
Very cute! I’ll gave to give that type of binding a try!
Quite quilt! Love the clamshell quilting!
Your mini quilt, table runner is wonderful. I love the colors!
Bea, Thanks for the tutorial for the cute table runner. It was interesting to see the difference between the 8" and the 6" and the difference in height. The binding was a nice challenge for you. I would be uneasy about it coming undone at some point. I might be nice to have in place for stitching down. I'm glad that you tried something different and shared with all of us. The clam shell quilting is great for the table runner. You always have great projects. Thanks for participating in the hop. I always know I'm going to see a nice, interesting project from you. Thanks.
Fun, quick project, Bea!
Cute houses- so simple, and I like your fabric choices.
Great design Bea, and I hope I get to see your advertisement quilt n a magazine somewhere… glad you got to try this design in another size, that's always fun too 🙂
That was a great idea.
Adorable, Bea! I didn't get to see the last few days of the hop because of vacation, but I'm loving your runner now!
Your mini quilt is cute. Love the colors you choose.