A couple weeks ago I gave you a sneak preview of a house block I made for Quiltmaker Magazine’s Parade of Quilted Homes!
This me, at #4!
But do you know who the other houses belong to? You are about to find out!
But first…I want to show you a bit about “The House That Bonnie Built!”
It all started with a night home, right after returning from the Needlework Seminar at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island….a free evening to sew? You bet!
The challenge had come down from Quiltmaker that we were to use Lori Holt’s pattern from a previous 100 blocks by 100 designers issue, and interpret it our own way.
Mine just HAD to have STRINGS, don’t you know?
I sewed red strings to phone book paper foundation squares!
My strings are sorted by color family, so it was really simple to grab a handful of red ones and just play with the variety. The units are small, so don’t make them too wide…I used strings from 3/4” up to 2” in width.
Make sure your stitch length is tiny tiny so the paper is easy to remove.
Once my foundations were covered, I trimmed them to the size they needed to be, and treated them like they were just a square of fabric, the same size I would have cut for the roof from the pattern.
4 squares trimmed and de-papered!
Left over triangles from joining binding or borders on the diagonal make great pieces to cover corners with. I just wanted to make sure that my corners were BIG enough that the next step wouldn’t make them disappear all together.
Sky sections are added, and a bit of the gables! FUN!
Treadling away!
This is my 1920s Singer 27 with the shuttle bobbin. You can see I’ve got my favorite sticky seam guide on the slide plate so I can keep my good 1/4”. Click HERE for more info on those!
There are a lot of sections to this house, and I needed the block to be as tall as it was wide, so keeping that seam where it is supposed to be was crucial!
Oh, this is going to look just great!
I’ve got my sections all ready to assemble here.
I pulled strips from my scrap stash for the entire block, and purposed a charm square that had come in my packet of goodies from the Grand Hotel Needlework Seminar for the two bottom windows.
I spy:
a red calico from the 1970s
old red paw prints from the 1980s
a piece of fabric in the left chimney I brought home from the Netherlands
A piece of a recycled shirt in the right chimney
some civil war green as the grass with flowers….
And everything else from the scrap stash!
Now it’s time for MORE Fun. Today, YOU can win a copy of my latest book, MORE Adventures with Leaders & Enders --signed by me, along with some scrap stash from my studio! REALLY! I’m wanting to share the scrap love with someone special! But in order to win, you need to go over to The Parade of Homes page and comment there to enter! Also check out Quiltmaker’s Blog, Quilty Pleasures for more fun!
**Note** I'm writing this ahead and wasn't given the time to publish, so if this is publishing too early ((Quiltmaker is in Colorado)) Click back to their links LATER to see if they have gone live!! I'm timing this to go live just past midnight my time!
And to sweeten the pot – I’m going to have a drawing HERE too!
Sept/ Oct 2014 Quiltmaker Giveaway!
I’m drawing for TWO winners of this issue, so you can each make your OWN house quilt.
Leave me a comment in the comments section below ONLY to be entered.
No, you can’t email your comment in, you can’t comment in the guest book, you can’t comment on facebook or instagram…it has to be HERE. So I can use the random number generator to choose our lucky winners. It’s only fair that way!
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I’ll be out of town until the 11th. Or So. Or At any rate, I’ll draw two winners when I get back!
Be sure to check back at The Parade of Homes every day so you can see what other houses are featured, and enter those give-aways too!
Bon Voyage, everyone! I’m off to England!
Tally Ho!
I am enjoying this parade of homes as I design a home for each season to decorate my husband’s office. I saw the idea a few weeks ago and now am getting ideas from many sources.
ReplyDeletePaula
paejbach@charter.net
Love you happy little house. Your string roof is perfect. The reds really sing. Thanks for the giveaway. spoofs@juno.com
ReplyDeleteLooks loki fun! Thanks for all you do, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteLove the house tute and how you pieced the roof
ReplyDeleteLoved the house and your use of strings. I'd love to try it.
ReplyDeleteJudy
Djtyer@mchsi.com
Bonnie you are always so creative with your scraps! I love the scrappy red roof. I'm wondering, are your dreams in scraps too?
ReplyDeleteJennifer Ciaccio
jbciaccio@yahoo.com
I love your yellow "Quiltvilla"
ReplyDeleteEnter me to win!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHome sweet home. Thank you Bonnie. Love the block.
ReplyDeletedmac5958@aol.com
I so love house blocks! Enjoy your time in England. I was there this time last year. Hope to return one day! Thanks for all you do, Lorraine in Gilgandra, Windmill Town
ReplyDeleteRainy.s@bigpond.net.au
I love that every piece of fabric in your "home" brings back a memory. Loved seeing the Sarah windows... reminded me of the wonderful time at the Grand. Thanks for all the inspiration and education!
ReplyDeleteDebi Winchester
debiwinchester@frontier.com
I just would love to sew this houseblock - I use so many of your technics and LOVE it! Inge-Lise from Denmark
ReplyDeleteLove all the houses, but yours is special with the strings roof.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win a copy of the magazine.
Save travels to/in/from England!
Love the house that Bonnie built! Would love to win the magazine! Thanks for all you do! Sally, richter @wcta.net
ReplyDeleteOh this is so darn cute. I want to make this!
ReplyDeleteNadine Donovan
Anyahta@aol.com
I'm in the mood for a row of haunted houses for Halloween fun. Think your little house will use scraps of poison green, orange, purple, yellow and black... with maybe some silver for a moon.
ReplyDeleteLove the stringy roof! You keep inspiring me, I could spend every hour sewing your designs, there is so much variety in your patterns, I love them all!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a sampler would be a realistic goal ;)
Thank you for all you give.
Inge Christensen, Denmark
inge39(at)live.dk
Great block, Bonnie! It was neat that you remember where your fabrics come from...that's great!
ReplyDeleteI have lived in so many places and houses, that I could make my own house quilt! Hope I win!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip Bonnie!
Love your house block. You always do such fun things, have fun in England.
ReplyDeleteDeborah
So fun! Always inspired by your fabric choices to be a little more brave myself (:
ReplyDeleteThe string pieced roof is perfect! Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteBarb
spurr@mts.net
Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your house, enjoy England
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ReplyDeleteOf course, yours would have strings! Picked it out first guess!! :)
I love your house! This issue would be great to add to my collection.
ReplyDeletelclark1220@att.net
Love the red string roof and the windows too.
ReplyDeletePick me please.
scrappyquilt@bellsouth.net
I wish I could have gone with you to England but have to stay at home sweet home and work - so what better way than to win from Bonnie Hunter's page. Thanks for the encouragement you send all quilters! cindy at cwienstroer@amuniversal.com
ReplyDeleteMemories do make HOME
ReplyDeleteAnd your scrap have certainly made this a home of memories
Love ya, Bonnie
Hugs
GerryART
What a fun house. I especially like the roof.
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie! Love all that you do so keep up the good work. Have a great trip to England. I visited the other to sites and will go back often.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Jen
jarledge1@yahoo.com
Cute, Cute houses. House blocks are probably my all time favorite.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be the one to win! Your scrappy house is lovely and the string roof top is a winner.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this mag and make some houses. Thanks for the chance to win. As always, you are way too generous.
ReplyDeletelinda1958laing@yahoo.ca
I love all your scrappy quilts. Recently moved so need to get my sewing room and fabric organized. Receiving more patterns and fabric will definitely get me motivated.
ReplyDeleteI love your little house with the string roof! Thanks for the tutorial. I would Love to win a signed copy of your book. I Love scrappy quilts, and the more info on how to make them the better.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about your house is that you have all the memories of where you got certain fabrics. That makes your house happy and special, too! I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteWould love to try those scrappy houses. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading the "thought process" you use, when making your blocks. The house block is so cute.
ReplyDeletei love your string pieced roof on that darling house block. It would be such fun to win. And some stash, wow! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteJust the cutest house! I love all things Bonnie does in quilts. I hope I win. Thanks for the chance. Diana
ReplyDeletecurtnty@sympatico.ca
I love the house block! Cute and versatile!
ReplyDeleteOh please please, let it be me! It would be my very first time to win something and this one is so ver special... Typing with my fingers crossed... Love your work Bonnie! Have a little extra fun from me today!
ReplyDeleteHome..a place of peace & comfort..and Quilting. Its where all my toys are. =)
ReplyDeleteBonnie,
ReplyDeleteI love your cute scrappy house block. Thanks for all you do for us. The blocks looks to be a fun block to make. Will try one after I finish one I am working on now.
Jean
Such a cute roof!! Hope you're enjoying England!
ReplyDeleteLove the houses! Especially like your use of strings for the roof. Wouldn't a whole quilt of houses with different colored string roves be fun.
ReplyDeleteLove the houses! Especially like your use of strings for the roof. Wouldn't a whole quilt of houses with different colored string roves be fun.
ReplyDelete......roofs, that is
ReplyDeleteI love your house!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to make a house quilt of my own!!
ReplyDeleteBonnie I love your house. I love the way you made the gables and I would have done that in a much harder way. I must think strings more!! I would love to win the house book. I am enjoying your trip with you.
ReplyDeleteLynda Johnson
ljquilts@numail.org
I love house blocks and yours is sew Bonnie! Hope you had an amazing trip, I've really enjoyed following along with your blog posts.
ReplyDeleteAnother pattern to try - thanks for the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove the strings you put on your roof!
ReplyDeletewhat texture the string piecing gives! Love the block, Helen
ReplyDeleteLove the happy houses. So many ideas and not enough time.
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