House and Trees Wall Hanging

Inspired by "All Snowed In" from designer Renée Plains of Liberty Star

Quiltmaker: Laura Boehnke

• 1/8 yard gold print (tree and house blocks)
• 1/8 yard assorted green prints (tree blocks)
• Scrap of brown tone-on-tone (tree blocks)
• Scrap of red stripe (house block roof)
• Scrap of blue plaid (house block door)
• 8" square blue polka dot(house blocks)
• Scrap of gold tone-on-tone (house blocks)
• 10" square blue stripe (house blocks)
• 9x22" piece (fat eighth) green tone-on-tone (sashing)
• 1/2 yard brown-and-blue floral print (border, binding)
• 2/3 yard backing fabric
• 24x27" batting

Finished quilt: 18x20-1/2"

Finished blocks: tree, 4x10"; house, 6x10"

Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabric.

Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

Cut pieces in the following order. Click on "Download this Project" for patterns.

From gold print, cut:

• 1 each of patterns A, B, and C
• 1--2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangle
• 14--2-1/2" squares
• 4--2x2-1/2" rectangles

From assorted green prints, cut:

• 7--2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangles

From brown tone-on-tone, cut:

• 2--1-1/2x2-1/2" rectangles

From red stripe, cut:

• 1 of Pattern D

From blue plaid, cut:

• 1--2-1/2x6" rectangle

From blue polka dot, cut:

• 1 of Pattern E

From gold tone-on-tone, cut:

• 1--2-1/4x3" rectangle

From blue stripe, cut:

• 1--2-1/4x3-1/2" rectangle
• 3--1-1/4x6" rectangles
• 1--1-1/2x6-1/2" rectangle

From green tone-on-tone, cut:

• 1--2x14-1/2" sashing strip

From brown-and-blue floral, cut:

• 3--2-1/2x42" binding strips
• 2--3-1/2x20-1/2" border strips
• 2--3-1/2x12" border strips

1. Using a pencil, mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each gold print 2-1/2" square.

2. Referring to Diagram 1, align a marked gold print square with one end of a green print 2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangle. Stitch on marked line. Trim seam allowance to 1/4". Press attached triangle open, pressing seam toward green print.

3. In the same manner, align a second marked gold print square with remaining end of Step 2 green print rectangle. Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a Flying Geese unit (Diagram 1). The Flying Geese unit should be 4-1/2x2-1/2" including seam allowances.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make seven Flying Geese units total.

5. Referring to Diagram 2, join two gold print 2x2-1/2" rectangles and a brown tone-on-tone 1-1/2x2-1/2" rectangle to make a short stem unit. Press seams toward brown tone-on-tone. The short stem unit should be 4-1/2x2-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make two short stem units total.

6. Referring to Diagram 3, sew together a gold print 2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangle, three Flying Geese units, and a short stem unit to make a tree block A. Press all seams open. Tree block A should be 4-1/2x10-1/2" including seam allowances.

7. Referring to Diagram 4, sew together remaining Flying Geese units and a short stem unit to make tree block B. Press all seams open. Tree block B should be 4-1/2x10-1/2" including seam allowances.

1. Referring to Diagram 5, join a gold print B piece, a gold print C piece, and a red stripe D piece to make a chimney unit. Press seams toward red stripe.

2. Referring to Diagram 6, lay out one chimney unit, one blue polka dot E roof, one gold print A sky triangle, one gold tone-on-tone 2-1/4x3" window rectangle, one blue plaid 21/2x6" door rectangle, and the following blue stripe pieces: three 1-1/4x6" rectangles, one 1-1/2x6-1/2" rectangle, and one 2-1/4x3-1/2" rectangle.

3. Sew gold print A sky triangle and chimney unit to blue polka dot E roof. Press seams toward roof.

4. Join gold tone-on-tone 2-1/4x3" window rectangle and blue stripe 2-1/4x3-1/2" rectangle; press seam toward blue stripe. Sew together remaining pieces in bottom section; press seams in one direction. Then join sections and blue stripe 1-1/2x6-1/2" rectangle to complete a house block (Diagram 6). Press seams toward blue stripe rectangle. The house block should be 6-1/2x10-1/2" including seam allowances.

1. Lay out house block and tree blocks A and B in a row (Quilt Assembly Diagram); sew together. Press seams in one direction.

2. Join block row and green tone-on-tone 2x14-1/2" sashing strip to make quilt center; press seam toward sashing strip. The quilt center should be 14-1/2x12" including seam allowances.

Sew short brown-and-blue floral border strips to short edges of quilt center (Quilt Assembly Diagram). Add long brown-and-blue floral border strips to remaining edges to complete quilt top. Press all seams toward border.

1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing; baste. Quilt as desired.

2. Bind with brown-and-blue floral binding strips.