My friend Denise . . you know her and you know the story about the short sheeted bed . . the story I’ll never quit telling . . and this is the same Denise who encourages me to buy yarn and fabric and then when I accidentally do buy something, she makes sure the whole world knows . . yep, that’s the Denise! She is a great designer and she invited our friends Sheryl Till and Susan Neves, and me, to participate in a special project called “Christmas Town Sampler – A Collaboration Among Friends”.
Denise designed the beautiful border and each of us will design three blocks. Denise describes it as part Block of the Month, part Mystery and part Blog Hop.
Here’s how it’s going to work:
June – Denise will give yardage requirements for the background of the pieced border and for the plain borders. We’re hoping that everything else will be kinda scrappy so that everyone’s quilt is kinda the same but kinda different.
July – Beginning in July, you will begin “blog hopping” around to all four of our blogs for the block we’re sharing at our scheduled time.
November – Denise will post the final instructions for setting everything together.
The blocks may be appliqued (the blocks I design will NOT be applique!), they may be paper pieced or they may be just pieced the regular way.
The quilt as shown above with the extra borders finishes at 90″ x 103″. The quilt shown below, without the additional borders after the pieced border, finishes at 78″ x 91″.
This is another image of the quilt, with a light background and the pieced border.
Here’s what Denise has had to say about the yardage, which is based on the quilt shown above.
YARDAGE INFO: We are giving the yardage for the background fabric and the fabric used for the sashing and borders. The yardage for the background fabric is an estimate on the higher side — it’s based on the image at the left with all the center blocks using just border fabric. Nearly all center blocks will have border fabric in them but not as much as is shown here. However, we’re erring on the side of having left over fabric rather than running short. Since you’re making blocks written up by four different people, it may not be the most judicious use of your fabric – hence erring on the high side. But keep those leftovers from month to month because you may be able to use them the following month so they are not wasted. Yardage for the other fabrics used throughout the quilt will not be given as this is a great scrap friendly, stashbusting project and half the fun will be picking the specific fabrics from your stash to make each block unique. The center blocks may be pieced, appliqued, paper pieced — you’ll just have to wait and see – but I think they are all lovely and will be fun to make. This coloring includes some of the actual fabrics I’ll be using – my background and border which have very subtle snowflake tone on tone prints.
Want to join us? Sure you do! The button is over on my sidebar. Feel free to “grab” it if you think you’re going to play along with us!
A few reminders:
- Please remember that the patterns are going to be posted for a limited time and once they’re removed, they’re gone.
- You are responsible for checking our four blogs each month during this project to get your patterns. The plan is that we will all post our patterns the first Saturday of each month.
- There may be a lot of traffic and some of us may exceed our limits so if you cannot get to the page, please try again.
- If you’d like to share this designs, please direct your friends to our blogs so they can download the patterns. We’re asking that you do not copy and share.
Thanks to Denise, who has done the most work on the project, and to Sheryl and Susan . . all of whom are my very good quilting buddies and all of whom are very talented quilters!
Related Posts:
July – First Set of Blocks:
August – Second Set of Blocks: (will be posted August 4, 2012)
September – Third Set of Blocks: (will be posted September 1, 2012)
October – fourth Set of Blocks: (will be posted October 6, 2012)
- Denise
- Sheryl
- Susan
- Judy
Judy, I love it!! I’ve been wanting a “house” quilt for some time. And, how appropriate would this be for me the realtor to have a house quilt. Maybe I’ll design my own blocks to be like my favorite 12 houses of all time!! I know I could come up with at least 12 of my favorites.
Oh! Sounds like fun!
I agree with June, I have been wanting to do a “house” quilt. But not a whole quilt of houses, so this will be perfect with just the borders… At least you’re giving us enough time to get some of those pesky UFOs done before we start in June!! If I hit my goals and get some done count me in!! By the way, finished my January UFO!!!! I can’t wait for you to do Mr. Linky so I can “prove” it…
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Summer – by summer I surely will have most of these UFOs done. I’m in! blessings, marlene
Count me in on the House Sampler. I love it already.
I hope we get the border directions first so we can get busy and have plenty of time. Love the variety of houses in the border.
I’m in but I don’t have a blog so I’ll have to just follow along instead of posting the button, This looks like fun!
Fantastic , I have been looking for a quilt with houses as the theme . I want one for our master bedroom – designing new homes is my day job and I think this quilt would be wonderful to dream under.
Same for me – no blog – but count me in. Love the houses as a border.
How cute is that!! Count me in even tho I don’t have a blog.
Sure–why not! Love the quilt!
I’m in and I love it…I’ve been looking for the perfect Christmas bed quilt and this is it!!! I can’t wait to get started!
This looks like fun. Do we have to sign up now? If not, could you remind us in May….my brain will probably not retain this until then!! If we don’t have a website can we still “join”?
Thanks.
DUH…..Yea I want to join. It’s gorgeous even without the blocks. I hope there’s not much applique (not my favorite technique) but if there is I’ll muddle through.
No blog so I hope I can get it off yours.
Yes, I would love to join in this project….I don’t have a blog either, but will follow along on here!!
This is soo cute! I’ll be looking forward to doing this. My first house quilt!
Hmmm you forgot the first rule of a good short sheeting — do not lay there giggling for hours – giggles make the short sheetee suspicious.
There is one thing above which which I think is in error …. when you “ACCIDENTALLY” buy yarn??????? I’m not sure it’s truly accidental unless you tripped and fell on the “submit order” button. ROFLOL
i would so enjoy joining in your house quilt mystery bom….i like house quilts…peg in ks
I first saw the post about this quilt on Denise’s blog and then I went and checked out what the others had to say on their blogs as well. I think this looks like a blast! I will try to do it along with you all but will probably be moving so may have to just collect the parts and catch up later. Cant wait to see it come alive!!
That looks like it could be a cute quilt! And, I love knowing what it’ll look like beforehand. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to join in — too early in the year to know what is happening! But, it looks like it could be loads of fun!
Done! Button’s on my blog. And bring on the applique!
I am in, should be fun and who knows, I may be up to date with the UFO’s
Oh my gosh! I love that border! And I love the collaboration/mystery thing. It sounds like so much fun!
No blog here…but I’m still in! Can’t wait!
Oh Boy! Didn’t we have a great time short sheetin’ Denise’s bed? That’s one of those nights to remember! Let’s do it again someday!
Aha! Elaine – short sheeter cohort of Judy’s – there you are. LOL
I’m in! This quilt is exquisite!
Sounds like lots of fun. I’d love to do it.
love to join in so count me in love the houses I have been wanting to make one for a long time
I love house quilts. Can’t wait for Christmas in July!
This looks like so much fun. I have a hard time going to any type of guild meetins so something like this would be perfect. Is anyone allowed to join?
Love the quilt and the idea! I would like to join too. It looks like I am not the only one without a blog, hopefully yall will remember to let us follow along too. Thanks for the invite.
I love it…..I want to join too!
Me too – from Australia – I’ve wanted to do one for so long (3 years) and I’ve also wanted a mystery quilt too – bonus
I love the quilt, an have shared your blog with several. Some are even interested in following along and doing it. I will as well, even though I said no new projects until I finished a few.
JayneCT
I love Christmas no matter what time of the year. I’m a very new beginner at quilting so I look forward to learning Looks like fun Thank you for all your time
I would like to join but I did not see a ” button” on the sidebar to join. Is this still possible?
The border is fantastic, this will be my first Christmas quilt along. Count me in. I will try to figure out how to put the button on my blog, I have tried before with no success. Hope I can still follow, I will definately post my progress. This will be so much fun.
Oh this is a wonderful quilt…I really love the border. Yes I would love to join in ans will add the button in a minute..thanks for sharing.
This looks like a great ‘house’ quilt. I have been wanting one and to add it for Christmas,, that much better, however, I don’t have a blog.. I will be looking for instructions on your blog… thanks for sharing.
How fun! Will put the button on my blog and see if I can get enough steam going by June to participate. It should be wonderful experience!
I don’t have a blog, but I’d love to do this!
Add me too please. No blog
Fun! Can’t wait!
I don’t have a blog but wan to make the quilt also
I’m in… I had a blog… but it requires you to post on it and I don’t so I gave up on it. I will just follow along on yours.
Sounds like fun- I have also wanted a house quilt and a holiday one to boot.
I definitely want to make this one as well! It is too cute.
When will we get the directions for the house borders?
I’d love to join in, love the house border…
I’m ready to beat the desert heat this summer with Christmas mystery fun! I’m in!
I just found you ( just in time too!) on Quilt n Queen’s blog roll. I do believe I have added another to do to my ever growing and seldom shrinking list
It’s wonderful, I will join in for the house quilt.
NipNTuck blogspot.
Just stumbled upon this. Hope I’m not too late. What a wonderful design. Can’t wait to get started. Thanks for all the time and effort everyone is putting into this.
Hermoso!
Beautiful!!!!
Greetings from Santiago de Chile!
Scarlett
LOVE IT! Can’t wait to dive in!!!
I tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/226354951125884929
Judy I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I keep getting an error message when I try to down load your block #2. Please help
I just wanted to say thank you to all four of you “collaborators” for all of your hard work – and for sharing such beautiful patterns with us. I saved mine for later – when I have some time off from work so I can enjoy the process. I know I will learn different techniques – again, thanks!
Thank you for the wonderful Christmas project. You 4 ladies worked so hard to get this together for all of us to enjoy.
Judy, Susan, Denise, Sheryl,
just want to say Thanks to you for taking time to design such a beautiful quilt, and for sharing it with everyone else. I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
Helen
Thank you for your contribution to this beautiful quilt.