I saw this quilt by Aneela Hoey over 9 months ago.  I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind – I just LOVE it!

So – here’s what I am proposing – a House and Tree Quilt–Along!
That’s right – a tutorial for a block with either a house or a tree (or both) in it will be posted on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s during ‘off’ weeks of Project QUILTING.  Why am I doing this to myself – I seriously LOVE this quilt and ‘house’ quilts have caught my eye for a long time.
I figure if I do this during the off weeks of Project QUILTING I should get quite a few people to join along.

To make this work I need some volunteers to design quilt blocks and make up tutorials for them.  If you have a blog – you can post your tutorial right on your own blog.  Once your post is up, I’ll link the block from my website to yours and include a mini bio about you, the designer.  If you don’t have your own blog, just send me a word file with the instructions and photo’s and I’ll post it on my blog with links to you and of course a mini bio about you, the designer.

I talked to Aneela Hooey about my idea since her quilt was my inspiration.  She thought it was a great idea but has too many obligations this year to participate.  BUT she did give me a link to a house and tree tutorial on her blog so you can always start with those and work your own design off there. 

The block you design should be 12.5” x 12.5” (so it’s a finished 12” square). 
It has to have a house, a tree, or both incorporated somehow into the block but feel free to add other elements as well (see above inspiration quilt). 

Here’s the schedule
Block 1: January 17th – Kim Lapacek - LIVE - My Home
Block 2: Januray 19th – Diane Lapacek - LIVE - Lapacek's Orchard
Block 3: January 24th - PamelaQuilts - LIVE - House by the Bay
Block 4: January 26th - Quilts By Barb - LIVE - My Tilted House
Block 5: January 31st - TerryAskeArtQuilts - LIVE - Two Trees
Block 6: February 2nd - Quilties - LIVE - Tree of Life
Block 7: February 14th - Quilt Jane - LIVE - Under the Moreton Bay Fig
Block 8: February 16th - Kim Lapacek - LIVE - A Wonky Modern House
Block 9: February 28th - CraftyMamaD - LIVE - Scrappy Trees
Block 10: March 1st - Michelle Foster from QuiltingGallery - LIVE - A Home for the Birds
Block 11: March 13th - Prairie Moon Quilts - LIVE - The Happy Tree
Block 12: March 15th - Olive and Ollie - LIVE - the little house
Block 13: March 27th - Around The Quilt Block - LIVE - three trees
Block 14: March 29th -  Melissa Stramel of  Lilac Lane - LIVE - Under the Apple Tree
Block 15: April 3rd - Samelia's Mum - LIVE - A Home for Hoot
Block 16: April 5th - Sally's Ponderings - LIVE - Branch Sweet Branch

BONUS Blocks
accuquilt home
Marcia's Crazee Patch House
Rippling Pond - Marcia's Crafty Sewing & Quilting
Acid Cottage - Love Affair with my Brother


Sashing BONUS


Bonus Sashing Tutorials

1. 1. Four Rectangles
   2. Scrappy Strips
   3. Stepping Strips
   4. Four Squares
   5. Trees in Blossom
   6. Window Trees
   7. Mosaic Tree
   8. Truffula Tree 
   9. Spinning Tree
   10. Hexagon Forest 
   11. Diamonds in the Rough
   12. Shoo Fly Sashing
   13. Geese a Flying
   14. Tall True North Tree
   15. Tall Trees
   16. Wild Trees
   17. Eight Rectangles
   18. Branches Wild
   19. Birds in the Bushes
   20. String a Flower Garden
   21. Steps
   22. Let's Strip
   23. Stripped Squares
   24. Tri-Recs Trees
   25. Hexagon Trees
   26. Strips and Mosaics
   27. Stacked Modern Pine
   28. Suburbia
   29. Tetris
   30. Spinning Pinwheels
   31. Happy Neighborhood
   32. Nine Patch Centered in Red
   33. Drunken Geese
   34. True North Mini Tree
   35. Chevron
   36. Tri Strips
   37. Twelve Rectangles
   38. Zig Zag Pathways
   39. Checkered
   40. Window Panes
   41. Bird House 
   42. Split Hexie Tree
   43. Tall Pinwheel Tree
   44. True North Tree
   45. Zig Zag Sashing
   46. Rail Fence
   47. 36 Patch
   48. Two Rectangles
   49. Stepping Strips 2

Cornerstone Ideas:
Fat Quarter Shop Fabric Finds

1/3/12 update
***So - I have 16 designers and 16 blocks!  Whoo Hoo!  If you are really wishing you would have signed up for it because you have an amazing idea in mind I'd be happy to feature *bonus* blocks that a person could make to increase the size of their quilt or in replace of a block they're just feeling.  Just contact me if you're still interested!  Thanks to everyone that signed up so far!  WOW!

Feel free to add your button to your blog as a reminder of the fun that's about to start!

Did you grow up spending hours of fun imagining a new world with your paper dolls? Now here’s the perfect opportunity for your daughter, niece, or granddaughter to do the same!

A quilted 12.5” x 12.5” block is appliquéd with two adorable ‘paper dolls’. The overlapping pocket in the back (with a bit of velcro to secure it) holds the clothes that lets the child dress up their dolls - stimulating imagination and hours of fun at home or on the go. These are the perfect size to fold in half, tie up and take with!

This set includes 4 dresses, 3 hats, and 3 pairs of shoes. If you are interested in more clothing please convo me and I’ll see what I can do.

I used 'Paper Dolls' by Sherri Marquez for Windham Fabrics to help create and find inspiration from for this fabulously fun project. I’m calling these: Quilted Paper Dolls on the Go. If you have suggestions for a better name I would love to hear!

Let’s meet the dolls! (the first 7 are named after my mom and her six sisters)

Judy Joan Betty

Mary Kay Diane Peggy BarbieNatalie AnneAbby Jenny

Which doll do you think is the cutest?