MSQC Won't You Be My Neighbor Quilt
06-28-2013, 07:59 PM
#1
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Texas Gulf Coast
Posts: 1,463
MSQC Won't You Be My Neighbor Quilt
Missouri Star Quilt Co has a tutorial for a house quilt that inspired me to make a housewarming gift for my daughter and her family. I posted the top when I got it done, but here's the completed quilt.
Tutorial here: http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/neighbor-house-quilt/
Here's my original post with fabric, size, etc listed: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...g-t222486.html
The real learning part for me was that when I had no quilting lines in the cream colored sections I was not happy with the quilt. I used Quilter's Dream Poly batting because you only have to quilt every 12" with that batting. So the 10" layer cake house pieces could be left without quilting lines. But ... I didn't like the plain cream sections so quilted some lines in there and I was much happier. So I quilted around each house - across the line between the roof and the house and then those lines in the cream sections. I used a blanket stitch around the houses and a long straight stitch for the rest.
The backing is from Moda's Simple Marks - the same as the houses. This fabric has the best feel to it! I had the pieced backing laying across a chair in my studio when their little boy was visiting. He's five and doesn't usually notice much about what's in there. He walked past that fabric, petted it, and said, "THIS one's really pretty, Grammy!" I hope he remembers that when this finally gets gifted!
Tutorial here: http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/neighbor-house-quilt/
Here's my original post with fabric, size, etc listed: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...g-t222486.html
The real learning part for me was that when I had no quilting lines in the cream colored sections I was not happy with the quilt. I used Quilter's Dream Poly batting because you only have to quilt every 12" with that batting. So the 10" layer cake house pieces could be left without quilting lines. But ... I didn't like the plain cream sections so quilted some lines in there and I was much happier. So I quilted around each house - across the line between the roof and the house and then those lines in the cream sections. I used a blanket stitch around the houses and a long straight stitch for the rest.
The backing is from Moda's Simple Marks - the same as the houses. This fabric has the best feel to it! I had the pieced backing laying across a chair in my studio when their little boy was visiting. He's five and doesn't usually notice much about what's in there. He walked past that fabric, petted it, and said, "THIS one's really pretty, Grammy!" I hope he remembers that when this finally gets gifted!
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 06-29-2013 at 12:57 AM. Reason: remove negativity
06-28-2013, 08:25 PM
#3
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Texas Gulf Coast
Posts: 1,463
The embroidered roofs say things like their names, the date and place they met, their wedding date, the various places they've lived, their son's name and birth date, the address of the new house - which had BETTER go through! The bottom row has one roof saying "Wherever we are ..." and another roof saying "we're home." A row of hearts is below that last one. Everything is done by machine.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
leona07
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
15
07-06-2011 01:26 PM
