Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 7: Assembly

Happy Monday!  I hope you enjoyed your last weekend before Christmas.  Here in New Hampshire, we got six inches of snow, I finally put ornaments on the tree, I baked two kinds of Christmas cookies, and I'm feeling hopeful (wishful thinking??) that the rest of my online shopping will show up on time.  Five days until Christmas?  Bring it on!

It's Day 7 (and the final day) of the Homespun Holiday QAL and today we're assembling and finishing our table runners! 

The assembly for this project is super simple — just adding sashing between each of the blocks and all of the rows, always pressing towards the sashing. 

Then it's on to finishing.  In the interest of time, I chose to quilt my table runner with an all over quilting pattern (Holly Hop by Apricot Moon Designs), but I think this project would look great with custom quilting that accentuates the shapes and elements of the different blocks.  And if you wanted to do some very simple quilting that underscores the homespun look of the project, you could big stitch quilt by hand down the center of all of the sashing strips using perle cotton.  Yum!

Ready to get started?  Here's the link for today's pattern sheet.  Please note that there are two pages again today.

The pattern sheets for the Homespun Holiday table runner will remain available through the end of the year.  In January, I'll make a complete pattern for the project available in my Etsy shop.  I'd love to see your finished runners, so please feel free to share with me via email or social media (Instagram or Facebook/@jendalyquilts).

And that brings the Homespun Holiday QAL to a close.  It's been a joy to quilt along with you and I hope you have a happy and healthy holiday!

—jen

Helpful QAL links:

• QAL Page
• Materials Page
• Day 1 - Cutting
• Day 2 - Star Blocks
• Day 3 - Holly Blocks
• Day 4 - Poinsettia Star Blocks
• Day 5 - Tree Blocks
  
• Day 6 - House Blocks

Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 6: House Blocks

Happy Friday!  It's Day 6 of the Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along and we've finally reached my favorite block of the QAL—houses!

I love the look of these simple, but graphic little houses.  And with straightforward piecing and stitch-and-flip corners, they couldn't be easier to make!

Ready to jump right in?  Here's the link to today's pattern sheet. 

Have fun making your house blocks and have a great weekend!  Assembly on Monday!!

—jen

Helpful QAL links:

• QAL Page
• Materials Page
• Day 1 - Cutting
• Day 2 - Star Blocks
• Day 3 - Holly Blocks
• Day 4 - Poinsettia Star Blocks
• Day 5 - Tree Blocks

Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 5: Tree Blocks

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a festive weekend and found some time to sew.  Our QAL blocks are starting to pile up!

Today is Day 5 of the Homespun Holiday QAL and we're moving on to one of my favorite blocks of the quilt-along — trees!

Pine trees, Christmas trees, whatever you want to call them, I love these graphic blocks and I think they're especially charming made with plaids.  In fact, one of my favorite finishes of the year was made entirely of plaid trees. 

 

If it looks familiar, you're right!  This cozy quilt was a big part of the inspiration for our Homespun Holiday project.  North Woods is a 60½" x 64½" lap quilt made with one bundle of 42 - 10" squares and background fabric.  I made my quilt for fall using a layer cake of Homemade Homespun fabrics by Kansas Troubles Quilters for Moda, but I think it would be amazing made with Christmas prints.  You can find the downloadable pattern for North Woods in my Etsy shop.

And now back to the QAL!  Here's the link to today's pattern sheet.  Please note that today's pattern is two pages long.

Have fun making your tree blocks and have a great week!

—jen

Helpful QAL links:

• QAL Page
• Materials Page
• Day 1 - Cutting
• Day 2 - Star Blocks
• Day 3 - Holly Blocks
• Day 4 - Poinsettia Star Blocks

Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 4: Poinsettia Star Blocks

I cannot believe how quickly December flies by!  December 10th already, and to be honest, I have lights on the tree, but no ornaments, and the Thanksgiving quilts are still out.  Maybe I need to spend less time working on Christmas quilts and more time on Christmas decorating.... nah!!

It's Day 4 of the Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along and today we're making Poinsettia Star blocks!

These cute little 5" blocks are a variation on a Sawtooth Star, one of my all-time favorite quilt blocks.  By substituting a pieced center square with a gold diamond, I was hoping to achieve an abstract poinsettia look.  I realize it's a stretch, but I love how the block looks anyway!

Here's the link to today's pattern sheet:

Have fun making your Poinsettia Star Blocks and have a great weekend.  Next week we'll be moving on to my favorite blocks of the QAL, can't wait!

—jen

Helpful QAL links:

• QAL Page
• Materials Page
• Day 1 - Cutting
• Day 2 - Star Blocks
• Day 3 - Holly Blocks

Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 3: Holly Blocks

I hope you had a great weekend filled with holiday cheer and, of course, some time to sew!

Today is Day 3 of the Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along and we're moving on to holly blocks.

These little 3" x 5" (finished) blocks are simple to make, but so festive!  We'll be making eight holly blocks total, two from each green homespun/print.

Ready to start piecing?  Here's the link to today's pattern sheet:

And just in case, here are some helpful QAL links:

• QAL Page
• Materials Page
• Day 1 - Cutting
• Day 2 - Star Blocks

Later this week I'll be hosting a giveaway on Instagram.  I'll be giving away a copy of the January/February '22 issue of Quiltmaker magazine.  Inside you'll find patterns for ten colorful quilts—including a scrappy Valentine's Day lap quilt designed by me—as well as part 1 of a 6-part mystery quilt-along called "Ruby Jubilee."  Designed by Denise Starck to celebrate Quiltmaker's 40th anniversary, Ruby Jubilee features blocks from Bonnie Hunter's Addicted to Scraps column.  If you'd like a chance to win this copy of Quiltmaker, look for the contest post this week on Instagram.

In the meantime, enjoy your week and have fun making your jolly holly blocks!

—jen

Homespun Holiday Quilt-Along — Day 2: Star Blocks

Happy Friday and welcome back for Day 2 of the Homespun Holiday QAL!

I hope you're still with me after that big cutting session!  Just think how much fun it will be to be able to focus on piecing from now on. 😉

Today we're starting small and making six Friendship Star blocks — three from each of your gold homespuns or prints.

These are fast and fun little blocks to make.  The only complication is that you'll need to make sure that three of the stars (made with one gold homespun/print) spin in one direction, and that the remaining three stars (made with the other gold homespun/print) spin in the reverse direction.  Not too tricky!

Ready to jump in?  Here's the link to the pattern sheet for today's blocks:

If you're just joining us, you can find links to the materials page and Day 1 - Cutting page on the QAL page on my website.

And if you'd like to share your work on Instagram or Facebook, please consider tagging me @jendalyquilts and using the hashtags #homespunholiday and/or #homespunholidayqal—I'd love to see what you're up to!

In the meantime, have fun making your star blocks and have a great weekend!

—jen