I found a happy 8" block in Marsha McCloskey's Christmas Quilts.
The book is out of print, but it appears copies are still available through Amazon.com. Besides the Schoolhouse block, there are a number of patterns for traditional blocks and plenty of red and green quilt eye candy.
I used Grid Grip for my schoolhouse roof. Note: because the grid templates are ironed to the wrong side of the fabric, be sure to cut the roof parallelogram piece in reverse.
Grandmother's Choice blocks to date. I still need to make the Kansas Sunflower block, I just haven't made the time to cut and prep for the hand sewing. Next up: Little Boy's Britches. Looks like more hand sewing on the horizon!
Love your schoolhouse block! All your blocks look terrific together. I found the britches block quite a challenge, but it is good to stretch our limits, right? Thanks for sharing...love to see the progress!
ReplyDeleteI love the materials you chose for this block!
ReplyDeleteLove all your blocks together. I still need to do that sunflower block too - maybe in December I'll get around to prepping it.
ReplyDeleteI find those house blocks hard to do! I made one last year and promptly made the roof section backwards! The print is so pretty. Your blocks looks great
ReplyDeleteYour block looks great! What a good idea to look for a substitute pattern that is similar and easier to construct.
ReplyDeleteLove your collection so far! I am still hoping to make the sunflower also.