ASSEMBLE AND ADD BORDERS
1
Sew brown house print 8^1 ∕ 2 × 58 1 ∕ 2 "
border strips to opposite edges
of quilt center. Press seams toward
border.
2
Referring to Quilt Assembly
Diagram, join Churn Dash blocks
to ends of remaining brown house
print 8^1 ∕ 2 × 58 1 ∕ 2 " border strips to make
two pieced border strips. Press seams
away from blocks. The strip should be
8 1 ∕ 2 × 74 1 ∕ 2 " including seam allowances..
3
Add pieced border strips to
remaining edges of quilt center
to complete quilt top. Press all seams
toward border.
FINISH QUILT
1
Layer quilt top, batting, and
backing; baste. (For details, see
Complete Quilt, page 102.)2
Quilt as desired. Designer
Monique Jacobs machine-quilted
a boxy geometric design across the
quilt top (Quilting Diagram).3
Bind with brown house
print binding strips. (For
details, see Complete Quilt.)Designer: Monique Jacobs (opengatequilts.com)To create a four-block Home
Made wall hanging, quilt tester
Sarah Huechteman eliminated
the sashing between her four
house blocks. She added a
2"-wide fi nished border and
2"-square fi nished corner squares
to frame the 28 ½"-square quilt.FABRICS are from the Grunge collection
by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics
(modafabrics.com).Quilting DiagramAllPeopleQuilt.com 47