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House Block | Modern Sewcialites March BOM

March 20, 2018 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Modern Quilting House Block | March #modernsewcialitesBOM | Shannon Fraser Designs | #modernquilting #sewalong #quiltblock

There’s no place like home!

Dorothy certainly had that right 😉

To say I’m a homebody would be an understatement. I love
being home. I’m wondering if this is a key characteristic of being a quilter?! Even
though I enjoy travelling, I’m always happy to come home.

I also love everything about homes – from architecture to
interior design – I adore it all – and even have the Pinterest boards here and
here to prove it!

As a child, I used to love looking at homes in my neighborhood
or go to opening houses with my mum when she was house hunting. Homes are one
of my true loves, so I was excited when I noticed the March quilt Block of the
Month (BOM) for Modern Sewcialites was a cute house!

Modern Quilting House Block | March #modernsewcialitesBOM | Shannon Fraser Designs | #modernquilting #sewalong #quiltblock

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I haven’t tackled a quilted house block since I designed and
made some for the Montreal Modern 
Quilt Guild’s charity quilt drive for the Québec
mosque shooting victims and families.
This time around, it was nice to have a happier reason for
stitching her up.

Basket full of fabric scraps | Shannon Fraser Designs #workingmystashoff #nowaste #fabricscraps

Since I’m winging my colourway for this sew-along, I went fabric scrap
diving to see what I could come up with. Given my February heart block has shades of coral featured, I thought it was probably wise to continue that
theme. And let’s face it, coral is a fav of mine and I’ve got a TON of scraps
in varying shades to prove it!

Modern Quilting House Block | March #modernsewcialitesBOM | Shannon Fraser Designs | #modernquilting #sewalong #quiltblock

What I enjoy most about scrap diving is that you end up
pairing collections that you might not initially think would pair well. Like
this Blue Pine print from Cathy Nordstrom’s Forest Talk winter collection and Amy Sinibaldi’s He Loves Me print from her Playground collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. One’s very winteresque
and the other definitely has a spring/ summer feel. But I love them together. I
think their colours compliment one another and the whimsical nature of both
prints really play off one another. Love those kinds of happy pairings!

Materials used:
Blue Pine from Cathy Nordstrom’s Forest Talk collection 
He Loves Me in blue in from Amy Sinibaldi’s Playground collection
Kona Cotton Melon 
Kona Cotton Baby Pink 
Kona Cotton Iron 
Linen Texture in Baby Blue from Makower UK
Aurifil Thread 50wt #2021 
House block pattern by Modern Sewcialites
Modern Quilting House Block | March #modernsewcialitesBOM | Shannon Fraser Designs | #modernquilting #sewalong #quiltblock

I wonder what April’s BOM fabric scrap dive will turn up!!

Looking for a fun sew-along to join? There’s still time to
sign-up for the Modern Sewcialites monthly subscription  hosted by Stephanie from Modern Sewciety.

Happy quilting!

xo

Shannon
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