Garden Quilt Along - Birdhouses

Birdhouses Picture Block
The birdhouses block measures 12 inches square finished. The most important part in making this block along with other picture blocks is to label your cut pieces and take care to use the right ones when putting the block together. There are no templates needed for this block because the birdhouses are made with trimmed diamonds.


Fabric Cutting Instructions
Sky background
A – (1) 1½” x 12½”
B – (1) 2½” x 6½”
C – (2) 3¼” x 4½”
D – (2) 3¼” x 2½”
E – (2) 2” x 20”
F – (2) 3” x 20”
Grass
G – (4) 3¼” x 2½”
Wood
H – (1) 1” x 6½”
I – (1) 1” x 4½”
J – (2) 1” x 20”
Houses
K – (1) each of two different colored strips 2” x 20”
L – (2) 2” black circles

Birdhouses
Sew strip sets of pieces E & K using a ¼ inch seam.
Fold strip set in half and cut 2 mirrored 45 diamonds 3½” wide.
Sew strip sets of pieces F & J using a ¼ inch seam.
Fold strip set in half and cut 2 mirrored 45 diamonds 3½” wide.
Sew 4 diamonds together as shown.
Trim top to ¼ inch from roof peak.
Trim bottom to make unit 5½ inches tall.

Finishing block
Sew pieces C & D to G pieces.
Sew a unit of C/G to each side of H and do likewise D/G to each side of I.
Sew post units to bottom of the birdhouses
Sew strip B to the shorter birdhouse.
Sew the birdhouse strips side by side.
Sew piece A across the top to complete the block.
Applique black circle to the center of birdhouses.

Embellish at will!

Happy Quilting,
Jeanne