I have hand painted this stitichery pattern by Primitive Stitches on an 8 x 10 canvas panel. After painting it was sealed several times with a matte sealer and inserted into a black frame.
1 Download a free clip art of a primitive saltbox home and resize it for the basic pattern.
2 Make pattern prepared to about 6 inches by 6 inches.
3 Use ink pen or marker to trace the pattern onto cardstock. Cut this carefully in order to preserve windows or other fine details. Snips would work fine.
4 Decide on fabric colors and then prepare at least 16 blocks measuring 12 square inches.
5 Next find a single contrast color to make 4-inch by 12-inch strips. These will be placed between the blocks vertically. Cut 12 of these. Cut the outer border as well as horizontal strips between these rows after the horizontal rows of blocks are all sewn. This will make the squares fit better since some variation in cutting and seam width might occur. Cotton stretches, so measure these long pieces last.
6 Cut out primitive saltbox house pieces using one or more colors. These could be monochrome houses or made with different roof and house colors. Double-sided iron-on fusible interfacing or spray on temporary fabric adhesive will hold this in place or a few pins work well too. Use a satin stitch to attach these saltbox images.
7 Finish the blocks with machine or hand embroidered trees and flowers.
8 Complete the quilt top by adding horizontal strips of fabric between the quilt blocks to separate them.
momma3
Mon, 09/15/2014 - 15:45
Just wondering if anyone had
Just wondering if anyone had any plans for the different sized salt box houses?
gertrudecornett
Tue, 03/17/2015 - 22:35
How to Make Salt Box Houses
I have hand painted this stitichery pattern by Primitive Stitches on an 8 x 10 canvas panel. After painting it was sealed several times with a matte sealer and inserted into a black frame.
Cathy Roberson
Thu, 04/02/2015 - 03:54
Things You'll Need
Things You'll Need
Paper
Printer
Marker
Cardstock
Quilt fabric
Ruler
Scissors
Pins
Fusible interfacing
Sewing machine
Quilting thread
Instructions
1 Download a free clip art of a primitive saltbox home and resize it for the basic pattern.
2 Make pattern prepared to about 6 inches by 6 inches.
3 Use ink pen or marker to trace the pattern onto cardstock. Cut this carefully in order to preserve windows or other fine details. Snips would work fine.
4 Decide on fabric colors and then prepare at least 16 blocks measuring 12 square inches.
5 Next find a single contrast color to make 4-inch by 12-inch strips. These will be placed between the blocks vertically. Cut 12 of these. Cut the outer border as well as horizontal strips between these rows after the horizontal rows of blocks are all sewn. This will make the squares fit better since some variation in cutting and seam width might occur. Cotton stretches, so measure these long pieces last.
6 Cut out primitive saltbox house pieces using one or more colors. These could be monochrome houses or made with different roof and house colors. Double-sided iron-on fusible interfacing or spray on temporary fabric adhesive will hold this in place or a few pins work well too. Use a satin stitch to attach these saltbox images.
7 Finish the blocks with machine or hand embroidered trees and flowers.
8 Complete the quilt top by adding horizontal strips of fabric between the quilt blocks to separate them.