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Jolly Bars and Giveaway!

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When I learned Fat Quarter Shop was getting ready to launch their second round of Jolly Bars, a 5” x 10” precut that is exclusive to them, I jumped at the opportunity to design a quilt using the rectangles. At last, here is Country Road, with pieced houses, machine appliqued details, and lots of quilting!

The Jolly Bars are now available in
four different Moda Fabrics collections: Petite Prints by French
General, Lakeside Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings, The Boat House by
Sweetwater, and Red, White and Free by Sandy Gervais.  Each Jolly Bar comes with an exclusive,
super easy pattern. I chose Petite Prints by French General and, as soon as I received it, I decided to take full advantage of the size of the precut.

I selected rectangles which had a duplicate for the front of the houses. Then, a contrasting rectangle for each roof. Instead of a beige or creamy background, I opted for white. The houses came together very quickly as I bypassed a lot of fabric cutting by using the precuts. Each finished block measures 13-3/4″ x 8-3/4″ and the entire quilt measures 38-3/4″ x 59-3/4″.

I searched my stash for fabrics for the windows, doors, and architectural details on the eaves. I finished them by adding a button on each door. Next I cut the unused rectangles in half lengthwise to make the four-patches.

The quilting is simple as you can see from the picture on the right. It took me about 10 hours to quilt it (in the ditch, the roofs, straight line on sashings, very small meandering everywhere else). This project was pieced and quilted with Aurifil 50wt. Most of the applique was done with Aurifil, too (Sulky, if I did not have the color I needed in Aurifil).

Fat Quarter Shop is hosting a blog hop today for the launch of the new Jolly Bars.  Each participating blogger is showcasing an original design. Here is the lineup for the blog hop:
  
                                         Andy of
A Bright Corner 
Amy of
Diary of A Quilter
Dana of
Old Red Barn Co.
Denise of
Pieced Brain (you are here!)
Vickie of
Spun Sugar Quilts
Allison of
Quilting Mumma
Lorna of
Sew Fresh Quilts
Stephanie of
The Modern Sewciety

Quilting Fabric at the Fat Quarter ShopNow, for the giveaway: Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a Jolly Bar of your choice! Just leave me a comment letting me know how you would use a nice package of precut rectangles in your quilt. If you follow me, leave me an extra comment for another chance to win. This giveaway is open to all of you, regardless of where you live. Make sure I have a way to contact you, should you be the lucky recipient. This giveaway is open until Friday, November 28, and the winner will be announced on Monday, December 1st.

One more thing: Fat Quarter Shop has another surprise for you! For every Jolly Bar collection, they have sneaked in four Golden Tickets, and each is a $50
gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop! That means, there are sixteen
total Golden Tickets that are up for grabs, but they are only in the
first batch of Jolly Bars, so you must pre-order for a chance to get one. Click here for more information.

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Comments

  1. Dorian says

    What cute houses! And a fun blog hop. Thank you and FQS! It would be fun to play around with apackage of these and see what kind of designs I would come up with 🙂

  4. Lorna McMahon says

    Those houses are absolutely adorable! Since I am also participating in the hop, I don't think I qualify for the giveaway. But if I had my hands on another Jolly Bar, I would make another Modern Lattice baby quilt. Thanks for sharing your awesome houses quilt with us today!

  10. annmarie says

    This is the first time I've heard of Jolly Bars. Big – good idea. I'd think a quilt would be the way to go. I'll get some good ideas on the hop this week.

  16. KaHolly says

    I kind of like what you've done with yours. I have a quilty friend who is remodeling a new old house that she just purchased and it would make a lovely housewarming gift for her.

  23. PegP says

    Really cute quilt. Not 100% sure, but your fellow blogger on this hop, Andy, has a cute pinwheel tutorial that I might try.

  27. Kate says

    I'm not sure what I'd do with some Jolly Bars – definitely admire them whilst a really good idea was forming … wouldn't want to rush in to a project. ^^

  39. Abbigail says

    I've always loved house and barns on quilts! Great use of these rectangles! I'd like to make a quilt with just the precut triangles for a quick and easy quilt!

  44. Jo says

    I like your houses, so cute. I like the idea that they are bigger than charm squares. Not sure exactly what pattern I would use but it would be fun to play with it.

  52. Anonymous says

    I would love to use Lakeside Gatherings in a front porch quilt I have planned (sort of a scrappy Ohio Star in yellow and blue). Thanks for the chance to win! Sarah: crjandsbj(at)netzero(dot)com

  61. Shirley [email protected] says

    Your houses quilt is lovely. Think I would like to try something like this also. Might also like to see if the blocks would work as a Dresden petal. Just some ideas……… Thank you for the opportunity to win this giveaway.

  62. Sandra says

    Following you thru FB. Your houses are so dang cute. The jelly bar precut is now Lakeside Gatherings. I would probably use your idea and use these precuts. Thank you for the chance to win these cut jelly bar precuts.

    Sandi Timmons
    [email protected]

  64. Lisa Marie says

    I'd make a baby or lap quilt but not sure of the pattern. These pre-cuts are ones I haven't tried so I might have to think about how best to use them. Your quilt is very cute, thanks for sharing!

  69. LJ says

    Cute, cute houses. That was a great way to utilize those rectangles. I might sew two together and then sew those blocks together in the opposite direction to they go east/west and north/south, add some strips (probably white) over the top…

  73. Sorcha girl says

    What a cute quilt! Love the little "village" your houses make. Thanks for participating in the blog hop for the Jolly Bars. Thanks for a chance to win. I'd choose Boathouse if my comment is chosen.

  76. jan says

    Country Road is so adorable with the different doors and scalloped roofs. I am a happy follower of your blog! Thanks for the chance!

  77. Jessica says

    I would love to make a Brick and Mortar quilt with some Jolly Bars. I am loving the Daysail line, and I think it would look awesome as part of a quilt.

  80. Janet says

    I really like your house quilt! If I won a Jolly Bar I think I'd want to make one like it in the Atelier line – the four patches in the border are wonderful.

  81. jan says

    I need a quick quilt for a christmas gift, so if I won I would make a Brick quilt. Easy peasey! Thank you for the chance to win! Happy Thanksgiving.
    xo jan

  85. A Nudge says

    Love the quilt you made with yout Jolly Bars, so I would probably make the same quilt but in a different collection – although I love the one you used. Thanks for the chance!

  88. vicki says

    I would make pillows or a table runner. If this is a repeat, sorry, my tablet is acting funny. Thanks for the giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com

  92. Havplenty says

    A house quilt is definitely on my to do list. I want the houses to reflect my wonderfully eclectic hip neighborhood Your quilt gives me inspiration.

    tushay3(at)yahoo(dot)com

  93. Anonymous says

    I would just sew all of the pieces together to make a table runner. Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

  94. Anonymous says

    I follow you on Bloglovin. Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

  95. Louise says

    I LOVE your house quilt!

    I have a pattern for a flag quilt that I think would work really well with the Jolly Bars. Normally it would require a charm square and a separate flying goose, but with the JB I think it could be simplified.

  99. Carol says

    I've been wanting to make a house quilt. I'm inspired by yours and would make one if I won a package of jolly bars! They look like great pre-cuts!

  101. Anonymous says

    Awesome giveaway! Boat House is the jolly bar I'd choose. Thanks! sewmissmouse at yahoo dot ca

  109. Peaches1003 says

    Cute houses! They remind me of ginger bread. I'd whip up a sweet baby quilt using one of the jolly bar patterns. Seems everyone is having babies at the moment

  111. Debbie says

    I think I would try the little houses like you did. Just lovely. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway. I've also shared your giveaway on my Giveaway List for just sewers and quilters at wowilikethat.com. Thanks again ([email protected])

  137. Audrey says

    I really like your houses and the four patch additions. If I were the owner of a Jolly Bar I would make a baby quilt as I always seem to be needing another one of those! I just have to give each little one a warm welcome to our world. Thanks for sharing and offering a giveaway.

  138. Diane Beavers says

    Denise, thank you for sharing your houses quilt. It's so intricate.
    I've not made a log cabin quilt yet, so perhaps my novice piecing brain could figure out how to cut 5X10 into stripping for log cabin. I so love how it flows.

  142. Kathy E. says

    I really like the Bandana jolly bar and would use it to make a fun, summery table runner for my sitting room. If there would be any leftover fabric, I'd make a few matching coasters for our cool lemonades!

  148. Sewgirl says

    I think stitching them end to end would be fun, but I also think that doing stitch and flip triangles on each corner and making them into "lozenges" would be a fun thing to do too!

  150. Suze says

    I'd ask if you'd share a little more detail on your house pattern and make houses. I so want to make a house quilt that I can hardly stand it. I've been searching for an easy solution. I love the detail you gave to the houses.

  152. B DeGayner says

    Would love to make a quick charity baby quilt with Jolly Bars. Cannot find how to follow you until I get home to my computer (I'm not smart enough for a smart phone). Your houses are adorable!

  171. Jen Barnard says

    I'm not really sure. I'd make a lap quilt I think, but other than that, I'd just have a play with the fabrics and see what I came up with.
    jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com

  183. Nancy: [email protected] says

    The door to our garage is very near our bedroom, and it has a window. We moved into our home a little over a year ago, and so far, the window has been bare. I have decided that I want to cover it with a small quilt instead of normal curtains. I think your houses would make an ideal quilt for that window. In that hallway I have family pictures going back to the Civil War on both my husbands and my sides. I don't know if they have Bars in Civil War prints or not, but I did see some Bars that would work very nicely on that window.

  186. Lori says

    wow what a pretty quilt. I really like Persimmon Basic Grey Jolly Bar. I am making PP birds for placemats and these would go great with the birds.

  205. Rosa says

    Such a beautiful houses. First time I heard about Jolly Bars and would be fabulous play with them.I`ll do a runner bed or lap quilt.

  208. Jodi - usairdoll says

    I love your houses! Your quilt is beautiful and I'd like to make my own neighborhood, hehe.

    Thank you for the super giveaway and a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

  210. Baa. xxx says

    I would like to use them in either one of the patterns Fat Quarter have designed or your house pattern – which is so sweet. Thanks – great giveaway!

  211. Sandra Walker says

    Hmm you said Wednesday (which is yesterday) the 28, (which is tomorrow) LOL so I'm taking a chance today and commenting! I'd make some kind of a cool stars quilt, or else that adorable heart quilt on Fat Quarter Shop's blog!

  214. Beth says

    cute. I have bought several trying to win that golden ticket. Not too lucky I guess. I have made one of the patterns included and now have found a few more on this tour.