finished size: 3 x 3 ½ inches

quilted craft patterns by Laurraine Yuyama

Materials
• assorted fabric scraps
• muslin or scrap for backing
• fabric glue
• batting
• ribbon, 2" length
• embroidery floss
• 1 large button, 1" in diameter
• 2 matching mini buttons PDF
• 60" retractable tape measure pattern
#4
Tools
• scissors
• felt marker
• pencil or marking pen
• turning tool such as a chopstick
• embroidery needle

level: ༶ ༶ ༶ ༶ ༶
* sewing
* metric conversion chart inside

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©2011 Laurraine Yuyama. All rights reserved. New
Westminster, BC Canada. PatchworkPottery patterns
are intended for personal use only. Items made
using this pattern are not to be sold. Do not share or

HOUSE TAPE MEASURE

copy any part of this pattern unless otherwise stated.
Thank you for respecting the designer’s copyright.
 Stitches & Terms
quilted craft patterns by Laurraine Yuyama

BACKSTITCH

WHIPSTITCH

BLANKET STITCH

FINGERPRESS:
crease the fabric using your finger

More patterns can be found in these books.

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http://www.flickr.com/groups/patchworkpotterypatterns/ inches centimetres (approximate)
⅛" 0.3 cm
If you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve this ¼" 0.6 cm
pattern, please contact me: laurraine@patchworkpottery.com ⅜" 1 cm
½" 1.3 cm
Thank you for choosing my patterns! ¾" 2 cm
1" 2.5 cm
2" 5 cm
2½" 6.5 cm
For more patterns & designs by Laurraine Yuyama, please visit: 4½" 11.5 cm
www.patchworkpottery.com 8"
9" (¼ yard)
20.5 cm
23 cm
18" (½ yard) 46 cm
36" (1 yard) 91.5 cm
©2011 Laurraine Yuyama. All rights reserved. New Westminster, BC Canada.
PatchworkPottery patterns are intended for personal use only. Items made
to convert into multiply by
using this pattern are not to be sold. Do not share or copy any part of this pattern
inches centimetres 2.54
unless otherwise stated. Thank you for respecting the designer’s copyright.
yards metres .915
Step-by-step illustrations by Sarah Taylor - sarah@paperstage.com fat quarter: 18 x 22"/ 50 x 55 cm fat eighth: 9 x 22"/ 25 x 55 cm
Notes:
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finished size: 3 x 3½ inches

Use ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise stated.

Please read all of the instructions before starting your project.

Materials
• assorted fabric scraps for house, roof & appliqués
• backing & batting, cut ½" larger than pieced house shape
• ribbon, 2" length for chimney
• embroidery floss & needle
• 1 large button, 1" in diameter
• 2 matching mini buttons or beads
• fabric glue & turning tool such as a chopstick
• 60" round retractable tape measure, 2" in diameter

1.    Prepare the tape measure pull. Fold and fingerpress the

fabric for the "cover" as shown. Slip the folded fabric over
the pull and whipstitch in place sewing through the tape in a
couple spots to secure.
2.    Attach the large button to the top side of the fabric- 12.    Stuff the corners and roof with bits of batting so that
covered pull. Set aside. the tape measure will fit snugly.

3.    Follow steps 3 - 9 to make 2 quilted houses. Cut 2 main 13.    Insert the tape measure. Stuff the last corner with bits
floors & 2 roofs and join to make 2 house shapes. of batting. Finish sewing the houses together leaving a ¾"
opening for the tape. Now measure everything in sight!

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6.    Fold back the top layer of fabric at the opening and sew 8.    Topstitch under the roof and around windows. Attach
the backing to the batting ⅛" away from the seam. the door using a machine blanket stitch. You may even want
to quilt little shingles!

7.    Trim excess batting & backing and clip corners. Turn 9.    Using a backstitch and 6 strands of floss, embroider a
right side out using a turning tool. house number on the doors. Attach mini buttons or beads for
door knobs.
10.    Match up the 2 quilted houses with wrong sides 4.    Cut 2 doors & 2 windows of your choice and attach them
together. Starting at the bottom corner, whipstitch the houses to the 2 house shapes using fabric glue. Allow glue to dry.
together along the bottom catching a bit of the backing to
close the openings.

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11.    Continue sewing halfway up the first half of the roof. 5.    Cut 2 pieces each of batting & backing that are ½" larger on
Insert a ribbon loop for the chimney and continue sewing all sides than the house shape. Place each house shape face down
halfway down the second half of the roof leaving a large on top of backing & batting. Sew around entire edge leaving a 2"
enough opening for the tape measure. opening at the bottom.
 cut 2
roof

cut 2
main floor
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quilted craft patterns by Laurraine Yuyama

cover

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©2011 Laurraine Yuyama. PatchworkPottery patterns are for personal use only. Copying any part of this pattern is prohibited without the designer’s permission.
 BOOKLET ASSEMBLY

Instructions for assembling the pattern booklet.

Method #1 (best results)

Print the cover on high quality professional matte photo
8½ x 11" paper using a borderless setting. Print the page
with Stitches & Terms on the back of the cover page. Print
the page with step 1 and the page with steps 2, 3, 12 & 13 on
opposite sides of the same paper. Print the page with 10, 11,
4 & 5 and the page with steps 6-9 on opposite sides of same
paper. Fold so that pages are in the correct order. Tie pages
together with a couple stitches at the fold.

Method #2
Print each page on a different piece of paper. Layer pages on
top of each other as follows: Cover face down ; page with
Stitches & Terms face up; page with step 1 face down; page
with steps 2, 3, 12 & 13 face up; page with steps 10, 11, 4
& 5 face down; page with steps 6-9 face up. Fold all pages
in half towards you and tie pages together with a couple
stitches at the fold.

*Please remember that this pattern is for your personal use

only. It is against the law to share this pattern with friends or
post it on the internet. Please respect the copyright.

quilted craft patterns by Laurraine Yuyama