I wanted to try something totally different. It's a bit wonky, but with a little patience and more coffee, it won't be. I was inspired by a development of homes near here that are nicknamed the "Easter egg houses" because of the colors.
First, you will need a fat eighth piece of background and two scraps contrasting/coordinating colors, a piece of 8-1/2 x 11 inches of freezer paper and 8-1/2 inch ruler (or similar) and your rotary cutter. I will show you how it's done with pink paper (easier to see).
Trim your freezer paper to 8-1/2 inches. Mark the scrap 'bottom'.
Fold the 8-1/2 inch square in thirds, shiny side down. Unfold. Trim off the top third and label "top".
Now take the upper left corner and upper right corner, bring to the center (looks like a paper prairie point). Unfold.
Now can you see what you are making? Use your ruler and designated for paper rotary cutter and cut apart as shown.
Your first cut will be the upper left large triangle. Second cut is the upper right large triangle. Third will be separating the remaining center triangle from the bottom (which should be the three folded blocks (the outside ones will have a corner missing).
Lastly, cut apart the bottom into three pieces. The center triangle is your 'roof'. The bottom center square is your 'house'. The other pieces (including the 'top' and 'bottom' you trimmed first) are all background. Put the pieces back together, shiny side down. Place the 'top' and 'bottom' pieces back at the top and bottom as shown.
Using your background fabric, press the shiny side of the freezer paper (follow the package directions) onto the right side of the fabric. Keep at least 1/2 inch or more between pieces. You will use the large triangles, the top, the bottom and the bottom squares that have a corner missing.
Using your ruler (and you don't have to be exact), place the 1/4 inch or 3/8 inch mark on the edge of the freezer paper. You will then cut your piece out. Do the same for the large center triangle (roof) and the bottom center square (house). Layout the pieces back together so you can preview your block.
Gently remove the paper. Now, the fun part.
Piece the center bottom (house) to the two background blocks (with the missing corners). I started piecing from the bottom so the edge was straight. Once you are done, center the roof over the house and piece together. I used about a 1/4 inch seam.
Add the top background piece to the top of your house and the bottom background piece to the bottom of the house.
Now your house is almost done. Using your 8-1/2 inch ruler, trim to size, centering the house as you like. The freezer paper is reusable and you can make your own wonky village now.
If you don't use an inches ruler, then a piece of A4 paper will work and you can use a metric ruler. This is not an exact block until the very end and it's trimmed to be the correct size.
I hope you've enjoyed this block. I'd love to see the blocks you make!
