16. Nanette Merrill – Kettles in the Kitchen
Evening
For beginner to advanced this is an enjoyable project for any quilter. The kitchen/house blocks are easily pieced and the kettles are a smooth flowing shape well suited for any method of appliqué. With a combination of fussy cutting and fabric selection you can add charm and character to the little kitchen cottages. The kettles use trim or rick rack to bring detail and personality. If you don’t have a quilt hanging in your kitchen yet, now is the time to make one. This project also works up perfectly in seasonal fabric for holidays like Valentine’s Day and Christmas. The kitchens and kettles will remind you of simple days long gone but fondly remembered.
Skill Level: All
Pattern Fee: $8.50
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Fabric Requirements:
Assorted fabrics no less than 8” square for each kettle (4 kettles)
10” bias strip or trim for each bottom of kettle (optional)
13” rickrack, bias strip or braid for each kettle handle
Background Fabric - 1 ½ yards background or neutral fabric for all kettles and kitchens combined; or 5 ½” square background fabric for each kitchen and 10” square background fabric for each kettle
Assorted scrap fabrics for roof, house, window, door (5 kitchens)
10” assorted trims for each of the 5 roof lines (optional)
½ yard sashing fabric
½ yard border fabric
1 ¼ yards backing fabric
Binding
Clover bias tape maker ¼” or 3/8”
4 Buttons for kettle lids
Cutting Instructions:
For Each Kettle Block: small quilt 4 kettles,
(1) -10” square background fabric, 8” square (approximately) or scrap of fabric for kettle, 13” contrast bias strip or rickrack for handle and 11” bias strip or rickrack for bottom edge of kettle. The decorative trim for bottom of kettle is optional.
Kitchen Block: small quilt 4 kitchens
There are 2 roof variations for the kitchens with only a very slight extra step for view B. You can choose to
Use the kitchen with either roof or with both.
For Kitchen Block A:
roof (1) -5 1/2 “ square light background fabric, (1) -5 ½” square roof fabric.
(1) -1” x 9 ½” strip fabric for contrast roof trim
kitchen/house (2) -1 ½” x 4 ½”, (1) -2 ½” x 4 ½”, (1) -2 ½” x 3 ½” print fabric
window (1) -2 ½” x 3 ½”, windows have a little kettle or kitchen items inside the window either fussy cut or appliquéd
door (1) -2 ½” x 4 ½” contrast fabric
For Kitchen Block B:
roof (1) -5 1/2 “ square of light background fabric, (1) -5 ½” square roof fabric, (2) – 2” square of contrast fabric for lower roof angle, (1) -1” x 9 ½” strip fabric for contrast roof trim
kitchen/house fabric (2) -1 ½” x 4 ½”, (1) -2 ½” x 4 ½”, (1) -2 ½” x 3 ½” print
window (1) -2 ½” x 3 ½”, windows have a little kettle or kitchen items inside the window either fussy cut or appliquéd
door (1) -2 ½” x 4 ½” contrast fabric