In these last few weeks I have typed up three new patterns, made rice about twenty different ways, over-heard my children re-watch over 10 seasons of very old TV shows, bought inexplicably exaggerated amounts of cereal, endured days of definitely-totally-healthy desserts from my little stress baker, and to balance it all out I’ve even exercised… willingly! 

The only thing left to do was dig through my scrap bins, and Full House is the result.

While I do my best to make sure my patterns fall in a fun area between easy to follow and fun to try, it was about time I produced a very beginner-friendly project for anyone who wants to try something new with their newfound free time, or for experienced quilters who could use a relaxing task and happen to have lonely scrap bins (such as myself).

On a journey for pieces, I just about emptied out all of my rosy, navy, and aqua scraps (I also had to face the daunting reality that I have a really strong preference for blue… I mean wow I have a lot of blue fabric). I also turned to my low-volume pile, which made a great background for the main design (though I should mention that the pattern includes instructions for a solid background too).

I did some fussy-cut for particularly adorable details, they’re scattered around so they can each shine in their own little areas.

I wasn’t too picky about the colors matching exactly, in fact if you take a close look, you’ll find that the shades of each piece are rarely the same. The important part was that they made sense when put together as a whole.

PRO TIP: Once you’ve picked out you fabrics, lay them out in the order you want and take a picture. Trust me, especially with patterns that have so many similar pieces, you’ll be grateful to have a reference so you can make sure that the order you pre-selected to be balanced won’t get mixed up along the way (I know my memory certainly benefits).

Confession Time: I COULD NOT decide which color to use for the binding. After days of asking for opinions and changing my mind, I decided to choose hidden option number four: all of the above. So, as you can see, I combined my favorite options into a rainbow binding, and I even wrote a tutorial for it which I’ll post soon. #indecisionhack

The pattern comes in three sizes, and to make life easier, I divide it all into blocks to make piecing easier and more organized. 

Here it is! Full House is a reflection of my current reality; scraps sewn together in contained chaos that was not part of my plan when they were first cut, but that’s honestly pretty beautiful once given the occasion to shine. A lot of !%&$@# is going on right now, but if you take a closer look, a lot of wonderful moments are popping up that wouldn’t have otherwise. I have been blessed with a home full of my loved ones; my dad, my college kids, my husband, and my “baby” all under my wing. I hope all of you can find little blessings along the way as well.

You can find the Full House Pattern in my shop.

Don’t forget to use the #fullhousequilt and #sewmarianapatterns so I can see your progress in social media.