Hula Huts

Materials:

2 yards background or "sky" fabric - non-directional fabric only
2 yards border fabric
1/2 yard binding fabric
four large sashings for a 1/2 yard total (each sashing piece is approx. 2-1/2" x 38"). You may choose to do all the sashings in one fabric, or use four different fabrics.
various fabric scraps for huts, chimneys, doors and windows to total approximately 1-1/2 to 2 yards
various scraps for moon and sun applique
2-1/4 yard total backing fabric - you will need to piece a 51" x 55" piece for the back)
51" x 55" batting piece
Happy Hula Hut pattern by Lisa Boyer
template plastic or cardboard
soluble fabric marker
mat, rotary cutter, ruler, pins and general sewing supplies

Steps:
Note: If you do not wish to piece the borders, cut the borders first then integrate the remainder of the border fabric into the huts or sashing.

Cutting
For each Hula Hut block:

- From walls/lintel fabric cut a 2" x 2-1/2" piece. Also cut a 1-1/2-inch wide strip, then divide into three, 1-1/2 x 3-1/2" and one 1-1/2 x 1" pieces.

- From door fabric cut 1-1/2" x 3" strip.

- From window fabric, cut a 2" x 2-1/2" strip.

- From chimney fabric, cut a 1-1/2 x 1-1/2" strip.

- From roof fabric, cut a 1" x 4-1/2" strip and a 2" x 8-1/2" strip.

- From sky fabric, cut two, 1-1/2" x 2" strips; one flip and sew strip that's 2-1/2" wide; two, 2" x 2-1/2" strips; and two 1-1/2' x 3-1/2".

- For sashing and borders cut sky sashing (for tops and sides of block) and print sashing (wide horizontal sashing between rows borders). Cut 10 strips measuring 1-1/2 inches wide. Cut four strips measuring 2-1/2 inches wide from 42 to 45 inch wide fabric. Length will be trimmed later. Cut strips measuring 5-1/2 inches wide. Cut six if you are cutting on the crosswise grain (44-inch wide fabric) and wish to piece your borders; or cut four if your are cutting on lengthwise grain (two-yard length of fabric).

Assembly
All seams are 1/4 inch.

1. Begin by assembling the sky and roof. Attach 1-1/2" x 2" sky pieces to either side of 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" chimney piece. Sew the 1" x 4-1/2" roof piece to the bottom of the sky + chimney + sky piece. Next, attach both 2-1/2" x 2" sky pieces to either side of that. The piece should now measure 2" x 4-1/2". Add two more pieces of sky. Sew two 2-1/2" x 2" sky pieces to either side. Now the piece should measure 2" x 8-1/2" inches. This piece will be sewn onto the roof later. Set it aside for now.

6. Make 20 hut blocks (figure F). To each hut block, add a 1-1/2" X 6-1/2" piece of sky to the left side (cut these 6-1/2" sky pieces from the 1-1/2" strip from the chart above). Position the blocks in desired order. To make a row, sew four huts together. At the end of the row, add another piece of 1-1/2" X 6-1/2" sky fabric. Repeat for all five rows.

Border
Borders are 5-1/2 inches wide. If desired, cut the two-yard piece of border fabric on the lengthwise grain to preserve the design of those large-scale Hawaiian prints. Sew side borders on first, trim even with blocks. Sew on top and bottom borders. Trim and square up the Hawaiian hut village. Applique sun and moon, or any type of desired embellishment.