Christmasville: Turning a House Quilt into a Gingerbread Village

Hello, my quilty friends!

It's always a sad day when I put the Christmas quilts away. 😭 But before this one goes back in the closet, I have to share it with you!

This is my Christmasville quilt. The pattern is actually called Summerville by Thimble Blossoms, and I used Christmas colors and fabrics to turn it into Christmasville. ☺️

How I made the houses look like gingerbread houses

My favorite part of this quilt is that I added lots of little embellishments to each house so they look like gingerbread houses! 😍 If you want to try it on your own house quilt, here's what I did:

Use brown for the houses. Brown polka dots look just like gingerbread with little dots of frosting.

Make the details look like candy. Red, pink and mint prints for the roofs, windows and doors look like gumdrops and peppermints.

Add a wreath. A little circle on a door or above the windows turns any house into a Christmas house.

Use a fun novelty print. I especially love the hard-to-find gnomes from an old fabric line by Happy Zombie. A little novelty print here and there makes the whole village more fun to look at.

Then I backed it with a candy cane colored flannel, so it's cozy too. It finishes at 70" x 70".

Make your own

You can find the Summerville pattern from Camille at Thimble Blossoms. Make it in Christmas fabrics and give your houses a little gingerbread makeover! And if you love a scrappy Christmas quilt, my Happy Christmas pattern has a big scrappy tree and a candy cane border.

If you make a Christmasville of your own, tag me @makervalley. I'd love to see your village!

Happy sewing, my quilty friends!
🩵 Holly