Strawberry Crush Sew Along - Week One!!

Hello quilty friends!

Thanks for joining me for the

 Strawberry Crush Sew Along 

WEEK ONE

We will be making the 

STRAWBERRY CRUSH QUILT

66" x 73"

We will be using my

 latest fabric collection

BERRY and SAGE

to make our quilt!

If you would like to see everything

about this collection including 

all of the new patterns and notions,

CLICK HERE

to view the storyboard!

The sew along begins today 

May 18th, 2026

and you are invited!

The sew along will take place 

here on my blog,

 and also on my 

YOUTUBE CHANNEL 

for week one.

I have done the week one video

so please

CLICK HERE

to watch it!

 

If you don't have your kit yet  

just do a quick google search of 

Strawberry Crush Quilt Kit 

and hopefully you will 

still be able to find one. 

If you purchase the kit in the box,

 the sew along guide and Sew Simple Shapes

 are included in the box.

If you are purchasing the fabric kit only

CLICK HERE

to download the free sew along guide

 because you will need it!

You can also purchase the 

Sew Simple Shape set seperately 

if you purchased yardage and not the kit.

I've been cutting and sewing!!

As I stated in the video

I am prepping all of the same shapes

 at the same time and I 

started with all of the 

scalloped ovals:)

Your sew along guide makes it

 "sew easy" 

to find cutting and prepping info.

As you can see, I'm having fun!!

Here are a few more photos 

that I have taken of my progress

 as I prepare for applique...

I hope that you enjoyed my video!

Next week I'll show you this block

after I have machine appliqued it:)

Thanks so much for joining me this week

and I'll meet you right back here

next Monday when I'll talk about 

squaring up your blocks after applique

and adding the easy corner triangles.

Until then...

have a Quilty kind of day:)

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

SAY-IT SEW ALONG - #3 - Summer Banners!!

Hello quilty friends!

Today is the day for the third

tutorial in the 

SAY-IT Sew Along 

 I have done the

 "Bee Prepared"

post that explains everything that 

you need to know about this sew along

CLICK HERE

if you are just joining and

CLICK HERE

to download the free sew along guide.

We are using the 

TYPE/ography

fabric collection...

The GLYPH Sew Simple Shapes

and the LETTERS Sew Simple Shapes

For the kick off to this sew along 

I did a video tutorial on my

 YOUTUBE Channel 

to show you how to make the banner shapes 

that the letters (or numbers) go on 

as well as how to make the letters too:)

CLICK HERE

to watch my video

"Be My Valentine Banner"

and

"Easter Banner"

were the spring turorials.

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

The same methods shown in the first

 two tutorials also apply to making 

the banner shapes and letters

for the summer banners too!

First up is the 4th of July Banner:)

And the the Tea and Cake Banner.

I cut and sewed the shapes 

for both of these 

summer banners at the same time:)

Sewn and trimmed:)

 Cleavage and inner curve areas

 are clipped and ready to turn!

July 4th Banner is ready to put together...

As well as Tea and Cake:)

I glue basted the J U L Y letters 

3/4" down from the top of the rectangles,

And 1" up from the bottom 

of the star center is where

 I glue basted the 4 and the t h letters.

Okay now let's add the ruffles onto

 the bottom of these four cuties:)

As per the sew along guide,

 I cut 2 Width of Fabric strips 4" wide.

Then I cut each strip in half of width

 after trimming off the selvedge.

I simply hand gathered with big stitches

 along the top (about 1/2" down)

I started off with a knot 

and ended with a knot,

making the ruffle the width 

of the bottom of the rectangle...

Then Sue Glued the ruffle on like this!

Then I placed a clapper on top

 to help the ruffle lie a bit flatter

 as the glue dried.

I love the look of the ruffle with

 raw edges and no hem...easy peasy!

I made my ruffle 4" tall so that

 the four J U L Y letters would be 

the approximate height of the stars:)

Super cute!!

I'll clip this banner across the top 

of each one using my clothes pins

 to homemade bias, ribbon or lace...

or all three!

I plan to hang it outside along 

the railing of my patio in July:)

Okay now let's glue baste the 

Tea and Cake Banner!

I placed the t and the k 

1 1/2" up from the bottom of the teacups.

And the e and a letters 

1 3/4" up from the bottom.

Don't forget to glue down the

 inside of the cup handles.

I placed the ampersand in the

 center of the scalloped circle:)

Now for the Vintage Trim!

I simply glued it down just like I did

 on the Easter eggs in the

 Spring Banners Tutorials.

Easy peasy again and 100% Cute!!

And I'll be using my 

Quilty Clothespins 

to clip these teacups and the 

circle scallop as well!

They make it sew easy to 

hang a banner anywhere anytime:)

Cute for Mother's Day, a ladies tea

or a friend luncheon.

Or how about a bridal shower!?

Thanks so much for doing me today

for the third tutorial

for the Say-It Sew Along!

I will meet you right back here in

 August for the Fall Banner tutorials:)

Until then,

HAPPY SEWING

xx

Lori

           Other Places to find me:

             @Beelori1 Instagram

              Lori Holt/YouTube