The Quilty Barn Along...Silo Barn 6 and the "Canning Season" block Tutorial!...

"Canning Season"

Because we are deep into September...

that means it's harvest time:)

YaY!

(click here for a canning guide)

Because I grew up on a farm,

we had plenty of room for growing.

 Every year we had several large gardens

 to take care of and when September rolled around,

 You could always find my mom,

along with my sisters and I in

 the kitchen with jars piled high!

It's my favorite time of the year...

So of course I had to design this cute little block of canning jars:)

(don't worry...canning is easy)

Sew a white strip to each side of

 the gray strip and press towards the gray...

 like this.

Now choose your fabrics for the jar sections.

Here I have chosen;

 orange for carrots or peaches

green for peas or sweet pickle relish

gold for pears or sweet corn

purple for beets or plums

aqua for an empty jar! (vintage of course)

red for cherries or tomatoes

Sew 4 easy corner triangles onto each jar.

The larger squares go on the top...

and the tiny squares go on the bottom.

Trim off the seam allowances...

and press towards the triangles.

Now sew a lid onto each jar.

Press seams open for less bulk.

Sew jars into 2 rows of 3 across.

Press seams open again:)

Sew the 2 rows together to form your

 Canning Season block!

Back of my Canning Season block.

Don't you just love how canning jars 

look lined along the shelves of your pantry?

Now build your cute 

barn with a silo

 around your Canning Season block!

All of the bounty from 

your garden is now put away 

so that you can have a taste of summer

during the long cold winter:)

YaY!...

4 of the barns on my design board.

Now get to sewing and 

have a barn buildin' kind of day!

(after you get all of your canning done... of course:)

xx

Lori

(cute canning supplies)