Farm Girl Friday - Mr. Jack O. Lantern Tutorial!

Good morning cute people!

Welcome to another episode of 

Farm Girl Friday:)

Where we sew all cute things

 and more from my latest book... 

Farm Girl Vintage

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to join in on the fun!

Today we are going to

 play with my 

Patchwork Pumpkin 

block on page 51

 of the book.

With just a few

 extra bits of fabric...

 and just in time for

 Halloween

let's make 

 Mr. Jack O.Lantern

YaY!

Let's get started:)

Normally you would need

 30 orange squares 

to make the block...

but for Mr. Jack O' Lantern

 you only need 26.

To replace those 4 squares...

you will need to cut

 from orange fabrics;

For a 6" block- 

Cut 4 -1" square's

Cut 4 - 1" x 1 1/2" rectangles

For a 12" block-

Cut 4 - 1 1/2" squares

Cut 4 - 1 1/2 x 2 1/2" rectangles

This is for his mouth section.

Cut the stem and the leaf 

exactly the same as in the book.

Choose a background fabric and 

blacks or charcoal prints

 like I did 

to use for his eyes,

 nose and his smile:)

Cut the following;

For a 6" block-

Cut 1 -1" x 3 1/2" strip for smile

Cut 6 - 1 1/4" squares

 for his eyes and nose.

For a 12" block-

Cut 1 - 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" strip for smile

Cut 6 - 2" x 2" squares

for his eyes and nose.

Cut your background fabric 

the same as the book.

I'm making a 12" block and

 I added borders so I also cut;

2 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" 

for sides

2 - 1 1/2" x 14 1/2" 

for top and bottom

Borders for the 6" block are on 

page 120 of the book:)

Let's start with his smile.

Sew two rectangles and 

two small squares together.

 Sew an easy corner triangle 

onto each end of his smile...

Like this.

Press seams open for less bulk.

Sew them together and then

 add the remaining 

orange rectangles onto the ends.

Set his smile aside for now 

and sew the easy corner triangles 

for his eyes and nose.

Sew one onto a corner of

 one of the 26 orange squares:)

Don't forget to use your 

Seams Sew Easy 

so that you don't have to mark a line:)

YaY!

Sew the eyes and nose

 sections together.

Press seams open.

Now lay out into rows 

and sew the block together 

exactly like in the book.

Easy Peasy!

Add your borders and

 say hello to 

Mr. Jack O.Lantern!

He's smiling at you:)

Wasn't he fun and easy to make?

I think he would be a 

super cute Halloween mini...

or a pillow...

or a really fun table runner.

How about making him into a 

Quilty Zip Pocket

 for your favorite 

little ones or a friend...

 or even for your honey?

It would be so fun to 

fill it with Halloween treats:)

I hope you enjoyed my

Mr. Jack O.Lantern

tutorial...

See you next week!

xx

Lori