Cozy Cottage Calendar Blog Hop - and my Cozy Season Mini Tutorial!!!

Good Morning!

Today kicks off the first day of the 

Cozy Cottage Calendar 

Blog Hop!

This is the January page of my 2016 Calendar....

all photos were taken 

in my own cozy cottage:)

At the end of the calendar are

 my instructions for the

 Cozy Cottage blocks and projects. 

CLICK HERE

to get a copy if you 

want to make your own

 cozy cottage projects...

as well as today's tutorial

 for my Cozy Seasons Mini:)

This is the first little 

cozy cottage that I made.

I made it out of my 

small scrappy stash 

while I waited for 

my Modern Minis fabric

 collection to be available

 for sewing

 all of the projects for my calendar:)

I had so much fun 

making the cover quilt!

***WARNING***

These little cottages 

are addicting to make!

And I LOVE the 8" block as well:)

I designed this little 

"Cozy Season Mini"

 especially for this week's blog hop.

It finishes at 13" x 15"

A perfect little project to

 add to your fall decorating this season!

I grabbed my scrappy stash basket 

and quickly cut the pieces.

Here is the cutting for the 

3 cute little fall flowers;

Cut 18 - 1" squares from background.

(yes! I said one inch lol)

Cut 3 flowers...for each ONE:

Cut 2 - 1" x 2"

and 2 - 1" squares for flower top

Cut 1 yellow 1" square for center

and cut 1 - 1" x 1 1/2" for stem and

 Cut 2 - 1" squares for leaves.

Sew them together like this...

using an accurate 1/4" seam allowance.

These are small pieces so

 be sure to press the 

seams open for less bulk.

Add the Easy Corner Triangles

 onto the 4 corners of 

each flower like this.

Press these seams open as well.

Sew them together and press seams open.

Add a 1" x 5" background strip 

to the top and 

press towards the background.

Aren't these fall flowers 

so cute and tiny???

Set them back onto your 

design board

and let's move onto the flying geese:)

Cut 8 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" 

rectangles for the geese

 and 

Cut 16 - 1 1/2" squares 

from background.

Sew an Easy Corner Triangle 

onto one side of the rectangles.

Trim and press seams open...

And add another ECT 

onto the other side.

Trim and press seams open as well.

Sew them together and press seams open.

Add a 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" background strip 

to the bottom and press towards background.

Now for the tree!

Cut 12 - 2" squares 

out of bright fall colors

Cut 1 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" and 

2 - 1" squares brown for trunk

From background;

 Cut 2 - 2 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" tall

for sides of trunk and

Cut 4 - 2" squares for ECT's.

Stitch your tree 

together like this...

then add the ECT's.

You will of course need to 

add them onto the background pieces

 before you sew the

 trunk sections together.

Again...

Press all seams open.

Now you have a 

cute little fall tree 

to add to your

Cozy Seasons Mini:)

Lay it back out on your

 design board 

and sew one 

8" Cozy Cottage block 

from the instructions 

inside the calendar.

Easy Peasy and Fun!

Sew the flying geese to

 the top of the cottage

 and the tree to the 

top of the fall flowers:)

Press seams towards 

the background strips.

Cut 1 - 1"x 11 1/2" background

 and join the two sections together.

Now for outside borders...

Cut 4 - 1 1/2" x 13 1/2" from background...

And sew to the 

top and the bottom first...

then the sides.

Time to quilt it!!!

Cut batting and backing fabric

 2" larger than quilt.

Pin baste and quilt as desired.

I used two strips of

 2 1/2" x Width of Fabric 

to prepare my binding.

CLICK HERE

to see my tutorial on

 how I bind my quilts.

Your mini is complete...

wasn't that fun?!

I hope you have enjoyed

 my little tutorial:)

Today's guest bloggers are;

Jolly Jabber

Messy Jesse

Donna's Lavender Nest

Charm About You

Jina Barney Designz

Click on each one 

to see more Cozy Cottage fun.

Happy Sewing!

xx

Lori