Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Week Three - Block Three!!

Welcome to week #3 in our sew along!

If you are just getting started...

CLICK HERE 

to download my free pattern:

Cozy Christmas

CLICK HERE 

to get your 

Cozy Christmas

Sew Simple Shapes

And check your favorite quilt shop to purchase the kit:) 

I'm having so much fun playing with my

 Cozy Christmas fabric and I hope you are too!  

This week is Block Three...

#CozyTreeBlock

In this block we will be using

 ric-rac 

for the garland and a red 

Cute Little Button

 on the top of the tree:)

CLICK HERE 

if you need to download the 

handy dandy cutting guide 

from last weeks tutorial...

And cut your appliqué pieces 

and interfacing according to the guide.

I'm going to show you an easy peasy way

 to add the ric-rac garland onto your trees:

Cut two pieces of ric-rac 4" long and 

two pieces 5" long.

This is how wide your fabric pieces are cut as well.

On the top piece measure 1 1/2" in from the

 top and the bottom and mark a thin line with a mechanical pencil.

On the bottom piece measure in 3/4" from 

the top and bottom and mark lines as well.

The lines on each piece 

should measure 1" apart.

Now topstitch the ric-rac into place like this.

I always use an open toe foot on my machine

 so that I can see EXACTLY

 where the needle goes into my fabric

 ...and for this step especially it helps a lot!

After you have all of 

your ric-rac top stitched...

Trace your sewing lines onto the interfacing pieces. 

Make sure to place each shape

 for the tree 

right in the center of

 the interfacing when tracing

 so that the ric-rac will

 be straight when you 

sew it to the fabric:)

You can use the lines on your 

cutting mat to help with this.

Now sew the interfacing and your 

matching fabric pieces together

 just like always...

and at the same time...

 all of the ric-rac is sewn

 into the seam allowance.

YaY!

Trim about 1/4" past 

your sewing lines like this.

Cut an "X" for turning

 in the center of your interfacing.

Turn...shape...and press.

If you need to brush up on this process:

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to view my video tutorial from week one:)

Place your tree onto your

 background square 

and either glue baste or

 pin baste into place.

Measure 3/4" from the top and also

 the bottom edge when placing your pieces.

Machine or hand appliqué 

your Cozy Tree into place:)

I used 6 strands of my red 

Aurifloss

to sew the button onto the top...

and also to do the traditional decorative stitch over the ric-rac!

This is the way my grandma taught me to stitch on ric-rac when making aprons...

And I love how my Cozy Tree has

 a cute candy cane striped garland!

I realized that I forgot to

 trim my block to 6 1/2" square 

BEFORE I sewed the button on:)

So I quickly snipped it off

 and trimmed it up...

then sewed my flying geese 

and half square triangles.

CLICK HERE

for week one instructions

 if you are just starting!

I added my little bells border and 

then sewed the button back on:)

I'm in love my 

#CozyTreeBlock

and it's cute little 

candy cane striped garland.

So vintagey cute:)

I keep thinking how much my grandma

 would have loved these blocks.

They would have gone so well with her 

pink tinsel tree and vintage ornaments!

WoW.

We have already finished

 3 blocks in our sew along...

thanks to all of you cute people 

for sewing with me!

xx

Lori