Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Seven - Blueberry Pie!!

Hey cute people!

Welcome to week seven in the 

Sweetie Pie 

Sew Sew Along

I cannot believe that we are

 almost finished with

 the quilt:)

I'm sew excited!!

I'm sure having a 

good time playing with 

Sew Cherry 2!

Today is our last block...

Blueberries:)

I love these little cuties!

Grab your 

Sew Simple Shapes 

and cut your fabrics

 and interfacing according to

Sew Along Guide

Trace onto your interfacing...

Stitch on your traced line...

and trim:)

Cut your "X" in the back...

Turn...shape and press.

Iron a center crease onto your 

background fabric 

and measure 3" down.

Place a little dot 

there with your pencil.

Now trace the embroidery lines...

 that dot that you marked

 is where all of the branches meet up:)

Trace your embroidery lines onto the blueberries and leaves...

Pin or glue baste.

Now it's time for the appliqué!

When appliqué is complete...

do the embroidery:)

Now make them into circles!

Time to fill your blueberry pies:)

Appliqué them into place.

#BlueberryPieBlock

If you haven't trimmed up 

all of your blocks yet...

now is the time!

(I showed you how last week)

YaY!!! 

Now that all of our 

blocks are completed...

we will focus on the 

daisies next week:)

See you then!!

xx

Lori

P.S. Just a reminder that each week of this sew along will always remain here on my blog.

Just scroll down and look on the right sidebar until you find them!

Scrappy Project Planner Sew Along - Week Four - Happy Trails Quilt!!

Welcome to week four of the 

Scrappy Project Planner 

Sew Along

There are six patterns included

 inside of the planner and 

each week we are focusing on one of them:)

And today's focus is...

#HappyTrailsQuilt

Just like all of the

 quilts in the planner...

this one is perfect for your

 scrappy stash... 

but Happy Trails is especially 

layer cake friendly:)

 Just in case you are wondering how

 I named this quilt: 

All of the small diagonal squares

 running

 both ways across the quilt

 look like happy trails to me:)

All of the scrappy colors

 make me HAPPY! 

This pillow on my 

front room settee says it all!

Here are some of the quilts

 stacked on an old library cart

 in my front yard:)

Happy Trails is on top!

Here are a few 

behind the scenes photos 

from setting up the quilts

 for their close ups:)

I love that Kassidy is 

always my trusty side kick:)

For those of you who have been 

following my blog 

from the very beginning...

you have literally been

 watching her grow up!

I used all different colors

 for the 

small diagonal squares 

in the quilt for the planner...

But I wanted to show you the option 

of choosing one fabric instead...

like red for this one.

It changes the look up 

a little bit and

 is perfect when using one

 fabric collection 

for the entire quilt.

This one is made using my 

Cozy Christmas Collection:)

Next week we 

will be focusing on my 

Checkerboard Quilt:)

Don't for get to 

visit Kimberly's blog

The Jolly Jabber

and visit this weeks

 guest bloggers too!

xx

Lori

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Six - Apple Pie Block!!

Hello and welcome to week six of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

CLICK HERE

if you are just getting started and

 CLICK HERE

to download the free pattern

Today we are baking 

Apple Pies!

Grab your fabric...

 interfacing and 

trace your 

Sew Simple Shapes

Use the cutting chart included

 in the pattern to cut your pieces:)

Sew directly onto your traced lines.

When trimming the seam allowance..

make sure to make a few clips 

at the top of each apple's inner curve.

Cut the interfacing...

Turn... shape and press!

Place the apple

 1 1/2" up from the bottom 

of your background square.

Make sure its centered by 

pressing your square in half:)

Glue or pin baste the apples...

 trace the stems and 

the lines on the leaves.

Now you're ready for appliqué!

And the embroidery!

Use the C-15 to trace

 onto the interfacing squares...

and make your apples into circles:)

Appliqué them to the

center of your pie blocks:)

This week I trimmed up 

all of my pie blocks 

because we only have

 two more to sew:)

YaY!

This is the final step in 

making sure that 

your pies are centered:) 

Just a little bit 

about my new 

Cute Cuts 

Trim-It Rulers

There are 11 in the collection 

and I designed them all 

 with centered lines going both

horizontal and vertical

 as well as diagonal.

This makes it super duper easy 

to trim up any quilt block perfectly!

They also have built in non-slip 

on the back and are easy to use.

There are 1/4"seam allowance 

all the way around the edges

 so that you can see 

what your block will look like

after its sewn into the quilt 

and also to make sure that you 

don't cut anything off 

that you aren't supposed to.

Yikes!

(like points when you are 

trimming up a pieced quilt block)

Place the 16 1/2" 

Trim -It Ruler 

onto your block.

 Line up the dresden seams 

with the lines on the ruler ...

on all four sides...

like this.

Now you're ready to trim...

 so grab your rotary cutter:)

I'm right handed ...

so I always trim on the 

right and the top first.

If you are left handed ...

simply do the left side first.

After those first two sides are trimmed...

 place your block upside down like this.

Because you have already 

trimmed those two edges...

you can line them up with

 the edges of he ruler 

(they are now left side and bottom)

And go ahead and 

trim on the right 

and the top:)

YaY!

Now your pie block 

is exactly centered 

and is a perfect

 16 1/2" square:)

#ApplePieBlock

P.S. Did you happen to catch my tutorial

 that I did a few days ago on my

 Cherry Hearts Placemat?

CLICK HERE 

if you want to make one!