Cutie Pie Flower Quilt Tutorial!

Good Morning! 

I hope y'all had a 

great weekend:)

Today I'm going to 

show you how to make my

 Cutie Pie Flower Quilt

I had so much fun

 making this quilt 

using the leftover 

cute little pies 

from our sew along...

I hope you love it 

as much as I do!

This was a fun tutorial to do 

and I think its the first time

 I've showed you how 

to set blocks on point:)

If you have never made a quilt

 with the blocks on 

the diagonal like this...

No worries!

I promise that I will walk you 

through it every step of the way:)

Let's get started!

So...

Last week I showed you how 

to make these 

Cutie Pie Flowers 

using Sew Cherry 2 fabric:)

CLICK HERE

to go to that tutorial.

Now that your flower blocks

 are finished...

let's make the quilt top!

***NOTE***

After appliqué...

I trimmed the stems even with the 

corners at the bottom of each block.

First up is the sashing and squares:)

Cut 36 - 2" x  8 1/2" strips

I used 1/2 yards Yellow 

Cut 24 - 2" squares

I used 3/4 yards of the red daisy

 because I'm also using

 this print for the binding:)

Lay out your blocks, sashing, squares and 

sew together like this.

Then sew the sashing between

 the blocks as well...

Press towards the sashing strips.

Make sure that when you

lay your blocks out ...

you lay them on their

 side going the same direction:)

Now to cut the side triangles!

From the background fabric: 

(I used about 1/2 yards for the triangles)

Cut 2 - 15" squares

Cut them twice from corner to corner

 like this for a total of 8 side triangles.

***Cutting this way is super important 

so that the sides of the quilt 

will not end up on the bias.

Now cut 2 - 9" squares

 and cut in half from corner to corner

 like this for a total of 

4 triangles for each corner.

I sewed the sashing 

and squares strips

 on the top and the bottom

 of the 

center row first. 

 I did the top section first.

 I took a photo of the 

bottom section layout

 before I sewed it together

 to show you how I did it.

Keep in mind

 that you add the side triangles

 last just like you see in the photo:)

Press seams towards the sashing and triangles.

The triangles are cut 

just a little larger

 than needed so that we can

 trim them down:)

Now that the side triangles 

are on the bottom two rows...

you can sew that section together

 just like the top section:)

Now sew the top and bottom 

sections to the center row...

And turn it so that the 

flowers are right side up.

YaY!

That wasn't as hard as you

 thought it was going to be 

...right?

I'm so proud of you:)

I love the way that these

 Cutie Pie Flower Blocks

 look on the diagonal:)

Before we add the corner triangles...

trim the excess even 

with the sashing like this.

Repeat on the remaining 3 corners.

Now pin the corner

 triangles on like this...

Start by lining up the centers first.

Keep in mind that all

 seam allowances are

 1/4" just like always:)

Press towards the triangles.

Now to trim a bit off to square it up!

Use the 16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

that we used for the Pie Blocks 

during the 

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

We will trim the corners first.

Simply lay the ruler 

so that the aqua 1/4" 

is almost touching the 

corners of the red squares

 on both the right side...

like this...

and along the top like this.

First...just trim the

 corner of the quilt

 just past the 

red squares like this.

Repeat this step for the 

remaining 3 corners.

Now you can trim the sides 

of the quilt by laying the ruler 

So that again...

the aqua 1/4"on the side 

almost touches the 

corners of the red squares.

Continue all the way 

around the quilt.

All trimmed up and ready for borders!

Sometimes knowing how long to

 cut borders

 for a quilt set on the diagonal

 can be a little tricky. 

You can easily measure 

the length of your quilt

 from the center both ways to see

 how long to cut your borders.

Add 1/2" to your measurement. 

(keep in mind it will be square)

If you followed all of my step exactly

 and used an accurate 1/4" seam allowance...

you will be just fine to cut

 your borders the same as mine:)

For the borders...

I auditioned different bolts

 of Sew Cherry 2 fabrics.

 I realized that literally any of the 

prints will be great...

 but I ended up going with my

 very first choice 

that I already

 had in mind 

when I drew up the quilt:)

The red gingham!

I cut my borders lengthwise

 because I didn't want to piece them.

I cut 2 - 6 1/2" x 42 1/2"...

and sewed to the sides like this.

The other 2 borders are

 6 1/2" x 54 1/2" 

for the top and the bottom.

#CutiePieFlowerQuilt 

 54" x 54"

As you probably know by now...

I love square quilts:) 

This is a great size

 to hang on the wall...

use as a table topper...

over the back of a sofa or chair...

or a super cute crib quilt!

I'll be sending my top

 to the quilters this week 

and I'll show you

 when its finished:)

xx

Lori