Cutie Pie Flowers Tutorial!!

Today I'm excited to share with you a tutorial for my 

Cutie Pie Flowers:)

The flower part is made using the 

leftover circles that we trimmed

 from our pie blocks!

If you are 

just tuning in...the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

just ended a few weeks ago.

We used 

Sew Cherry 2 fabric...

along with the

 Pie Ruler...

To make these 

Pie Blocks for the quilt.

We trimmed out a circle 

from the center like this...

So that our 

Pie Blocks would be 

ready to fill with

 the different fruits made with the

Fruit Salad

Sew Simple Shapes:)

We ended up with these

 cute mini pie leftovers

 and I promised that 

I would make 

something with them.

We all love leftover pie...

Today is part one

of that tutorial:)

YaY!

Grab your stack of

 Mini Pie's and 

let's get started!

***NOTE*** 

This project takes 13 blocks. 

I have 13 mini pies 

because I made an extra 

Sweetie Pie Block 

and made it into a

 pillow for my kitchen:)

I know a lot of you

 have done the same thing too...

because I saw them on 

Instagram:)

If you just made the 

required 12 pies for the 

Sweetie Pie Quilt 

and want to have 13 too...

you can whip up 

an extra using your 

leftover pie slices 

just like we did!

We will be using the

 C-14 Sew Simple Shape

from the 

Fruit Salad Set 

to make the flower tops:)

Cut your 

Sew-In Interfacing

 6 1/2" square.

Cut one for each flower:)

Trace around your Sew Simple Shape...

And then take it one step further

 by drawing lines out from

 all four center marks like this.

Those marked lines will

 come in handy when 

placed onto the seams of your 

Mini Pie block 

so that your circle

 is exactly centered like this.

Pin into place...

And stitch directly 

onto your marked lines.

Stitch all the way around and

 overstitch about an inch past where you started.

Trim an approximate 1/4" seam allowance.

And turn your flower top 

right side out

 through the opening 

that is already there!

Be gentle so that you

 don't pull out your seams.

Shape until it's a 

nice smooth circle...

 then press:)

Like this.

Repeat until you have all 13:)

Now for the centers.

The C-3 template will work 

but it's a little tight ...

So I used the A-2 Circle from my 

Bloom Sew Simple Shape

 set because it's just a little larger.

Cut your 

Sew-In Interfacing 

3" x 3" square for these...

And your solid fabric

 squares the same size.

Trace and sew!

Press...

and trim:)

Cut an X in the interfacing...

Turn...shape and press.

I used my ruler to make sure 

that the circle was 

centered before appliquéing.

The edge of the circle 

should be 1 1/4" from

 the edge of the flower...

All the way around.

I used the

 Sew Cherry 2 Aurifil Set 

to appliqué the centers 

onto my flowers.

Pin or glue baste...

To prepare for applique!

You can appliqué by

 hand or by machine...

either way it's easy peasy!

When your flower centers

 are appliqued...

take a cute picture and post it on

Instagram

 so that we can all see it!

Use the hashtag

#CutiePieFlowerBlock

I decided to use this

 pink pin dots

 background print 

from my 

Sew Cherry 2 collection:)

I used about a yard.

Cutting for all 13 blocks:

13 - 5 1/2" squares

13 - 3 1/2" squares

26 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles

26 - 2 1/2" squares

26 - 1 1/2" squares

Now for the leaves!

Each leaf is cut 3 1/2" square 

but you will need to cut them

 in matching sets of two.

Cut 13 sets:)

For the stems I used a 

1/4" bias tape maker 

and prepared the stems just like

 I showed you a while back.

CLICK HERE 

to see that tutorial.

Cut the fabric strips 5/8" wide

 before running them 

through the bias tape maker:)

You will need 13 stems 

that measure 6" long:)

YaY!

Now let's 

get started on the blocks:)

First up is the leaves.

You will also need the 

2 1/2" and 1 1/2" 

background squares.

Sew an easy corner triangle

 onto one corner of each leaf.

If you use the 

Seams Sew Easy 

you won't have to 

mark the squares!

Now sew a 1 1/2" 

easy corner triangle

 onto the opposite corners.

Press to set the seams...

 and then

 trim an approximate

 1/4" seam allowance.

Press the seams toward the triangles.

YaY!

You're leaves are completed:)

Now let's sew a block!

Step one...

Step two...

Step three...

Step four...easy peasy!

Your block should measure

 8 1/2" square at this point:)

Draw a line diagonally 

from corner to corner 

on the 3 1/2" square.

You will use this as a 

placement guide for your stem.

Pin or glue baste 

the stems for appliqué.

I like to use this

 glue made by the amazing 

Sue Daley!

CLICK HERE 

if you need some:)

When you pin or baste the flower...

place it just above the

 top of the leaves like this.

Make sure that one 

of the pie slices are

 centered over the stem like this:)

Glue or pin the 

remaining 12 blocks...

And applique!

Again...

you can appliqué 

by hand or by machine.

"You're the boss 

of you're own quilt!"

Five finished...

8 more to go!

#CutiePieFlowerBlock

I hope you love how these

 turned out as much as I do:)

This week I'll be

putting them together

 in a fun quilt...

and that tutorial 

will be coming up 

next Monday so stay tuned!

xx

Lori