Sew Simple Shapes Series - Week Three - Blocks Four, Five and Six Tutorials!!

Good Morning!!

Are  you ready for 3 more blocks in the

Sew Simple Shapes Series?

This week we are moving

 onto my second set of 

Sew Simple Shapes... 

Cozy Christmas 

Remember this cute quilt that 

we made with the shapes?

Well...

today we are doing 3 new blocks

 using this set that 

DO NOT 

look anything like Christmas...

because I really want to 

show you just how truly 

versatile these shapes are. 

It was really fun to 

challenge myself to make 3 blocks

 from this set of 

mostly Christmas shapes.

I must say that I am 

super happy 

with how they all turned out!

First up is...

BLOCK 4

Made with the 

Cozy Christmas 

Sew Simple Shapes:)

The shapes from this set 

that you'll need to trace 

onto the Sew-In Interfacing:

1 - B20

5 - B6

8 - B10

4 - B11

4 - 3 1/2" long stems

and

4 - 2" long stems

Sew and prepare your shapes 

as per my tutorial in week one.

Also make your pinwheel background

 for the block:)

CLICK HERE

if you need to review

 or are just joining us...YaY!

On the B11 heart shape you will

 need to clip the cleavage.

The same goes for the cleavages 

on the B20 flower shape.

 Pin and glue baste your 

flower in the center.

I love this shape that was

 originally a Christmas wreath!

Pin and glue baste the B6 shapes

 3" in from the corner and the 

B10 leaves 2 1/4" 

from the background edge.

The hearts are 1 3/4" in from the edge.

This is what it will look like

 when its trimmed down to the

 final size for the quilt.

I always use this ruler 

to design and lay out my blocks:)

All pinned and glue basted!

Okay...

so I really like this simple block

 with the big red flower in the center.

But one thing is missing...

The stems for the heart flowers!!

BLOCK FOUR

Fun and Done!!

Okay...

let's play with 

BLOCK FIVE

You may think that there is 

only one shape

 in the set that can be

 used for leaves...

but think again!

I'll show you the easy way 

that I made a set of leaves

 out of the B8 large oval shape:)

Here are the 

Cozy Christmas Shapes 

that you will need to trace and sew:

9 - B5

4 - B7

4 - B8

4 - B9

4 - 4 1/2" long stems

Use the lines on the B8 to

 mark the center on both ends like this.

Now draw a line 1/4" on 

each side of the center like this.

I used a 1/2" wide ruler 

but if you don't have one...

 you can just draw 2 lines 

1/2" apart down the center:)

Now you have one set of leaf shapes drawn!

Sew around the traced lines...

and then cut apart and trim the seam allowance around your leaves as usual.

Repeat for the other three.

Sew...trim...turn 

and shape all of your appliqués:)

As usual...

I used my 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to lay out my blocks.

Here's how I did it...

The tip of the oval shape is 

3" in from the corner 

and the yellow circle

 is 2 1/2" in.

The tip of the leaves measure

 1 1/2" in from the edge.

The flat part of the yellow flower petals

 in the center measure

 5 1/4" from the edge.

The aqua and green circles measure 2" in.

After pinning and glue basting:)

This block reminds me of spring and I love the corals and yellow together:)

I also super love the shape

 that the set of leaves make...

it seems like the flower

 between them just bloomed!!

BLOCK FIVE

Fun and Done!!

Now it's time for 

BLOCK SIX

Oh how I love this one!

I used the B7 small oval

 to make these leaves.

I just love those

 four little flower pots...so sweet!!

Sew your pinwheel background block.

For this block you will 

need to trace and sew the following:

8 - B5

1 - B6

4 - B11

4 - B15

4 - B9

8 - B7

4 - 1 1/2" long stems

Use the template to mark a 

center line on the B7 shapes.

Draw one center line and 

sew it and around one half of the oval.

Trim the seam allowance 

around the half oval.

For this block...

 you will get ONE leaf from each oval:)

Make the rest of your shapes.

See the small yellow gingham circles?

You can get all four of them out of just one of the squares from this print in my Bee Backgrounds collection....YaY!

Measure down 5 1/2" from 

the corner and place the red pots.

Measure 2 1/2" down from 

the corner for the yellow circles

 and 1 1/2" in for the 

tip of the leaves.

The bottom corner of the 

blue flower measures 3/4" from the red pot.

Measure 1/2" in from the 

center of the block 

and place the hearts.

Pin the large circle onto the center

 and place the small 

gingham circles 2" in from the edge.

Pin and glue baste all:)

Sew cute!!

I especially love this 

fabric color and print combo:)

The red penmanship Bee Background 

and the denim "texting" print

 from Modern Minis are

 some of my very favorites.

I have nine blocks so far for this quilt:)

There will be 20 total 

and as a reminder...

I'll do the 3 blocks from my

 Autumn Love Set at the end.

I am sooo addicted to making 

these blocks and next week 

I'll be making more with...

yep...you guessed it...

my third set of Sew Simple Shapes...

Sweetie Pie!!

xx

Lori

Sew Simple Shapes Series - Week Two - Block 2 and Block 3 Tutorial!!

Good morning cute people!

Today I'm going to show you how to make this block in the

 Sew Simple Shapes Series

This is one of the first blocks that I designed with the BLOOM set ...

and because it's also a 12" block I thought it would be fun to add to the quilt.

Grab you BLOOM set and let's get started! 

You will need:

1 - A23

9 - A1

1 - A2

8 - A10

4 - A18

And cut 4 - 

3" prepared stems from your spool

Choose your fabrics and sew your shapes...

And your block background.

If you are just joining us...

you will need to 

CLICK HERE 

for week one tutorial 

where I detail all of these steps:)

*FYI*

On the A-23 shape you will need to 

make a clip in all 4 cleavage areas.

Clip right to your sewing line...

but not into it or past it.

This is so your shape will lie flat.

Prepare all of your applique shapes 

using the turning tool.

This step is important so 

don't underestimate how useful

 this tool is:)

I stitched my leaves just like

 I did in last weeks block.

Now we can lay them all out

 onto the background:)

Start with the center flower...

And add the two circles:)

Before adding your flowers...

glue baste the center circles...

Like this!!

Now it will be easier because 

they are each one piece.

I use my 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

 to see how far into the corner

 I can place the flower 

without sewing over it or

 cutting it off when trimming.

I ended up placing the bottom edge 

of the flower 2 3/4" from the edge

 of the yellow flower in the center.

And that ends up being 2 3/4" 

from the corner too:)

Awesome!

Glue baste your stem down like this...

And finish up the other 3.

Now for the measurements 

of the other pieces...

Coral circles are 3/4" from 

the center flower like this.

The leaf tips are 2 1/4" from

 the edge of the background.

And they are 1 1/4" from the center flower...

And there is 1/2" between

 the red flower and leaves.

Pin everything down into your 

design board and 

glue baste into place.

Let it dry for a few minutes:)

That 1/4" aqua strip around 

all 4 edges of the ruler 

is the seam allowance and everything inside is what your block will 

look like at its finished size...

easy peasy right?

I don't trim my blocks up until

 they're ready to go into the quilt.

Now it's time to applique this

 sweet and happy block:)

Fun and Done!!!

Now onto the next block 

made with the BLOOM set:)

Here are the shapes you will need:

1 - A1

1 - A2

4 - A9

8 - A10

8 - A11

Cut 4 - 

5" long prepared stems from your spool.

Choose your fabrics...

and sew!!

There are no cleavage areas

 or inner curves to clip.

Simply shape them and embroider

 your leaves if you want to:)

After placing your two center circles...

measure 4 1/2" from the edge 

and pin your top leaf.

That means they are about 2 1/2"

 from the outside corner edge

 of the background.

The largest leaves are 3/4"

 from the circle...

And  the medium leaves are 

1/2" away from the smallest leaf.

The sides of the large leaves are 

1/2" from the center seam lines.

Halfway there!

Remember to use your ruler 

when laying out your pieces...

it's super handy:)

My block after pinning and glue basting.

I love the cool blues and greens of the leaves...and just a pop of red!

And then there were three!

All three blocks were made 

with the BLOOM Sew Simple Shapes 

and I'll be using another set 

for next weeks blocks:)

Here's what we have 

for our quilt so far...

BLOCK ONE

BLOCK TWO

BLOCK THREE

Remember that I told you last week 

that these other 3 blocks 

will be in our quilt...

 but they are made using my 

AUTUMN LOVE 

Sew Simple Shapes.

They will not be available until July

 and so I'll do those tutorials then:)

Happy sewing peeps!

I'd love to see your blocks 

so make sure to use the hashtags

#SewSimpleShapes

and #SewSimpleShapesSeries

when you post on 

INSTAGRAM

See you here next Monday 

for episode three!

xx

Lori