Monday, October 8, 2018

Autumn Love Sew Along - Week Eight - Sunflower and Maple Leaf Blocks!!


Hello again Autumn Lovers!
It's week eight:)
If you are just joining us...
for all sew along info:)



We are working on the 
right side of our quilt today:)



Grab your Sew Simple Shapes...



And your Autumn Love fabric...


and let's make the Sunflower Block!



Here are the Autumn Love prints
 used for this block:)



Autumn Love 
Sew Simple Shapes 
that you will need are:
5 - F1
1 - F2
4 - F8
4 - F23
Subcut the 1/4" green pumpkin print into:
 4 -1 1/2" strips
Cut 4 - 2" long strips from the 
1/4" bias that you cut from the
 green text fat quarter.
Cut your background 12" x 12"



Don't forget to clip each cleavage
 in the leaves and also 
in the sunflowers.
I showed you how to do this
 in the week one video.
to watch it again 
if you need a refresher:)



All of the sunflower block shapes...
ready to be glue basted.



Press your background in half 
both ways to help with placement.



Place onto your design board
 and use your 
10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 
to center and line up 
all of the pieces.
Pin into place...



and glue baste.
Set your ruler on top of the block
 along with something heavy
 so that it can dry nice and flat.



Time for applique!







After applique and trimming...
 sew 8 Cute Little Buttons just like this:)


Sunflower Block
Trim it up to 
10 1/2" x 10 1/2" BEFORE
 sewing it into your quilt.


Now let's make the Maple Leaf Block:)


Here are the Autumn Love prints 
used for this block.


Autumn Love 
Sew Simple Shapes 
needed for this block:
1 - F1
1 - F2
1 - F3
4 - F5
4 - F10
4 - F12

From the 1/4" cinnamon solid subcut:
4 - 4" long strips
8 - 2" long strips

Cut your background 12" x 12" square


After sewing your shapes...
cut the cleavages in the maple leaves
 before turning and pressing.


Now it's time for glue basting:)


Press one end of each strip under.
On the short strips...
cut a slant on the other end...
4 of them going one way and 
the other four the opposite like this.


You know the drill!
Design board...
10 1/2" ruler...
pin into place and then glue.



Cute:)


All ready for applique!




After applique and trimming...
I'm sewing 8 orange 
Cute Little Buttons 
like this.
Remember...
you can wait until after quilting 
if you want...
it's up to you and your quilter:)


Maple Leaf Block
Trim it up to 
10 1/2" x 10 1/2" BEFORE
 sewing it into your quilt:)

Next week we will start 
on the House Block...
see you right back here then!!
xx
Lori

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