Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along - Week Six - Barn and Silo Block!!

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Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along

Let's get started on 

this weeks tutorial:) 

Grab your set of

Farm Sweet Farm

Sew Simple Shapes

And your Farm Girl Vintage Kit...

And let's build a barn!

We are working on the very center 

of the 

Farm Sweet Farm Quilt

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to download the sew along guide

Get everything out that you

 cut for the barn block.

If you haven't done so already...

make the farmers daughter block

 that goes on the barn:)

There are several strips that

 I had you cut for this block.

On the left are the 1" wide strips

 that you will need to 

run through the 1/2" bias tape maker...

the yellow one:)

You probably did the 

 Shabby Steel strips last week:)

On the right are the 5/8"strips 

that you need to run through the

 1/4" bias tape maker:)

After making the 1/4" strips...

cut them in the following lengths:

Cut 4 - 13" long of the 

chicken tracks print for the barn doors.

Press one end under on each strip.

For the aqua dog collar...

cut it 2" long and 

press each under 1/4".

When you run the strip that is

 cut on the bias through ...

press it into a curve 

to use for the dogs tail.

Press under the top of the tail.

For the dogs legs...

cut four 3" long strips.

From the red strip for the silo...

cut it 8" long and 

press each under 1".

Just leave the 2 Shabby Steel

 strips as they are and you will

 trim those into the lengths

 needed as you are

 laying out the applique.

Before we "build the barn" 

let's prepare the appliqués.

Sew Simple Shapes 

that you use for this block:

H5 - 1

H15 - 2

H16 - 4

H17 - 1

H20 - 1

H22 - 1

H30 - 1

One thing that you need to do 

before sewing the clouds...

 is to draw a new sewing line 

to make them the cloud shapes.

These were the shapes that we 

used for the the trees and they 

easily double for the clouds

 with just one alteration!

Take note *that the cloud on the left

 is wide and the one on the right is tall.

I put them on a design board for you 

so that you can see how 

I've marked them.

This is the cloud on the left 

and I wrote that on the interfacing 

so that I would know.

I measured 4" down from the top 

and drew a line straight across.

I put an "X" below that so 

I would know I'm not using 

that part when I'm sewing.

This is the cloud on the right 

and I wrote that as well.

On this one I measured 

4 1/2" down to draw the line.

Then I pinned...

stitched and trimmed like this.

Sew and trim the rest of the shapes.

Before turning ...

clip the inner curves and 

cleavage areas on the clouds...

dog...hen and baby chicks.

Then shape and press.

Set your appliqués aside 

and lets build the barn!

Make sure that you trace and sew the hen

 and baby chicks facing the direction

 that you want them to face!

First step is the top part.

Lay out the pieces that I 

had you cut using 

the sew along guide.

The pieced blocks diagrams are on page 13.

Before you can sew them 

together you will need to

 make a flying goose for the cupola roof.

You will need to sew 

a square onto one side...

trim and press back 

before you can add the other one.

After you have sewn the 

top row of the barn block together...

it's easy to trace the 

rooster weathervane on at this point.

Now it's time to sew the middle row.

You will need to add 

an easy corner triangle 

onto the side pieces.

Take note to place them

 on the top OUTSIDE corner when sewing.

These squares are large so you will 

need to trace a line

 from corner to corner.

Middle section is built!!

Now sew the barn doors...

And add the side pieces.

Bottom section is built and

 you can sew them all together!

Build the silo with these remaining pieces.

Add it to the right side of the barn.

YaY!!

Your barn is built!

Because the

 Chicken Coop and Windmill 

 is finished now...

You can sew it to the left side...

 and you can lay out the

 appliqués on the barn and silo.

Start with the sun and 

the cloud underneath it.

Because the barn is pieced...

 the cloud cannot be tucked behind it...

so just fold it back and 

make a crease where 

you can trim like this.

Don't worry about that raw edge

 because you will cover it

 with the roof strips:)

Now do the same for the cloud 

on the other side.

Keep in mind that it is also 

peeking ABOVE the barn 

so be careful when trimming.

Now you can go ahead and pin into place.

Because this is such a big block

 I simply used several 

design boards underneath 

for the pinning and glue basting:)

Pin the top of the silo....

And the dog with the

 baby chick on his back:)

After appliqué is complete 

you can trim the bottom of

 his legs EVEN with the bottom edge 

of the fabric and then sew them 

into the seam when you

 are finishing the quilt.

Do the mama hen and her chicks like this.

Place the bias strips onto the

 barn door one at a time with 

the folded end at the top.

You can trim these bottom ends

 off after applique:)

Pin and glue the strip on the silo.

Place the roof down the center 

of the barn top line and glue 

into place then pin.

The pressed under end 

is on the bottom...then just 

trim it even with the 

roofline at the top.

Repeat for the other side...

And then prepare the top piece like this.

Side view:)

Now glue baste everything down...

remove the pins...

lay down rulers and 

something heavy on top and let it dry:)

Side view of my block

 all ready for applique...

And finally a front view:)

Remember to trace on all of the

 embroidery lines and embroider 

at the same time that you applique.

The hens and chicks are all

 embroidered the same as

 the others in the quilt.

The sun rays and the weathervane rooster 

are done with 3 strands of 

dark gray aurifloss and a backstitch.

I didn't trace the 

FARM SWEET FARM words 

across the top yet because 

it extends into the tree block as well.

After the applique on this block

 is finished I'll sew the tree block

 to the right side and trim it up.

But first I'll sew the buttons onto these flower centers...

And sew a tiny little button 

onto the dog collar for an ID tag:)

Now it's time to sew the tree block

 to the right side of the barn block!

I lined mine up like this...

Pinned and stitched them together...

of course using a 1/4" seam allowance.

Now it's time to trim down the tree block:) 

I trimmed the excess off of the top 

of the tree block...using a long ruler 

to keep everything straight.

Remember that the tree block 

will need to be trimmed at 

24 1/2" tall just like the barn block.

I used a 24 1/2" long ruler 

to keep everything in alignment...

and I measured 3-4 times before cutting:)

When trimming the bottom I was 

sure to keep it nice and straight 

with the bottom of the barn block.

Last thing to trim is the excess

 off the right side of the tree block.

I placed my ruler on the seam at

 17 1/4" just like this...

Then trimmed the side.

The tree block finishes at 17" but

 you still need 1/4" leftover 

on the right for the seam allowance.

That's why I measured 17 1/4" 

from the finished seam 

on the left before trimming:)

Now that my trees are joined 

next to the silo I can applique 

that leaf that I've been saving 

on my tractor pincushion!

I pinned it using one of my

 Pretty Pins - Mini Applique 

 and quickly appliquéd it down.

These pins are super tiny ...

less than 1" long. 

I use them when I'm doing something 

quickly and don't want to 

take time for glue basting to dry:)

I love them!

Next up is sewing on the 

Cute Little Buttons

 that I had already chosen and

 set aside for this block:) 

I thought you may be wondering 

why I have so many threaded needles!

I sew the buttons on using 

matching Aurifloss and so I keep

 a threaded needle with each color

 on my Granny Square Pincushion.

Sewing on a button takes 

very little thread so when I finish one

 I just place my threaded needle

 back into the pincushion until 

it's time to sew buttons 

onto the next block.

That way I save thread and time!

I just grab by pincushion 

and it's all ready to go:)

Did you know that I have a 

video tutorial on how to 

make my Granny Square Pincushion?

Making a granny square is easy 

and is a beginner friendly crochet project.

You only need to know how to 

do a few basic stitches...

chain stitch...slip stitch 

and double crochet.

Easy peasy!

My grandma taught me to make my 

first granny square when I was 

6 years old and I have been 

"hooked" on them ever since:)

It's a 3 part tutorial.

Click on the links below 

to watch each one.

1. How to make a granny square

2. How to block a granny square

3. How to make the pincushion

I use my Chunky Thread and

 100% Cute Crochet Hooks 

for all my crochet projects.

I have 20 colors so far...

with six new on the way!

Of course they match my fabrics too:)

These are my mini skeins that come

 in a cute little sampler pack.

Right now there is 

Sampler Package #1 

Sampler Package #2 

Sampler Package #3

and my 

100% Cute Crocket Hooks

#4 Sampler Package will

 be available soon:)

All colors also come in full skein size.

Buttons on the flowers are sewn

 but I'm saving the ones for the

 apple tree until after 

the quilting is completed!

Okay! 

The only thing I left for me to do

 on my block is trace the 

Farm Sweet Farm embroidery and stitch it.

I'll use 3 strands of 

dark gray Aurifloss and a backstitch:)

I'll also trace the hearts and use 6 strands of red and a satin or fill in stitch.

After that...

the center row of the quilt 

is completed and ready to

 sew into the quilt.

At this point...

the row should measure

 24 1/4" tall x 55 1/2" wide

I'll see you here next week 

when we will start on row three!!

xx

Lori