Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along - Week Eight - Mr. and Mrs. Farmer Block!!

Rise and Shine because 

it's time to make another block! 

Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along

We are using the

 Farm Sweet Farm 

Sew Simple Shapes 

And Farm Girl Vintage fabric... 

To make the 

Farm Sweet Farm Quilt

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if you are just joining us

 and need to download 

the sew along guide:)

For those of you who have 

been here from the beginning...

I'm sure that you have 

used the Sew Along Guide 

and cut each piece for the

 Mr. and Mrs. Farmer Block:)

YaY!

Sew Simple Shapes 

that you need for this block:

H2 - 1

H3 - 1

H4 - 2

H7 - 1

H9 - 1

H10 - 4

H13 - 1

H14 - 4

H15 - 9

H30 - 1

H32 - 1

H33 - 2

H34 - 1

H36 - 2

Before you trace all of your

 Sew Simple Shapes 

that go with each piece...

take note that you will need to

 trace 2 of the H-14 (boots) 

in reverse so that Mr. and Mrs. Farmer 

have both a left and a right boot!

Also...

Mrs.Farmer has a short sleeved dress

 so you will need to mark them

 as the sewing line when you trace hers.

Use the lines on the 

H-33 Sew Simple Shape to mark them.

One more thing before you 

sew the H-2 (Mr. Farmer's head) ....

first sew the 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

 brown print that I had you cut 

for this block on top of the 

2 1/2" x 3" piece and press 

the seam open for less bulk.

This is for the top of his hat!

Now you can lay your traced

 H-2 Sew Simple Shape 

on top like this and sew. 

The hat portion is about 1" tall.

After you have prepared your strips

 using the bias tape makers...

you will need to cut 

the following lengths of each one:

1/4" dk.teal for shovel handle- 

cut 6 1/2" long and press one end under.

1/4" coral for his suspenders- 

cut them 3" long and press one end under.

1/4" brown for his hat brim-

cut it 2 1/2" long and press each end under.

1/4" red for he apron straps-

cut them 1" long and press one end under.

3/8" ed for her waistband- 

cut it 3" long and press both ends under.

3/4" nutmeg shabby for their necks-

cut them 1" long.

Oh! I almost forgot the 

1/4" green flower stems!

cut them in the following:

6" - 5" - 4" and 3"

After you have sewn and trimmed...

and before turning...

 you will need to clip the 

cleavage areas in

 the boots...the heart...his hat

 and the flowers.

Also clip both of the under arms

 and her apron waistband.

Clip the tight inner curve of his jeans.

Don't let these scare you...

just clip and turn them like this 

 and press one leg at a time.

The back will lie nice and flat...

And the front will too!

Not as hard as you may think:)

You just made a pair of jeans

 for Mr. Farmer.

YaY!

Okay...

before you pin your pieces 

to the linen laid out

 onto your design board...

you will need to embroider their faces.

Trace using the light box 

and the pattern in your

 Sew Along Guide.

After sewing it...

I cut the end off of 

Sew Simple Shape H-10 

for the top bun in her hair.

You could choose brown or gray or

 dark gray for her hair 

if you don't want a blonde Mrs. Farmer.

About the heart...

I chose to embroider 1936 on mine 

for the year that my paternal

 grandparents Walt and Ida 

were married and

 started their farm.

Aren't they the cutest!!

I put the milk bucket in Mrs.Farmers hand because of this photo of my Grandma:)

You can choose to embroider 

a year or a date that has significance 

to you or leave it plain.

If you do this...

just draw it on first or type one

 to trace using your computer.

They have faces!

I used 3 strands of brown 

for the backstitch and 3 strands 

with two twists for french knot eyes:)

This block will finish at 

12" tall x 18" wide 

and you will trim it down to 

12 1/2" x 18 1/2" AFTER 

your applique is complete.

This means that when you are

 laying out your block...

use a ruler to make sure that 

the pieces go no wider that 17 1/2"...

And no taller than 11 1/2".

You don't want to cut off her hair...

or his hat...

or the soles of their boots 

when you are trimming up!

After pinning down each shape...

check your measurements one more time...

And then use your Sue Glue.

Now remove the pins and lay rollers 

and something heavy on top while they dry.

I almost forgot to show you that

 I like to put a blush on those cheeks:)

Who ever heard of a farmer without 

plenty of sun on their face?

I just use blush and a Q-tip to apply:)

Mr. Farmer says "Aww...shucks"

Okay...

now stitch them down in your 

preferred applique method and 

finish up with the embroidered shovel

 and bucket handles...using 3 strands

 of dark gray Aurifloss.

The stripes on the bucket are

 done with 3 strands of red.

You will need to trim your block

 down to 12 1/2" x 18 1/2" 

I trimmed mine down exactly like I did 

with the tractor block in 

last weeks tutorial because they are 

both the exact same size.

After trimming it's time for the

 Cute Little Buttons!

Sewing buttons on Mr.Farmers shirt:)

Sewing buttons on Mrs.Farmers apron!

Flower centers are sewn on and

 Mr. and Mrs. are ready to be sewn into

 the quilt right after our last block 

is finished next week:)

Tune in then!

xx

Lori