Granny's Garden Sew Along - Bee Prepared!!

Hello and welcome to the 

Granny's Garden Bee Prepared blog post!

Today I'm going to talk to you 

about prepping for the sew along:)

If you are new to my applique sew alongs...

You can read all of my 

previous ones because they 

remain right here on my blog.

I would strongly suggest that you do

 and you will become familiar 

with how this sew along will work!

You can find each sew along 

by scrolling down and looking at

 the right sidebar of this blog:)

Want to know how to join us??? 

Here's the sew along image

 for you to use...

post it on your

 Instagram and/or Facebook 

to show that you have 

joined our sew along!

Use the hashtag

#GrannysGardenSewAlong 

when you post and then everyone 

on that hashtag page can see your post

 and we know you are doing the sew along:)

By doing so you have

 joined our sew along...

YaY!!

The sew along will take place

 right here on my blog every

 Monday starting August 26th.

Each Monday we work on the quilt 

and I will give you directions 

through step by step tutorials.

Page 2 of the Sew Along Guide 

has the schedule of what tutorials

 I will be doing on what week.

The guide is free...

and is ready for you to download!

CLICK HERE

to download and print.

I like to put mine in a binder 

with sheet protectors for 

easy access during the sew along.

There are corrections on page 3 which have been updated on the guide: 

 1. Border cutting on 

the Pink Granny Aprons print 

should be 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" 

2. Cut the 4 1/2" square for

 block 14 from the Red Medallion 

print instead of the Pink Diamonds.

3. Cut a 2 1/2" square from the 

Pink Granny Needlepoint print for Block 31.

  

You can see here where I have

 written what it should be.

It has been fixed on the guide 

so if you haven't copied yours yet you are good!

On the last page of the guide 

there is some cute

Granny's Garden Sew Along clip art

that I designed for you so that

 you can use with your binder 

or to make cute tags or 

use with your planner etc..

I'll be using it to make some fun things 

 and I'll show you 

as soon as it's ready!

On the second page of the guide

 it lists all of the 

supplies needed for the sew along.

In the Bee Prepared post 

I like to show you a photo 

of each supply just in case 

you are new to my sew alongs 

so that you can see what they are.

I'm a visual person and 

that helps me so I'm hoping 

it will help you!

We will be using my 

newest fabric collection called

 Granny Chic 

and I designed the Granny's Garden quilt

 especially for this fabric.

It has been arriving in quilt shops everywhere for the last 4 weeks.

If you have pre-ordered your fabric kit

 and sew along supplies from your 

fave quilt shop you should be 

getting them anytime now...

if not already!

If you still need the supplies 

and a kit and don't know 

where to find them...

simply do a quick google search of

 "Granny's Garden Quilt Kit" 

so that you will be able to:)

Here are a few images from when

 the Granny's Garden Quilt was 

being made to display in the 

Riley Blake booth during 

spring quilt market in May...

That quilt belongs to Riley Blake 

and I'm going to be making 

my quilt right along with you:)

The following are the supplies listed

 in the sew along guide 

and are what I will 

be using to make mine!

First off...

is the set of 

Sew Simple Shapes

 called Granny's Garden:)

CLICK HERE

Here is my newest set of 

Aurifil threads called Granny Chic...

especially made to go with the 

new colors in this collection:)

These threads are for hand applique 

as well as machine applique.

You will want to match your applique pieces.

I love these colors and it's no secret 

how much I love Aurifil threads.

This is what the Circle Rulers look like.

I have two different sets of circle rulers.

This is the one that has four rulers

 in the set.

 The product number is on the guide

 so that you are sure to 

purchase the correct set.

Here is what the 

10 1/2" Trim It Ruler looks like...

we will use this to

perfectly center and then

 trim up the blocks after appliqué:)

For this quilt we will only need 

one size of the Clover bias tape makers.

It's 1/4" and is used for all 

of the flower stems in the quilt.

I'm going to prepare all of my stems 

(fabric required is on page 4 of the guide)

before I start the quilt 

and wind them onto this empty spool

 from my Large Vintage Trim.

This is the Point to Point Turner by Clover.

I will be using it to shape 

all of my applique pieces 

after sewing and turning!

You will need 2 packages of the 

Sew In Interfacing

for all of the smaller appliqués

and 2-3 more packages for the larger circles and border pieces.

I developed this thickness

 especially to use for the shapes because

 it's still thin but stronger...

so that you don't poke holes

 while shaping and it also helps

  to keep your shapes from distorting.

 Granny Chic buttons...

aren't they cute??

There is no embroidery at all

 in this quilt...

just a little embellishment of the

 buttons on some of the blocks:)

My fave go to for applique glue 

is this little white bottle

 with the pink lid.

It's by the amazing Sue Daley 

and I affectionally call it 

Sue Glue!

I have several different packages of

 Pretty Pins for different things 

and these are the ones

 that I use for laying out my

 applique during the glue basting process.

They are the right height and strength

 and work perfectly and I love them!

Okay that's it for special supplies...

all of the others are normal sewing supplies

 and of course you will need 

design boards for laying out and 

glue basting your blocks.

On the top of page 7 in the guide...

You will see that it has a 

picture of the Cloud Shabby print

 and what you cut from it

 and which block each cut piece belongs to.

The same goes for every piece 

of fabric in your kit....

they are all detailed in the guide

 for your convenience and preparation.

Besides getting all of your fabrics

 and interfacing cut BEFORE

 the sew along begins...

there is one other thing 

that you can do in preparation...

After cutting the 42 - 10" squares...

(one for each of the 42 blocks)

You can go ahead and cut all of the interfacing 

for these circles as well!

(the guide tells you what size to cut

 all of your interfacing for each shape

 and how many of each shape we will be using)

I decided to go one step further 

and sew all 42 of these circles.

If you want to do the same ...

I'll quickly walk you through it.

Place a traced interfacing right side up

 onto a fabric square that is 

right side up as well.

Your traced line is your stitching line

 and I like to use a 

.05 mechanical pencil for a nice this line.

I sew directly onto the line ...

no backstitching ...

just over sewing by about an inch.

I use a regular or maybe 

slightly smaller stitch length.

You can see the "over sewn"

 part on this circle.

I trim off the excess 

leaving an approximate 1/4" seam allowance.

I pull the interfacing away 

from the fabric in the center...

so that I only cut into the

 interfacing for turning.

Turn right side out through 

the X that you just cut.

Shape using the point to point tool

 and give your circle a quick press

 on the fabric side only.

Repeat 41 times LOL!

Just look at this 

cute stack of circles.

All ready to have

 flowers "grow" on them:)

While I was sewing the large circles

 I decided to just go ahead and

sew up the rest of the Cloud Shabby pieces.

Now they are all ready 

and I'll just keep them together

 and use them as needed 

when I work on  the blocks:)

All of the cutting 

in the guide is there

 for you 

so that beforehand you can do so

 if you are so inclined:)

Some people like to 

cut as they go or do all at once...

YOU decide:)

I have made individual kits for

 each block simply by cutting out 

all of the pieces from each print 

in the kit

 and putting them on a 

numbered design board 

(the block number) 

I cut and traced each piece 

of interfacing for each block as well.

I'll keep my design boards 

all stacked up from 1- 42 

and each week the stack will get

 smaller and smaller 

as each block is completed!

If you just don't happen to have 

42 small design boards LOL...

you can use ziplock bags 

and label each bag with a Sharpie:)

FYI...when I cut the square print

 that each large circle will go on

 after the flowers are appliquéd...

I pressed them in half and then 

in half again and placed them 

onto their block numbered design board.

I used my new Sew Handy Stickers

 to number the boards.

Each package contains 

several sheets of letters 

in each color 

(for labeling blocks when 

cutting from my book patterns)

But there are also 

several sheets of numbers as well:)

Sew Handy!!

I'm so very excited to grow 

my Granny's Garden Quilt with you.

I am thrilled with how my 

Granny Chic fabric turned out...

here is my inspiration 

for this collection 

that is written on the back 

of the Granny Chic Fabric storyboard:

Granny Chic is the latest fabric collection designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet.

She has created Granny Chic with her typical vintage flair!

The variety of prints were inspired by the sweet little homes of her grandma’s and great aunts.

She was lucky enough to have lived closely to each of them in the small town of Herriman, Utah where she grew up.

She remembers each of their homes being comfortable and quaint…. and always filled with love.

All of the decor contained lovingly created handmade items such as curtains, pillows, tablecloths, aprons, and of course quilts!

Lori especially loved the old fashioned wallpapers, floral sheets and pretty china patterns. 

She remembers admiring each of their carefully tended gardens…and the happy flowers as she walked down the path to their front doors.

Whenever she visited… she was given a warm welcome …often accompanied by a hug and a kiss and sometimes a cookie!

Lori has created this wide variety of prints with the sincere hope that you will use them to create projects for your home… in true Granny Chic style!!

I'll see y'all right back here

 on Monday the 26th

 with a video tutorial!!

xx

Lori