Vintage Block Along - Week 28 - Wildflowers Block!!

Good morning and welcome

 to episode 28 of the 

Vintage Block Along

This week I'm sharing 

another vintage block from my

 grandma's pattern basket:)

I'm using Farm Girl Vintage 

fabric as well as

 Bee Backgrounds.

This block is another one of those

 tried and true traditional vintage blocks.

Grandma had several versions of it

 in her pattern basket...

each with different names like 

Goose Tracks...Turkey Tracks...

Cross and Crown etc.

I'm naming mine

 WILDFLOWERS 

When we were young...

we had plenty of

 pastures to play in...

both at home and also at grandma's house.

Often the fields were 

dotted here and there 

with wildflowers...

a welcome decoration I always thought!

They had been planted there

 by the autumn wind...

which carries seeds from spent flowers

 in the fall breeze...

landing on the soil and waiting

 for the spring rains to

 soften and sprout them...

 and grow them into a flower:)

When I would come across an

 abundant patch of happy wildflowers... 

 they would seem to be 

nodding their heads at me...

saying "take me inside!"

These simple little bouquets were

 always the sweetest and the best

 and often adorned grandma's kitchen table

 as well as my mom's kitchen windowsill.

Bringing just some of the beauty

 of the outdoors inside

 her little farmhouse.

I still love cutting flowers

 and bringing them inside:)

Even though this vintage block 

has many names that do not have anything

 to do with flowers at all...

to me they look like the 

top view of wildflowers 

growing out in the pasture:) 

 I love the possibility of

 all different color combinations 

for each block...

just like in real flowers!!

We will need to make two of these

 Wildflower Blocks for our quilt...

but I'll just show you

 cutting and directions for one.

From the background 

you will need to cut:

12 - 2" squares

4 - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

From this print cut:

4 - 3 1/2" squares

From this print cut:

4 - 2" squares

4 - 2" x 3 1/2"

From this print cut:

5 - 1 1/2" squares

Grab the pink prints and 

4 of the background squares...

And sew them into sections like this.

They should each 

measure 3 1/2" square.

Now grab the 8 remaining

 background squares

to make easy corner triangles.

Sew one onto each of these

 opposite corners so that 

your segments look like this.

Your segments should still

 measure 3 1/2" square.

Now grab the yellow squares 

and sew an easy corner triangle

 onto the bottom of the segments.

As usual...

either mark a diagonal line

 or use the

 Seams Sew Easy Guide

This is how you will

 layer the two pieces and sew.

After sewing this is what it looks like!

Trim off the excess and press:)

Your 4 segments should still

 measure 3 1/2" square:) 

One more easy corner triangle 

to add to the bottom corner of each one.

Easy peasy....

And cute!!

Now it's time to 

lay out your segments and pieces

 onto your design board 

and sew them into a block:)

YaY!!

WILDFLOWERS

should measure 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" square 

BEFORE we sew it into our quilt.

This is what the back 

of my block looks like.

Don't forget to make two wildflowers!

Have fun with your 

fabrics and color choices.

I can't wait to see them on 

 INSTAGRAM

Thanks for joining me today 

and I hope you love the tutorial:)

Tune in next week for 

another vintage block and 

another vintage memory!

xx

Lori

If you are just joining us...

click on each block that we have

 done so far to go to the tutorial:

1. Grandma's Star

2. Pattern Basket

3. Around the Corner

4. Little Farmhouse

5. Rhinestone 

6. Vintage Lily

7. Star Shine

8. Humble

9. Egg Money

10. Quilting Bee

11. Sunday Star

12. Sweet as Honey

13. Bear Hug Block

14. Front Yard Flower

15. Memory

16. Farmers Daughter

17. Potluck

18. Spool and Bobbins

19. Picnic

20. Sparklers

21. 4th of July Flag

22. Playing Card

23. Penny Candy

24. Mercantile

25. Family Reunion

26. Parade

27. Shade Tree