Granny's Garden Sew Along - Week Five!!

Well hello there!

Welcome to Week Five in the 

Granny's Garden Sew Along

This is the quilt we are making ...

Granny's Garden Quilt

76" x 86"

And we are using Granny Chic fabric:)

And Granny Chic Sew Simple Shapes:)

This weeks tutorials are blocks 17 thru 20...

So let's get planting!

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 17:

2 - I 5

3 - I 23

Use the 2" Circle Ruler from the set

 for the 3 flower centers

Cut center stem 7" long and

 press one end under

Cut side stems 2 1/2" long and 

trim those ends on opposite diagonals.

After you have sewn and trimmed 

you will need to clip in-between

 each flower petal before turning.

Turn...shape and press:)

This is what my block looked like

 when laying it out.

Of course I used the 

10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

 for placement...

then I glue basted and pinned:)

It's all ready for applique!

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 18:

4 - I 13

1 - I 21

1 - I 29

1 - I 30

Cleavage areas that need to be 

clipped on this block are 

on the star and the heart.

And now for the glue basting.

First I glued the four hearts

 and the circle

 onto the Shabby Cloud 

octagon shape like this.

Notice that points of the 

octagon are centered with the

 center of the hearts.

Then I glued the octagon onto 

the center of the star like this:)

I then placed it on the circle background 

for pinning and glueing.

After my quilt is completed 

I may put buttons in-between

 all of the star points!

Ready for applique:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 19:

2 - I 2

1 - I 13

4 - I 21

1 - I 24

1 - I 30

Use the 4" Circle Ruler 

from the set and make the

 smaller Shabby Cloud circle.

Cut your stem 3" long and 

press one end under.

(for some reason mine is not in my photo)

Cleavage areas that need to be 

clipped on this block are on

 the heart...flower and star.

I took a few close up photos of 

turning this small leaf.

As I have said before...

on small pieces like this 

I turn one half first like this

 because I think its easier.

Also remember to turn the tool sideways 

when gently pushing out any points 

in each shape.

I think that really helps as well.

All turned and shaped...

it just needs a quick press!

Now for the basting:)

Just like the previous block ...

I did the heart flower 

onto the center circle first.

Then glued that to the scalloped circle...

Then glued that onto the 

center of the star like this.

*take note that this star is turned one quarter of a turn compared

to the star in the previous block:)

Time for pinning onto the circle

 and then final glue basting.

Ready for applique:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 20:

1 - I 25 

This is another dresden like I have 

shown you before in previous blocks 

which consists of these two aqua prints.

You should have cut 4 - 4 1/2" squares 

from each one.

1 - I 27

Use the 2" Circle Ruler from 

the set for the center.

We are going to make this dresden 

just like I showed you previously 

in Blocks 11 and 14.

Pair up the 4 1/2" squares ...

and sew from corner to corner...

to make a total of 4 half square triangles.

They should each measure 4 1/2" square.

Sew them together into an

 8 1/2" square pinwheel like this.

Again...make sure that the cleavage

 points are sewn right on the seams. 

After sewing...

trim and clip the cleavage areas

 in the dresden and the 

medium circle with tiny scallops:)

Turned...shaped and pressed 

and all ready to pin baste:)

I used my little Cute Cuts Ruler 

to make sure that my circle was

 in the center before I glued it.

And just like that...

Block 20 is ready for applique as well!

now applique...applique...applique and applique:)

You have just planted four 

more flowers in your 

Granny's Garden Quilt.

I hope you are having as much fun

 growing them as I am:)

They look so pretty on their 

square background prints!

Thanks for joining me this week 

and next week we will 

plant four more flowers 

for our quilt garden:)

xx

Lori

P.S. If you are just joining us

 be sure to click on the links below 

for the previous Granny's Garden

 posts and tutorials.

1. Bee Prepared

2. Week One

3. Week Two

4. Week Three

5. Week Four