Granny's Garden Sew Along - Week Eleven!!

Hi there:)

Welcome to Week Eleven in the 

Granny's Garden Sew Along

We are using Granny Chic Fabric...

And Granny's Garden Sew Simple Shapes...

to make the Granny's Garden Quilt:)

Today we are making the last two

 Flower Blocks!!

Let's start sowing:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 41:

2 - I 6

5 - I 8

1 - I 20

Cut the stem 5" long and

 press one end under.

There is no clipping needed 

before turning in this block:)

All shaped and ready to go!

Pin and glue...

Use the 10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to align and center...

and adjust where needed:)

Flower Block 41 ready for applique:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 42:

4 - I 4

1 - I 21

1 - I 28

Use the 6" Circle Ruler from

 the set for a Shabby Cloud Circle

After sewing you will need to 

clip between each scallop before turning.

Turned...shaped and pressed:)

I did my center first...

Ands added it to the scallop!

Then I glue basted it onto the large circle.

Flower Block 42 is ready for applique.

YaY!

After the quilting I'll add buttons to it:)

Applique and applique!

Afterwards...

applique them to their

 background squares.

Okay fast forward because

 I am finished 

with the applique on 

all of the flower blocks...

so it's time me to trim them all down to

 10 1/2" square using the 

10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.

Make sure your large circles are

 centered

BEFORE you do any trimming.

I trim 2 sides first then turn

 and trim the remaining 2 sides.

And this is what Flower Block 42 

looks like after applique and

trimming down to 10 1/2" square:)

Now I only have 41 more to trim up lol

Now it's time to move on to the border!

You will need 4 - I 11 shapes

 for the corners and 

26 -  I 31 shapes for the scallops.

*Take Note:

When tracing the scallop borders...

center and line up the top edges like this.

*We want to keep the fabric and

 the interfacing straight throughout

 this whole process...

and especially when sewing...

so keep it all straight by pinning...

and line up the top edge and 

side edges of the fabric as well.

When sewing...

don't sew on the side

 lines that you traced...

just sew along the bottom like this:)

All border pieces sewn 

and ready for trimming:)

Start by trimming along the top like this...

and clipping the cleavage

 between each scallop.

Of course you do not need to

 cut the interfacing to turn

 because the bottom and

 the sides are not sewn:)

After turning...

shape each scallop gently

 and press back into shape!

Now you could lay it right onto 

one of the 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" 

border rectangles just like this...

but let me explain something first!

See these lines on the I 31 template?

I wanted you to have a choice

 on how wide your scallop border is.

(not just for this quilt

 but for other projects that 

you will want a scallop border for as well)

The measurements indicate how wide

 the finished scallop will be.

I'm going to be using the 

1 1/2" finished size 

so now is the time to trim to that line...

which is exactly 1" from the top edge.

So I trim just like this!

Easy peasy.

If you want yours to be wider than mine...

only trim off 1/2" and 

it will finish at 2".

If you don't trim any off at all

 it will finish at 2 1/2"

For the side trimming...

 I used my traced line on the side

 as a guide and trimmed directly

 onto the line like this.

 The straight part that's left 

sticks out and measures 1/4" 

and will tuck into the 1/4" seam allowance.

Easy Peasy again!!

Next...glue baste each scalloped applique onto a border rectangle...

centering and lining up both the

 sides and top edges...

like this:)

Now this block is ready for applique...

and by the way that is all that needs 

to be appliquéd because all of 

the other edges will be 

sewn into the quilt top by machine.

All 26 border rectangles

 have the scallop glue basted

 and ready for applique:)

Now for how I do the corner pieces.

I shaped them and set them aside

 and will applique them last

 after the entire quilt top is sewn together.

I'm doing this so that I can

 make sure to place them

 exactly where they need to go!

On page 11 of the 

Sew Along Guide are the instructions on sewing the quilt top together...

it's super easy construction.

Join me back here next week 

and I will have photos of my 

finished quilt and close ups

 of how it was quilted:)

And goes what?!

I will also have another

 fun tutorial for you...

YaY!

Our garden has been planted:)

xx

Lori

Click on the links below 

to view each week of this sew along!!

1. Bee Prepared

2. Week One

3. Week Two

4. Week Three

5. Week Four

6. Week Five

7. Week Six

8. Week Seven

9. Week Eight

10. Week Nine

11. Week Ten