Surprise!!
I know it's Tuesday but
today is the next episode in the
Vintage Block Along:)
Guess what?
We have five blocks left to sew
(counting today's block)...
So I'm going to be posting on Tuesday
as well as my normal Thursday
for the next 5 blocks.
Because I am planning on
posting the finished quilt on
December 31st...
I want to make up for the few weeks
that I could not post
because I was sewing for market
and then out of town:)
Because we started on January 1st...
that will be one full year
of sewing vintage
with me and Grandma!!
Today I'm sharing another
vintage block with you
from her pattern basket.
As always...
I'm using Farm Girl Vintage fabric
and Bee Backgrounds for my quilt.
Just as a reminder...
as I posted at the beginning
of the year way back when
this sew along started...
that there would not be any
specific fabric requirements
for the quilt because I have been
choosing from Grandma's
patterns each week...
re-drafting them and then
sewing as we go along.
There was no plan for how many blocks
would go into the quilt...
only that I wanted lots of different sizes and wanted it to go on my bed.
I just simply started
sorting through her patterns ...
started creating
and started having a lot of fun!
I decided to invite you to go along
on this vintage journey with me.
I'm so you are:)
Todays block is a vintage block
similar to the Front Yard Flower
block that we did in the spring.
I wanted to add a flower block
for the fall so after sorting
through Grandma's patterns
I found a star block that I thought
would look like a sunflower
if I did the center brown
and the outside of the star yellow.
I added the green corners to
represent leaves
and I love the way it turned out!
Grandma always had many sunflowers
growing wild out in her pasture...
they came back every year
but popped up in different places
because you never knew where
the wind would blow the seeds
and they would sprout.
The giant sunflowers were next
to her barn and it was always fun for me
to keep watch until summers end
to see how big and tall they grew.
I have fond memories of playing
in those fields with my
brothers and sisters and cousins...
while the sunflowers nodded
their heads at us.
The days were getting shorter
by then and we wanted
to stay out there and play
as long as we could:)
Because of these memories...
I chose to make Fall Flower
look like a sunflower
but this block would look great
in any autumn colors and would make
a beautiful fall garden quilt!
Are you ready to make your own
Fall Flower?
For this block you will need a background...
one or 2 yellows...
a brown for the center...
and green for the corners.
For some reason I forgot to
cut my green squares
for this picture whoops:)
From the background cut:
4 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
12 - 1 /1/2" squares
For the center cut:
1 - 2 1/2" square
For the petals cut:
8 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
and from the same print
or a different yellow cut:
4 - 1 1/2" squares
From the green for the leaves
in the corners cut:
4 - 2 1/2" squares
First step is to sew
an easy corner triangle
onto the top of each rectangle.
Mark a stitching line
on the diagonal or use the
Make sure that you sew them in
opposite directions like this.
You should have four of each.
Then sew them together into pairs
so that you have 4
that measure 2 1/2" square.
Now grab these pieces...
And sew them together like this.
They should also measure 2 1/2" square.
Lay out all of your segments
and sew them together
just like you would sew a
nine patch block together.
Save the corners until the end!
Cute!
Now for the corners.
*HINT*
Remember to stick a pin onto
the green square...
right on the corner of the
yellow square underneath
so that you know exactly where
to sew without sewing over the point:)
Fun and done!
Here's the back of my block:)
FALL FLOWER
should measure 6 1/2" square
before we sew it into our quilt.
Be sure to tune in this
Thursday for the next
vintage block from Grandma and me:)
xx
Lori
If you are just joining us...
click on each block that we have
done so far to go to the tutorial:
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
15. Memory
16. Farmers Daughter
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
28. Wildflowers
29. Crossroads
30. Leftovers
31. Peony
32. September Star
34. Six Sisters
35. Twirl
36. Wash Day
Lori - I just love these blocks, and am anxious to make all of them, but haven't had time to start them. How long will they be available?
ReplyDeleteI love them all 😍.
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