Monday, June 29, 2020

Bee Patriotic Sew Along - The Big Finish!!


Hello there! 
Welcome to Week Four of the 


For this sew along we are
sewing patriotic things from the 
or of course you can use 
fabric from your stash:)



Grab your book
and let's do 
three more blocks this week.

This sew along will be 
easy to follow...
simply sew directly from the book!

You can make your blocks in the
 exact same prints that I did 
by of course looking at each 
block photo for placement 
or you can 
"bee the boss of your own quilt"
 and switch it up!

to download the schedule of what 
blocks that we are sewing
each week...
as well as the 
cutting guide for the 
smaller quilt 
setting if you are making the 6" Blocks.

(12" Block setting is already in the book)


YaY!!!

All of our blocks are completed now 
and you can go ahead and sew your
 quilt top together according to the instructions in the book.

Of course you do not have to 
place the blocks in the 
order that I did...
you could do whatever looks best
 for your quilt!!

Okay lets's tank quilt label!


I wanted to use another block
 from my Vintage Christmas Book
 for my label 
and so I decided that this one
 would be so cute! 

I made it in the 12" size and 
of course used prints from the bundle.
For the window and the door window I used
 RBD Confetti Cotton solid in C120-CLOUD

 Gingerbread House Block 
 is on page 33 of the book:)



The reason that I did not use a print
 for the windows is that I wanted 
to leave this spaces to write on!


I always use a MICRON Pigma Pen 
when writing on fabric.
It does not bleed or smear.


Of course you could leave your block 12" 
or you can add borders like I did.
The measurements for the borders are
 the same as all of the other blocks:)


I decided to make the borders around 
my block scrappy prints 
instead of the background print.
By the way...
Wouldn't this be a super cute pillow?

You can piece your label right into 
your backing fabric or you can
 appliqué it on...
whichever is your favorite way:)



Okay...let's talk about the Vintage Trim
 inside the binding for a minute:)
Kimberly sewed hers last week
 and she put it on her livestream video.
It's super helpful so 
I would recommend watching it.
to watch Kimberly

I did a binding and ric-rac tutorial 
several years ago here on my blog 
that I always link to when it comes 
time for the binding in my sew alongs
for my binding and ric-rac tutorial


As my Grandma would say...
"I'm pleased as punch"
 on how my Bee Patriotic Quilt turned out.

I'm looking forward to 
using it every summer from now on!
I hope you love your quilt too:)





Now let's talk about a few things that 
I'm going to "bee doing" 
with the rest of the
 Bee Patriotic Bundle:)


I'm making log cabin blocks
 with some of the leftovers!


I'm using these fun 
by It's Sew Emma
I'm making the 6" size but
 the 12" would be super cute as well!
I cut a few strips from each print
 at least 1 1/2" wide 
for the 6" block size.

and 
to watch how Kimberly uses these papers. 


This is what the back looks 
like before I trim it...


And this is what the front 
looks like after it's trimmed!
I'm not sure how many I'll make 
but I am strongly leaning towards
 making 16 blocks.

I'll put them in a 4 x 4 setting 
and make them into a 24" pillow:)

Sew cute!


I can use the pillow with my
 Bee Patriotic Bunting...
and table runner...
and flag LOL

I hope you will have fun
 with the "extra's" that I have
 done with the bundle...
and I still have one more!


Whatever is left after I
 make the log cabin pillow...
I'm going to cut the rest of the prints
 into 3 1/2" squares and make
 as many
 REINDEER HOOVES BLOCKS 
as I can for another quilt.


It's the perfect block to use up
 the leftovers because it has 4
 different colors just like the bundle:)


I've had so much fun going back to my
 Vintage Christmas Book 
and taking another look at it...
and thinking outside of the box...
it's one of my favorite things to do!


Thanks so much for coming along
 with me on this fun ride!


I'll continue to do even more 
sew alongs right here on my blog 
and now that I have my own 
YouTube Channel I'll be using it 
to go along with them as well.
and subscribe to my channel 
and hit the bell next to it 
so that you will be notified 
each time I do a new tutorial.

I'll chat with you next time!!!
xx
Lori

Monday, June 22, 2020

Bee Patriotic Sew Along - Week Four!!


Hello there! 
Welcome to Week Four of the 


For this sew along we are
sewing patriotic things from the 
or of course you can use 
fabric from your stash:)



Grab your book
and let's do 
three more blocks this week.

This sew along will be 
easy to follow...
simply sew directly from the book!

You can make your blocks in the
 exact same prints that I did 
by of course looking at each 
block photo for placement 
or you can 
"bee the boss of your own quilt"
 and switch it up!

to download the schedule of what 
blocks that we are sewing
each week...
as well as the 
cutting guide for the 
smaller quilt 
setting if you are making the 6" Blocks.

(12" Block setting is already in the book)
Okay ...let's get started!!


First up is the 
SPARKLE BLOCK
on page 84 of the book.

The center square in this block is
 the perfect place for fussy cutting:)


The second blocks is 
VINTAGE PINWHEEL BLOCK
and it's on page 105

This is a classic block with an
 easy twist on putting it together...
it always looks good in any 
two color combo or even scrappy!


Our last block is 
WOOL STAR BLOCK
and it's on page 107

I of course designed this as a 
winter block but I think it's fabulous
 as a summer block too!



Well that's all 12 blocks...
 and now you can sew your 
quilt top together and quilt it...
YaY!!
Next week we will talk about 
the binding and how to 
add the Vintage Trim inside...
and I'll show you 
what I made for my label:)

But before then...


Remember those projects that I 
told you about that I made 
at the beginning of this year?
That's when I planned out 
this sew along and chose 
all of the fabric for the bundle.


Last week I showed you my
Bunting Tutorial
 if you missed it
And this week I'm showing you
 two more things that I made.
You got a sneak peek of one of them
if you watched the tutorial:)

It's my Bee Patriotic Table Runner.
For the runner I chose 12 reds
 from the bundle and also the 
navy gingham from the bundle 
for points in the star.

I used the same Bee Background 
from the quilt for the 
white star points...


And I chose to use this background
 from my Farm Girl Vintage collection
 for the white stripes.


From the white I cut: 
3 strips - 2 1/2" x 32 1/2"
From the red prints I cut:
32 - 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles



Next step is open the 
Vintage Christmas Book to page 22.

This is the Christmas Star 
block pattern 
that I used to make the 2 stars.
I made them 12" Blocks.


I used C120-DENIM for the background 
which is a Confetti Cotton Solid
 by Riley Blake Designs
I also cut borders for BOTH blocks:
Cut 4 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" 
and sew to sides
Cut 4 - 1 1/2" x 14 1/2" 
and sew to the top and bottom...



Like this.
Remember to make two of these blocks:)
They should each measure 14 1/2" square
 after the borders are on.


Now for the red stripes.
I just laid them out on my 
design wall until I 
liked the placement.
I laid out four stripes...
each with 8 of the rectangles.


I sewed them together like this:)

Each strip should now measure
2 1/2" x 32 1/2" wish is exactly 
the size that you 
have cut the white strips:)

Now to sew the 3 white strips
 in-between the red ones:)


After sewing the strips together 
they should still measure 32 1/2" long 
and  14 1/2" tall which is the
 same height as the star blocks.

*Now let's chat about this for a minute.
I made my stripes this long 
because this runner fits 
perfectly on my farm table.
You can easily customize the length 
of your runner by making your
 stripes longer or shorter
 to fit on your own table.
Simply sew the 2 star blocks 
and then cut your stripes 
whichever length is 
needed for your own table.
Take note that the 2 star blocks
 will take up 28" of that
 measurement in length.


After sewing the two 
star blocks on the end my
 Bee Patriotic Runner measures
14 1/2" x 60 1/2"



Now I'm going to show you how
 I made my Bee Patriotic Flag for my wall.
I used the same block pattern 
and same fabrics
 and made one 6" block.

I cut borders for this block as well;
Cut 2 - 1" x 6 1/2" 
for the sides
Cut 2 - 1" x 7 1/2"
for the top and bottom

After adding the borders...
 your block should measure 7 1/2" square


I cut 7 strips of fabric...
four red and four white:
1 1/2" x 16 1/2"


After I sewed them together they measured
 7 1/2" tall and 16 1/2" long.

*Now let's talk about this for a minute.
At this point I wanted to show you
 how easy it would be to sew another
 star block and make a half sized version
 of the Bee Patriotic Runner.
I wanted to give you a choice of making
 a runner...or a flag...or both!
Sometimes you just need a small runner
 for a sofa table or maybe your 
coffee table or piano top etc.


If you want to make a flag like I did...
Cut 3 white strips and 3 red strips:
1 1/2" x 23 1/2"


I sewed the strips together and
 added them to the top section.
After sewing my cute little
 wall flag measures 13 1/2" x 23 1/2" 


And there you have it...
Bee Patriotic Table Runner
and 
Bee Patriotic Flag



I chose to use my denim plaid
 108" widleback print for the 
backing on both of them.
 I chose the Bee Backgrounds
 Denim Circles for the runner binding
 and I chose the Farm Girl Vintage 
background for the flag binding.


Then I left the rest up to my 
friend Juli Stubbs who quilted
 them beautifully for me.
I hung the runner on my design wall
 for the tutorial filming and
 I love how they go together:)


I took a few close up pictures of the 
flag hoping that you could see the quilting.

I asked her to quilt them the same:)




Thank you sew much for joining
 me this week for the 
Bee Patriotic Sew Along...
I'll bee right back here
 next week for the big finish!!
xx
Lori