PRIM Sew Along - Week Eight!!

"PLEASANT and GENTLE"

Welcome to week eight of the

 PRIM SEW ALONG!

We are making the

 PRIM QUILT

72" x 90"

We are also using the

 PRIM Sew Simple Shapes

And my newest fabric collection 

PRIM 

to make the quilt:)

I have already posted the

 "BEE PREPARED"

 post which details all of the supplies

 for the sew along and how it works.

I have also given the link there 

for the free PDF Download 

of the Sew Along Guide

CLICK HERE

to read that post.

So far we have made 

"PATRIOTISM and INDUSTRY"

CLICK HERE

for the first week blog post

"JOY and CONTENTMENT"

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

  

"PEACE and PLENTY"

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

 

"KINDNESS and GENEROSITY"

CLICK HERE 

for that blog post

"BEAUTY and SIMPLICITY"

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

And last week we made block 6

"HOME and HEARTH"

CLICK HERE

for last weeks post

And last week we made block seven...

"FAITH and ENDURANCE"

CLICK HERE

for last weeks blog post

And today we will be making Block Eight

"PLEASANT and GENTLE"

The Prim Sew Simple Shapes 

that you will need for block eight:

4 - K7

3 - K10

1 - K12

1 - K13

1 - K14

1 - K15

1 - K26

1 - K28

1 - K38

6 - K43

1 - K45

2 - K47

3 - K59

*You will need three curved 

1/4"bias strips for the flower stems.

They should each measure 10", 8" and 7" 

after pressing one end under

*The 1/4" straight bias for her hat brim

 should measure 3 1/2" long after 

pressing both ends under

*Cut the 1/4" straight bias for her

 hair 2 1/2" long and press in half:)

Piece these two fabrics together and press

 the seam open before you sew the K-27

When tracing K-7 for the sheep legs...

 use the line on the shape 

for your new sewing line.

Piece these two fabrics together

 and press the seam open 

before you sew the K-40 Shape.

I forgot to take a photo before 

I sewed the K-28 shape for her skirt...

but I'm sure that you can sew 

that you need to trace the line

 for sewing the bottom of her skirt:)

After you have sewn and trimmed 

all of the shapes... you will need to

 clip the seam allowances in the 

stars and flowers and 

the sheep before turning:)

Just look at these adorable shapes 

all ready to turn into a PRIM Block!!

Remember how important it is

 to use the turning tool 

to get them each into shape!

I wanted to show you a few close up photos

 of how I did the ladies head, hat and hair.

The first thing I did was clip

 a little of the top of the hair piece...

you will want to clip it on an angle 

so that it lays on the

 side of her head like this.

Next apply some Sue Glue

 right on your sewn seam...

And glue down the hat brim to 

cover the raw edge of the hair piece.

Add the top of her dress too.

Grab the 1/4" strip of hair and

 glue onto the bottom like this.

This is what the back of mine looks like.

After that dried I applied a sweet blush

 to her cheeks and gave her a french knot eye:)

Now it's time for pinning!!

After you have pinned...

next step is the Sue Glue:)

Bee sure to use the 

16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to align all of your shapes.

After the glue is dried 

it's time to take out the pins...

And applique using your favorite method...

by hand or by machine.

The appliqué is finished 

on my block and I love it!

Isn't she sweet?

I'm partial to anything with sheep.

As you all know I'm a farm girl 

and we always had sheep 

in the pasture right behind our house.

They are such gentle animals:)

PLEASANT and GENTLE

should measure 16 1/2" square

after trimming it up.

Thanks again for joining me this week

 and sewing back to a gentler time:)

Enjoy this David Austin rose from my garden.

It's called "Golden Celebration"

and is one of my favorites.

I'll chat with you later!!

xx

Lori