Flea Market Sew Along - Week Seven!!

Flea Market Flowers 

BLOCK "E"

Welcome to Week Seven of the 

Flea Market Flowers 

Sew Along!

We are using my latest 

fabric collection called

Flea Market

It's designed by me ... 

and produced and distributed by the amazing 

Riley Blake Designs:)

We are making my quilt

FLEA MARKET FLOWERS

76" x 86"

We are using my 

PIE RULER

to make all of the flower petals...

This set of my 

CIRCLE RULERS

for all of the flower centers...

And we are also using my 

SEED RULERS

for all of the leaves in the quilt.

All of the other notions as well as fabric requirements are detailed within the 

Flea Market Flowers Sew Along Guide

CLICK HERE

for the free PDF Download

I also have a "Bee Prepared" blog post 

detailing everything that you will

 need to know about this sew along...

CLICK HERE

to go to that blog post 

if you have not read it 

or you need to be "refreshed"

 on any of the information!

As promised...

To kick off week one

 I did a video tutorial on my

 YouTube channel showing how to make 

Flea Market Flower 

BLOCK "M"

CLICK HERE

to go to that tutorial...

 so that you can make this cute flower!!

I also did a tutorial during 

week one right here

 on my blog for

Block "L"

CLICK HERE

to go to week one and this block tutorial:)

As part of week two 

I did the tutorial here for  

Block "O"

CLICK HERE

For that tutorial

BLOCK "I" 

is also in the week two tutorial:)

Last week during week three

I did the tutorial for 

BLOCK 

CLICK HERE

to go to week three for the tutorial

I also did the tutorial for 

BLOCK "I"

during week three:)

During week four I did

 the tutorial for 

Block "K"

CLICK HERE 

for that tutorial

And I also did the tutorial for 

Block "J" 

during week four as well.

During Week Five I did the tutorial for 

BLOCK  "F"

CLICK HERE

to read that tutorial

I also did the tutorial for 

BLOCK "H"

during Week Five as well.

During week six I did the tutorial for 

BLOCK "G"

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial.

First up today we are going to make 

BLOCK "E"

You will need to make one - 

9 1/2" Flea Market Flower

using 2 different prints.

To make Block "E" you will also need:

2 - small leaves

2 - large leaves

 1 - 4" circle

1 - 1/2" stem cut 9 1/2" long

with one end pressed under 

Background cut - 12" x 20"

***Please read carefully*** 

These are the

special cutting instructions 

for the flower petals in Block "E"

that I told you about earlier:

You will need one 4" x 21"

 strip from each print 

to cut 8 flower petals from each 

to make the flower.

***NOTE for special cutting***

For the other 9 1/2" flowers you would

 normally cut your strips 

3" tall 

but for this flower you will 

cut the strips 4" tall instead.

 The reason is that because we are 

using a 4" circle for the 

flower center...

 we need the make the center opening

 in the flower itself smaller 

so that size circle will cover it.

So cut the petals like this

using the 3" and 7"

line marks on the Pie Ruler.

Alternate the ruler after each cut. 

***Take Note***

 that you will be using the 7" line 

 instead of the 6" line 

(as indicated in the guide) 

for this 9 1/2" flower ONLY 

so that the 4" circle will fit easily.

Here's a closer look:)

Repeat cutting for the other print 

for a total of 16 flower petals.

Now I'm all cut and ready to

 go over to the sewing machine:)

I sewed my leaves and the 4" circle...

And I also whipped up this 6" circle

 using leftover fabric from the kit...

because I am thinking that

 this is a good solution for you 

if you just happened to 

have been a "little overzealous" 

LOL and did not wait for my 

special cutting on this block 

and already cut your strips 3" tall.

Simply put a larger circle 

in the middle to cover the hole 

after sewing your flower:)

Okay now time to sew the petals!!

After I pressed my background 

fabric in half lengthwise so that I could easily center my flower...

 I began pinning.

I made sure that it not 

measure more than 17" tall

and the large leaves are no

wider than the flower. 

Now to pin the 4" center circle.

Or the 6" center circle if you need to...

Or actually both if you want...

after all  I always say that

"You are the boss of your own quilt!"

As for me...

I'm sticking with my plan on this one:)

But FYI sometimes I do change my mind

as you will see in 

Block D a little later.

I'm the boss of my own quilt too!!

Haha

All pinned and glued and waiting

 for a few minutes to let it dry 

before removing the pins.

All ready to applique!!!

I love this cute and simple aqua flower!

FLEA MARKET FLOWER

BLOCK "E"

After applique trim it down to 

10 1/2" x 18 1/2" 

It will finish at 

10" x 18"

after it's sewn into your quilt.

Okay...now it's time for

 BLOCK "D"

For this block you will need to make one 

15 1/2" Flea Market Flower

using two different prints

and also one 

9 1/2" Flea Market Flower

using one print.

For BLOCK "D" cut your background fabric 

18" x 20"

There are no stems or leaves 

in this one but you will need 

1 - 6" circle 

and 

1 - 4" circle 

(I decided to save this circle 

for a little later in the sew along)

You will need to cut 2 - 6" x 21" 

from EACH of the prints for the 

15 1/2" flower petals.

Cut 8 petals from each like this...

using the top of the Pie Ruler

 and the 6" line just like

 the diagram in the guide.

Make sure to alternate 

the ruler with each cut.

You will need to cut 

3 - 3" x 16" strips 

for the 9 1/2" flower petals.

Your strips will be 16" long 

instead of 21" long because 

you will need to cut a 

5" square from your fabric first.

This is for the flower center in

 Block "B" so set it aside for that.

 

From these 3 strips...

Cut 16 petals to make one 9 1/2" flower

 using the 3" and the 6" lines

 on the Pie Ruler just like

 the diagram in the guide.

I sewed both of my circles first...

And then both of my flowers:)

I pressed my background in half

 both ways so that I could

 use those creased lines 

to center my largest  flower first.

Take note that for this flower...

I placed my flower points

 on those creased lines.

 

Then I pinned and glued!

Next I pinned and glued 

the smaller flower on top.

I placed the points onto the seams

 of the large flower and used a ruler

 to make sure that 

the top flower was centered.

After pinning I glued:)

Then I centered and pinned the 6" circle:)

This is the point where I decided 

to save this circle to use for later.

Because...

I'm going to use it as the center 

for a special Flea Market Flower 

that I am going to make 

for the quilt label!

I'm excited about it and 

I'll do a tutorial on that

 during the last week of this sew along:)

Of course you can still put yours 

in this block if you would like...

no worries!

I think the block looks cute either way!

FLEA MARKET FLOWER 

BLOCK "D"

After your applique is complete 

you will need to trim your block to 

16 1/2" tall x 18 1/2" wide

It will finish at 16" x 18" 

after it's sewn into your quilt.

Okay now onto Block "C"

You will need to make 

one - 7 1/2" Flea Market Flower 

using one print only

You will need to cut 2 - 3" x 21" strips

 to get 16 flower petals.

Cut them like this using the

 4" and the 7" lines on the Pie Ruler.

Alternate the ruler with each cut:)

To make Block "C" you will also need:

1 - 4" circle

2 - small leaves

2 - large leaves

1 - 1/4" stem cut 12" long 

with one end pressed under.

Cut your background 10" x 20"

Sew your leaves and your center circle...

And your 7 1/2" flower.

Press your background in half lengthwise

 so that you can 

pin your flower in the center.

Because you do not want your leaves 

to be wider than your flower...

place the bottom of the leaves

 almost straight with the stem.

Here is a close up photo of mine:)

Pin everything else into place...

And make your flower to be 

no more than 17" tall:)

After pinning...

 glue into place and remove pins

 when your Sue Glue is dry!

I love this tall skinny flower:)

FLEA MARKET FLOWER

BLOCK "C"

After applique trim it down to

 8 1/2" x 18 1/2"

It will finish at 8" x 18"

after it's sewn into your quilt.

Whew!!

That was a lot of tutorials for this week!

***Just a reminder...

that you do not have to 

make your blocks at the same time 

that I am doing each tutorial.

We all have different amounts of time

 that we can sew and of course 

this is a no pressure sew along.

Some of you are able to stay

 with my schedule and some are not.

NO WORRIES!

As always...

I will leave all of these tutorials

 on my blog so that you can do 

each block at your own convenience.

The most important thing is that you

 enjoy planting and growing your flowers

 each and every step of the way:)

I'll be right back here next week

 with two more block tutorials.

xx

Lori