My Happy Place Sew Along - Week Six!!

"CROSS STITCH BLOCKS"

"Three, Four and Five QUILT BLOCKS"

Welcome to week six of the 

"MY HAPPY PLACE"

Sew Along!

Join me here each week 

when I will be doing tutorials

 on the blocks for the quilt.

 I will be posting each Monday 

right here on my blog 

and you can follow my tutorials 

any time during the week that 

 is convenient for you.

For this sew along...

We are making the 

My Happy Place Quilt

74" x 88"

I've been sew excited to begin...

This is going to be fun!!

The quilt is made with my newest fabric

 collection called STITCH...

Along with several Bee Backgrounds:)

I am having a lot of fun 

with all of the prints in the kit

 and I hope that you are as well:)

As all of my 

Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs go...

We are using the shapes

for the pattern of this quilt

and of course the Sew Along Guide and my tutorials each week.

The set of shapes that we are

 using for this quilt are called

MY HAPPY PLACE

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.

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions...hopefully

 you were able to have 

everything for this weeks blocks 

 all cut and ready to go.

This weeks tutorials 

are here on my blog...

However I already did the tutorial

 for block four on my YouTube Channel

And while you are sewing 

Quilt Blocks Three and Five

You will probably want to refer

back to my YouTube Tutorial 

as well for some of the segments that

are the same and for a refresher 

on exactly how I piece my blocks..

CLICK HERE

to watch it again if needed:)

Take note that just like blocks 

One, Two and Four...

Quilt Blocks Three and Five 

will measure 8 1/2" UNFINISHED 

and will measure 8" square 

once they are sewn into your quilt.

Okie Dokie...

now let's get started!

Here are all of the pieces for 

block 3 at my sewing machine:)

First step is to make 

4 square in a squares 

just like I showed you in the

 video for blocks one and two:)

Each one should measure 

3 1/2" square and

 I pressed my seams open.

Now add the easy corner triangles

 onto the top of the 8 strips.

Take note to split them into 

two sets of four and sew

 them in opposite directions.

Trim...

And press open.

Lay everything out on your design board

 and sew them together ...

Like this!

Back of my block:)

STITCH QUILT BLOCK THREE

Let's move onto Block Five

Start by making 

4 - Four patch segments like this.

I pressed my seams open.

Now add 2 easy corner triangles

 onto each four patch...

Like this!

I pressed towards 

the triangles on these:)

Lay them out like a 9-patch

And sew them together.

Back of my block:)

STITCH QUILT BLOCK FIVE

Sew Simple Shapes 

for the Cross Stitch Block 

you will need:

1 - L1

1 - L2

You will of course need to 

have your fabrics cut 

per the sew along guide

and 

You will need a 3/4"x 21"

strip cut for finished 

3/8" straight bias strip

and 

remember to use the gray

 1/4" straight bias strip 

that we had leftover. 

You will need to 

have your background cut:

14" x 14"

and you will trim it to 

12 1/2" x 12 1/2"

AFTER

it is appliquéd:)

The 2 shapes needed for this block

 are too large for binder pocket

 so I showed you how to make a pocket

 out of my new 

STITCH Crafting Paper 

in the video tutorial 

for my Sewing Machine Block.

Easy Peasy...cute...handy and fun!!

I'm excited to let you know that

 both the STITCH and MY HAPPY PLACE 

Crafting Paper Pads 

have arrived and are/have shipped

 to your favorite quilt shop.

YaY!

Let the fun with these begin!

I'll be showing you 

how I use my papers and 

the clip art in the back:)

I am especially excited to use 

it with my new 

2022 Bee in my Bonnet Planner 

which has also just arrived!

CLICK HERE

Okay let's get started 

with the Cross Stitch Block...

and speaking of Cross Stitch

 I thought this was the perfect time 

to show you this fabric print 

that I designed to match my 

STITCH collection.

It's called Big Stitch and 

It's a fun print with lots of possibilities!

And also...

one idea is if you do not know how to 

cross stitch or are nervous about 

doing it for this block ...

you could easily grab some of this print

 and use it in the appliquéd hoop 

instead of our cross stitch block.

The cross stitch chart for the flower

 is in the sew along guide 

as well as all of the colors.

I used three strands of my Aurifloss

and of course my embroidery needles:) 

I put my fabric in an 8" hoop

 and a Q-Snap would work too!

Each "X" on this fabric represents 

one square on the chart in the guide...

And you will know which color 

to use because of the colored chart.

It reminds me of the 

pre-printed cross stitches

 that I learned to stitch on

 when I was a girl!

Simply do one X at a time...

Until you are finished:)

Take Note that...

Just like when cross stitching

 on linen or aida...

you do not use a knot...

just weave the floss ends 

behind your stitches so that 

they will not show or come out.

This flower will also be fun to 

stitch on gingham just like I did

 in my Let's Bake Sew Along

Now you are ready to 

sew your two circle shapes!

The larger circle goes on the

 nutmeg fabric to use for the 

hoop and the smaller will be 

used for your cross spited piece:)

Run the 3/4" strip through 

the 3/8" bias tape maker.

I cut all 3 of my straight bias strips

 2 1/2" long and pressed the two

 nutmeg ones in half and pressed 

one end under of the 

gray strip for the screw.

You will also use a small gray button

 from the STITCH button bag 

for the screw head.

Pin baste everything into place like this

Close up of the top detail:)

For some reason the button looks like

 it has a white ring on top of it

 but that is just the lighting LOL

From top to bottom it should 

measure about 10 1/2" tall:)

I love this sweet

CROSS STITCH BLOCK!

After applique you will 

trim it down to 12 1/2" square:)

Thank you all sew much 

for sewing with me this week...

We are making amazing progress on our quilt...

next week we will do the big

 APPLIQUE BLOCK

and I'll meet you right back here!

xx

Lori

Click on the links below 

to visit each week of this sew along:

"Week One"

 "Week Two"

 

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

"Bee in my Bonnet"

Vintage 1966