Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Five!!

"BLOCK FIVE"

Welcome to week five of the 

"PRAIRIE MEADOW"

Sew Along!

Join me here each week 

when I will be doing tutorials

 on the blocks for the quilt.

Of course because we are all sewing 

from all around the world  

we all have different time zones...

But I will be posting each Monday 

right here on my blog 

and you can follow my tutorials 

any time each week that 

 is convenient for you.

We are making the 

Prairie Meadow Quilt

68" x 85"

The quilt is made with my newest fabric

 collection called Prairie...

I hope that you all have all 

received your 

fabric kits by now...

 and that we are all ready to begin!!

If you still need one ...

just do a quick google search for 

"Prairie Meadow Quilt Kit"

to find shops who still have some left.

We are also using the

Prairie Meadow

Sew Simple Shapes

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 download the sew along guide.

It's important to watch my 

Week One/Block One video tutorial

 because everything I show you in 

block one pertains to all 

the rest of the blocks.

Things such as tips on sewing...

 shaping and turning all of your

 appliqués as well as the entire 

process of laying out the block.

I also explain about sewing 

the scrappy background.

If you have not watched it please 

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

to read my blog tutorial for

BLOCK TWO

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK THREE

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK FOUR
 

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Block Five 

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is my Block Five Kit

 Everything is all cut...

all traced and ready:)

You can also see above the squares

 and rectangles that

 I used for the background.

Here is a list of the

  Prairie Meadow 

Sew Simple Shapes 

needed for  

 Block Five:

1 - N-11

1 - N-14

4 - N-16

8 - N-45

1 - N-54

16 - N-57

You will need to cut

4 - 5" long

and 

4 - 3" long

and 8 - 1 1/2" long

of prepared 1/4" straight 

bias strips for the stems 

 

Here are all of my Block Five shapes

 sewn...trimmed and clipped.

Before turning...

you will need to clip the cleavage

 in the star and the 

inner curves in the 5 flowers:)

 

All turned...shaped...pressed and ready:)

I pre-glued the center circles 

onto the four small flowers.

 

I glued the star onto the large flower

 and the larger circle onto

 the center before 

pinning onto the background.

 I pinned this first in the 

center onto the background.

I glued down the corner stems (5")

and glued down the 3"

stems underneath the star points

only on the ends because

the shorter stems will be tucked

underneath them later.

Then I went ahead and glued the

large flower down ...

now that my stems were underneath:)

I First started by doing 

two of the corner flowers.

I measured 3 3/4" from the corner

 diagonally to the top cleavage

 of flower and pinned.

I pinned the leaves 1/2" up from

 the bottom of the stem and then

 placed the inside of each leaf

 on the seam and pinned.

Next I did the circle flowers.

I measured 2" down from the edge 

of my background and pinned.

I pinned the center stem underneath

 to make sure everything

was straight but did not glue yet

because of the side stems

needing to go underneath.

Remember to use your sewn seams 

from the background to 

line these up in the circle and stem

exactly in the center!

For the side circles I measured down

 3 1/2" from the edge of my background

 fabric and then centered 

them between the leaf and stem 

of the taller circle flower.

Then I cut the bottom of the 

side stems at an angle to 

fit underneath the center stem.

I pinned and glued the 

side stems into place 

(tucking top ends underneath the circles)

and then glued the center 

stem down last.

I then glued the three circle flowers

and continued around each side

 of the block...measuring...

pinning and the the Sue Glue! 

After about 10 minutes I removed my

 pins and let my block lie flat 

to continue drying the glue:)

I love these colors together:)

That is my BLOCK FIVE tutorial:) 

 BLOCK FIVE 

all ready for applique:)

Afterwards I will 

press from the back and then 

I will use my 

16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

to trim down the block.

Thanks for joining me

 again this week for the 

Prairie Meadow Sew Along

I'll meet you right back here

next week for the 

Block Six tutorial...

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

Bee in my Bonnet Company

Sew Simple Shapes Mini ReMix Series - Blocks #15 and #16!!

 

Hello Quilty friends...

thanks so much for 

joining me here again on my 

blog for this months tutorials.

We are making blocks 15 and 16!

This month we are using the

BLOOM 

Sew Simple Shapes

You will find the tutorial for 

making the pinwheel backgrounds

during week one tutorial for this series

CLICK HERE

if you need a refresher.

I used the gray stars from Bee Plaids,

 Red Chicken tracks from Farm girl Vintage,

And pink daisy and yellow circles 

from my Bee Backgrounds collection.

For Block 15 I used:

1 - A1 small circle

from Farm Girl Vintage

1 - A2 - large circle

from Flea Market

8 - A20 petals

Cut 4 each of 2 different yellow prints

I used a yellow print from Prim and 

a yellow floral from Cook Book 

After you sew the shapes you will 

need to trim and turn...

no clipping needed on these

 shapes before turning:)

Lay your pieces out...

pin and glue baste as per usual:)

Your flower should be 5 1/2" tall and wide.

Of course you will need to

 use your 6 1/2" Trim It Ruler 

to keep everything lined up and

 within the window

as I've shown you in my videos.

Glue baste and applique:)

For Block 16 I used:

1 - A6 small oval

from Bee Plaids 

1 - A8 large oval

from Vintage Happy 2

2 - A11  leaves

Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" strips

from two green prints

I used Riley Green from Bee Cross Stitch

and green X's from Granny Chic

Cut a 3 1/2" stem from your spool

 and press one end under:)

I noticed on my sheet of the

 BLOOM page

in the SSS Cutting Guide 

that A-11 says 2" x 2 1/2"

but it should be 2" x 3 1/2"

Sew your green strips together 

using a 1/4" seam allowance and

 press open so that they lie flat.

Now you can sew the leaves by

 placing the  traced A-11 interfacing,

lining up the top and bottom points

 onto the center seam. 

It's an easy and fun way 

to make 2 color leaves!

Now sew the remaining shapes...

no clipping needed on these either!!

  Layout your block so that 

your flower measures 5 1/2" tall.

The leaves are 5 1/2" wide as well:)

 Glue baste and applique!

Use the 6 1/2" Trim It Ruler to trim your blocks up (after applique)

and then sew them into your stars!!

For my star around Block 15...

 I used this print from my

 Flea Market collection.

 For the background I used 

a background from Bee Plaids.

For my star around Block 16...

 I used this gray print from my

 Stitch fabric collection.

 For the background I used 

Sea Glass circles from Bee Backgrounds. 

 

I hope you love this months blocks!

We now have 4 more blocks to go...

 for a total of 20.

Depending on my filming schedule 

for next month...

I may do those tutorials here as well.

If you are following my 

YouTube Channel

you will receive a notification

about next month

(if you have subscribed and

 hit the bell when subscribing)

Remember that as I 

told you in the beginning...

this is the quilt setting that

 we will be using to finish

our ReMix Mini Series Quilt.

It's my original 

Sew Simple Shapes Series Quilt 

that I did here on my blog as a 

sew along several years ago.

The blocks finish at 12" and 

so do our star blocks and so 

we are using the same setting!

If you would like to plan ahead...

CLICK HERE

to go to the post for all of 

the measurements for finishing the quilt.

If you are new to this series

all of the other block tutorials

 and information is on my 

YouTube Channel

CLICK HERE

to go check it out!

I hope you love making 

this months blocks as much as I did...

and I'll chat with you later!!

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

Bee in my Bonnet Company