Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Ten!!

"BLOCK TEN"

Welcome to week ten 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 very 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

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK FIVE

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK SIX

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK SEVEN 
 

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK EIGHT

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK NINE

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Block Ten 

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is my Block Ten 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 Ten:

4 - N-4

4 - N-27

4 - N-32

4 - N-34

4 - N-35

16 - N-48

1 - N-49

8 - N-58

You will need to cut

4 - 4 1/2" long

of prepared 1/4" strips

 for the stems 

from your spool.

Block Ten shapes

 sewn...trimmed and clipped.

Before turning...

you will need to clip the  

cleavage areas in-between

each of the shapes that are 

on the design board in the photo.

Remember to clip ALL the way 

to your stitched line but not into it.

If you do not clip far enough it will

be hard for it to lie flat.

Use the seam roller and also your iron

in these kind of 

areas just as I showed you in the 

week one video. 

 

The other shapes

do not need any clipping:)

 

*When I turned and shaped these 

pomegranate tops...

they took me a few minutes 

but not as long as I thought they might!

 I did not need to use hemostats

 to turn them but of course

 you can feel free to if needed.

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

I pre-glued the gingham centers 

onto the pomegranates and placed 

the tops showing 3/4" tall 

at the top and glued into place.

 

I also glued the 4 shapes 

onto the outside of the center circle

before pinning onto the background.

I then pinned these shapes onto the 

center of the background first.

The stems measure 3 1/2" long.

Next I centered and placed 

these shapes 2" in from the edge

 of the background and pinned into place.

I placed the bottom set of leaves

 1/2" up from the center circle

 and the tips 1/4" away 

from tan leaves on each side. 

I placed the top set with the 

inside curves on the seam line

 and about 1/4" away from the bottom set.

Lastly I placed the circles 

1 1/2" from the edge of the background 

and 1/4" in from the seam line.

After a few minutes I removed my

 pins and let my block lie flat 

to continue drying the glue:)

That is my BLOCK TEN tutorial. 

 BLOCK TEN 

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 this week for the  

Prairie Meadow Sew Along...

We are nearing the end of our journey!!

I'll meet you right back here

next Monday for the 

Block Eleven tutorial...

happy sewing!!

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

Bee in my Bonnet Company

Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Nine!!

"BLOCK NINE"

Welcome to week nine 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 very 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

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK FIVE

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK SIX

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK SEVEN 
 

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK EIGHT

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Block Nine 

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is my Block Nine 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 Nine:

4 - N-18

4 - N-28

4 - N-43

1 - N-51

1 - N-55

8 - N-57

12 - N-58

You will need to cut

4 - 5" long

and

4 - 3" long

of prepared 1/4" strips

 for the stems 

that are cut 

ON THE BIAS

because they are curved.

Block Nine shapes

 sewn...trimmed and clipped.

Before turning...

you will need to clip the  

cleavage areas in-between

each of the 8 leaves shown 

in the front of the photo.

Remember to clip ALL the way 

to your stitched line but not into it.

If you do not clip far enough it will

be hard for it to lie flat.

Use the seam roller and also your iron

in these kind of 

areas just as I showed you in the 

week one video. 

 

The other shapes

do not need any clipping:)

 

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

I pre-glued these 2 circles together

before pinning onto the background.

I pinned these shapes onto the 

center of the background first.

The tip of the large leaves

 are 2 1/2" down from the edge

 of your background fabric 

and the narrow green leaves

tops are at the seam intersection. 

 All 8 shapes surrounding the 

large circle are tucked underneath. 

I pinned and glued all of these 

shapes down at this point.

Then I pinned the blue circles 1 3/4"

from the edge of my background 

and centered between the seams of that

background square that they are placed on.

Next I placed the cherries.

I pinned the darkest cherry 2" in

from the edge of the background and centered on the seam.

I then pinned the gingham cherry

 next to it on the seam about 1/4" apart.

The last cherry is pinned 

1 1/2" from edge to the right

 and 3" in from bottom edge.

Just pin these into place

so that you can tuck the stems

 underneath on the last step.

Next I placed the double leaf tip

2 1/4" in from bottom edge of

the background and then 

3" in from the right edge of background.

the other leaf bottom rests on the seam.  

I glued the long curved stem underneath.

First I pressed the bottom end under.

The bottom corner of that stem is 

2 1/4" from the bottom edge

 of the background.

Because you cut on the bias

it will curve the way that you 

want it to and still lie flat.

Tuck the other end of long stem

 underneath the top cherry.

Now curve the shorter stem 

between the two side cherries

like a smile:)and glue.

Trim length if stems if needed...

I wanted to give you 

enough to work with!

Now glue the cherries and double 

leaves into place.

I worked with one corner at a 

time from this point on.

***TAKE NOTE***

the opposite corner is a 

mirror image but all

 measurements are the same:)

  Using these sewn sewn seams 

from the background 

for placement makes it sew easy!

Once the second corner was completed

and I continued in the same way

for the other half of the block...

Until all for corners 

were pinned and then glued:)

After a few minutes I removed my

 pins and let my block lie flat 

to continue drying the glue:)

That is my BLOCK NINE tutorial. 

I love this block!

I call it my George Washington Block

because of the cherries and 

the Baltimore Album style design...

it's very Early American:)

 BLOCK NINE 

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.

Now that we are 3/4 of the way

 through our applique blocks

let's talk about the scrappy border blocks!

The cutting for each block is within the cutting of each fabric in the guide

and they are super easy to sew!

You will find the block instructions

and diagrams within the sew along guide

and the diagram on sewing the 

four scrappy borders

(and the sashing and cornerstones)

Here are my sample blocks to show you.

I simply used an accurate 1/4"

 seam allowance and then pressed 

my seams open and used the clapper

just like I show you in all

of my tutorials on my 

YouTube Channel

I'm know a lot of you have 

sewn your border blocks already 

and have been putting your

quilt rows together as we go!

You can choose to save till

the end...it really doesn't matter:)

YaY!!

After making this weeks block

you can add it to the first eight 

that we have made:)

I adore how they are all looking

so sweet together!

Thanks for joining me

 again this week for the 

Prairie Meadow Sew Along...

I'll meet you right back here

next Monday for the 

Block Ten tutorial...

happy sewing!!

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

Bee in my Bonnet Company