Bee In My Bonnet: Prairie Meadow Sew Along

"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

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:)