Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Six!!

"BLOCK SIX"

Welcome to week six 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

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK FIVE
 

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Block Six 

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is my Block Six 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 Six:

4 - N-16

4 - N-26

8 - N-30

4 - N-37

1 - N-52

5 - N-57

You will need to cut

4 - 4 1/2" long

and 

4 - 3" long

of prepared 1/4" straight 

bias strips for the stems 

 

Here are all of my Block Six shapes

 sewn...trimmed and clipped.

Before turning...

you will need to clip the cleavage

 areas in the flowers and the 

tulip outsides shapes...

the shapes that are on my design board

do not need any clipping:)

 

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

I pre-glued the center circles 

onto the four denim flowers...

the centers onto the tulips 

and the two center circles together

 before pinning onto the background.

 I pinned these two circles first in the 

center onto the background.

I glued down the corner stems (3")

and glued down the 4 1/2" stems...

lining up with the center of the 

sewn seams of the background.

I tucked all 8 stems about 1/4"

underneath the center circle and

then went ahead and glued it down as well.

I started by pinning the corner tulips.

I measured 3 1/2" from the corner

of my background fabric

 diagonally to the tip 

of the tulip center and pinned.

Next I did the denim flowers.

I measured 1 1/2" down from the edge 

of my background and pinned.

I pinned so that the the center stem

goes into a cleavage area on the flowers:) 

Remember to use your sewn seams 

from the background to 

line these flowers

exactly in the center!

Last but not least...

I pinned and glued the 

leaves into place.

I measured 1/2" up from the center circle

and placed the one end and then

 I placed them 1/4" away from

 the long denim flower stems.

I then glued everything down after

 pinning each applique piece into place.

After a few minutes I removed my

 pins and let my block lie flat 

to continue drying the glue:)

That is my BLOCK SIX tutorial:) 

I love this block and when I designed it

I thought that it would look

fabulous to make a patriotic quilt 

just from 12 of these blocks

and display it in the summer!! 

 BLOCK SIX 

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've finished Block Seven for

 next week and pre-posted

because I'll be out of town...

so here's a little sneak peek.

I love how these 

two blocks look together:)

So come on back here

next Monday for the 

Block Seven tutorial...

happy sewing!!

xx

Lori

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