Monday, November 7, 2022

Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Eleven!!



"BLOCK ELEVEN"
Welcome to week eleven 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
 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

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 

to read my blog tutorial for
BLOCK TWO

to read my tutorial for
BLOCK THREE

to read my tutorial for 
BLOCK FOUR

to read my tutorial for
BLOCK FIVE

to read my tutorial for 
BLOCK SIX


CLICK HERE
to read my tutorial for
to read my tutorial for 
BLOCK EIGHT


to read my tutorial for 
BLOCK NINE


to read my tutorial for 
BLOCK TEN


As per the sew along guide 
cutting instructions
 you should have everything for your
  Block Eleven 
 all cut and ready to go!


Here is my Block Eleven 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 Eleven:

1 - N-5
1 - N-6
1 - N-20
4 - N-23
4 - N-57
8 - N-33

You will need to cut
4 - 2" long
of prepared 1/4" strips
 for the stems 
from your spool...
and 
4 - 6" long
of prepared 1/4" strips
from the denim fabric
for leaf stems
with one end pressed under.



Block Eleven shapes
 sewn...trimmed.

Before turning...
you will need to clip the  
cleavage areas and 
inner curves in-between
each of the shapes that are 
on the cutting mat.

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 shapes on the sewing machine
do not need any clipping:)




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


I pre-glued the denim stems 
onto the leaves first and placed 
them 1 1/2" down from the tip
of the leaf like this.


 
I also glued these 3 together
before pinning onto the background...


Like this:)




I pinned the leaves onto each corner next. 
The tip of leaf measures 3 1/2" 
from the corner on the diagonal.


All four are pinned:)




Next I centered the green stems onto
 the seam line and pinned into place.



I placed the circle flower
so that the stem is 1 1/2" long...
1 3/4" from the edge of my background:) 



I placed the leaves like this...
bottoms at the base of stem
and tips centered between the 
circle flower and corner leaves.




Everything is pinned and then Sue Glued:) 
After a few minutes I removed my
 pins and let my block lie flat 
to continue drying the glue:)






That is my BLOCK ELEVEN tutorial. 




 BLOCK ELEVEN 
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 Twelve tutorial...
happy sewing!!
xx
Lori

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1 comment:

  1. Well done! they look very beautiful! Thanks for the sharing

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