Prairie Meadow Sew Along - Block Twelve!!

"BLOCK TWELVE"

Welcome to week twelve 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

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for 

BLOCK TEN

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial for

BLOCK ELEVEN

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Block Twelve 

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is my Block Twelve 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 Twelve:

1 - N-7

1 - N-9

4 - N-15

4 - N-25

8 - N-42

4 - N-47

1 - N-55

8 - N-56

You will need to cut

8 - 5" long

of prepared 1/4" BIAS strips

(cut on the bias for curving)

 for the stems 

Block Twelve shapes

 sewn...trimmed.

Before turning...

you will need to clip the  

cleavage areas and 

inner curves in-between

each of the shapes that are 

in the background.

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 in my hand

do not need any clipping:)

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

I pre-glued the five flower centers

 on first and the two large 

flowers together before 

pinning them all onto the background...

Like this:)

 

The cleavage of the flower measures 3 1/2" 

from the corner on the diagonal.

Next up are the tulips.

Place the bottom on the seam and 

1 1/2" in from the edge like this.

The center of tulip should 

align with this corner seam:)

All of these shapes are pinned...

now onto the plum circles:)

Place them on the seam and 1/2" 

away from the nearest flower petal.

Next I pinned these leaves 

1/2" down from the tulip bottom.

All four pinned:)

Place these leaves 3/4" down

 from center cleavage and...

1/2" from the flower and the 

leaf top on this side.

The other side of leaf is 

1/4" away from flower petal 

and the tip of leaf is on the seam.

Repeat for all 3 remaining corners...

And now onto the 5" curved stems:)

Pin the stem into a curve like this...

keeping in mind where each end of

 the stems go into the flowers.

Now place and pin the 

tulip stem like this...

trim end on a sharp diagonal to 

tuck underneath the first stem

where the background seams meet...

Like this.

Now place the remaining leaf 

with the bottom curve on the seam 

and the tip pointing to 

the center of the plum circle:)

All four corners look like this!!

Repeat for remaining 3 corners ...

And Sue Glue everything 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 TWELVE tutorial. 

 BLOCK TWELVE 

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 even closer the end of our journey!!

Because we have just finished 

Block Twelve...

here is further info about this sew along!

First of all...

I hope that you have had fun 

playing with PRAIRIE 

and making each of the 12 blocks:)

Remember that as I explained 

in the first week video

 that you can choose wether to 

hand or machine applique and so I 

left you a link there in the 

video description on how I do both

 so that may help you to decide.

In my Bee Prepared blog post 

I showed you this page in the

 sew along guide...

this is the info that you will use

to sew your sashing...cornerstones 

and border blocks together 

to form your quilt top.

Please Please Please 

do not worry if some of your

 border prints are not the 

same as mine...

as long as they are the same size 

it just doesn't matter.

This is a scrappy border 

simply meant to compliment the

 applique blocks...

so don't fret

and just enjoy the process!

It shows in the sew along guide schedule

 that next week is the 

BIG FINISH

where I show you my quilt 

all quilted and bound but I'm afraid

 it will be put off just a week or so 

until the Prairie Wideback gets here

 because I DO NOT want to use 

another for the back of my quilt.

Riley Blake says it will be here

 VERY shortly and so as soon 

as it gets here Juli will quilt my quilt

 and I'll do the post.

I'll let you know on my

 INSTAGRAM 

as soon as the post is 

posted here on my blog!!!

In the meantime...

go ahead and finish up your blocks

and the applique and trimming...

and border blocks:)

I'll continue with my other 

current sew along on my 

YouTube Channel

for my book

Scrappiness is Happiness!

I'll meet you right back here

as soon as my quilt is complete.

Until then...happy sewing!!

xx

Lori

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