Calico Garden Sew Along - Week Ten!!

"TOMATOES BLOCK"

Welcome to Week Ten of the 

"CALICO GARDEN"

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 

Calico Garden Quilt

90" x 90"

The quilt is made with my latest fabric

 collection called Calico...

I hope that you all have all 

received your templates and 

fabric kits by now...

 and that we are all ready to begin!!

If you still need them ...

just do a quick google search for 

"Calico Garden Quilt Kit"

to find shops who still have some left.

We are also using the

Calico Garden

Sew Simple Shapes

I have 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.

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

  Tomatoes Block  

 all cut and ready to go!

As per usual for week one in my 

Sew Simple Shape Sew Alongs

 the FIRST week tutorial is a video.

Because I now have my own 

YouTube Channel

 I have posted the 

 Blue Coneflower Block

Tutorial there.

CLICK HERE

to visit my channel and watch the 

tutorial and I hope that you love it!

Pretty please leave me a comment

over there and let me know:)

If you like what you see 

and my other videos there...

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 I post another tutorial:)

Here's my Blue Coneflower Block 

that I showed you 

how to make in my video:)

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial on my

PURPLE CONEFLOWER BLOCK

CLICK HERE

to go to my tutorial for the

CALICO STAR FLOWER BLOCK

CLICK HERE

to go to my tutorial for the

Morning Glory Blocks

CLICK HERE 

to go to my tutorial for the 

PRIMROSE BLOCKS

CLICK HERE

to go to my tutorial for the 

RED ROSES and MUMS BLOCK

CLICK HERE 

to go to my tutorial for the 

Forget Me Not Block

CLICK HERE

to go to my tutorial for the

PICKET FENCE and GRASS BLOCKS

CLICK HERE

to go to my prepping tutorial for

HENS and ROOT VEGGIES

CLICK HERE

to go to my tutorial on the 

HOLLYHOCKS and 

RAKE and SHOVEL BLOCK

CLICK HERE 

to go to my tutorial for the 

GARDEN GIRL

CLICK HERE 

to go to my tutorial for the 

BEE SKEP BLOCK

This week... 

let's grow our 

TOMATOES BLOCK

Here is my Tomatoes Block Kit.

 Everything is all cut...

all traced and ready to go!

Here is a list of the

  Calico Garden 

Sew Simple Shapes 

needed for this block:

10 - O-4

1 - O-17

20 - O-66

1 - O-87

5 - O-88

You will also need to cut

and prepare 1/4"

straight bias strip for the stems: 

1 - 13" long

1 - 9 1/2" long

1 - 6" long

1 - 3 1/2" long 

You will need to cut you background

16" x 24" 

as per the sew along guide cutting.

Make sure to press it in half

for easy placement of your shapes:)

After sewing all of your shapes...

bee sure to clip the four cleavage

areas on the garden urn before turning:)

None of the other shapes need clipping. 

All pressed and ready for their close up:)

Now over to the work table!

Start by centering the garden urn 

at the bottom and using your ruler

 and the pressing in your 

background to center it.

Pin it into place but don't glue yet.

Glue the small oval onto the

 center of the large oval...

When it's dry cut it in half.

These are your garden urn handles:)

Tuck them underneath the sides

 about 1/8" down from top and so the

 handles measure 10" from tip to tip. 

Use the lines on your ruler 

to keep them straight!

Pin and glue the handles and then

 tuck the center stem underneath the 

top of the urn centered on your

 pressing line on the background.

Glue the stem down and now you 

can glue the urn down as well.

Pin and glue the tomato at the top ...

making sure that the stem measures 

exactly 11 3/4" from the TOP of the 

urn to the BOTTOM of the tomato.

Now we will measure and glue the 

remaining stems working from the bottom up.

It's very important to use 

your rulers to keep things straight

 with every step along the way.

Measure up 2 1/8" from the 

urn top to place your stem.

 Also use a ruler horizontally

 to make sure your stem is centered.

Let me explain...

Because this stem is 9 1/2" long...

I placed my ruler with the 

4 3 /4" mark centered on the stem 

(which is measures half of 9 1/2")

 so that I knew where my stem should

 land on each end when glueing.

I used a ruler horizontally 

with the two remaining stems as well...

using it on the halfway mark of 

each stem length for correct placement

 of the ends each time I glued.

Good rulers are important!

Now measure 3 5/8" up from that stem 

and glue the 6" stem into place.

Again measure 3 5/8" up 

from the 6" stem and glue your final stem

 that measures 3 1/2" long.

YaY!

Stems are glued and now and next 

I'll explain how I glue each set 

of leaves on top of each tomato.

Start by pinning each bottom leaf corner

 at the top center of the tomato.

Now all that you need to do is 

simply to measure the top corners 

of the leaves to be 2 1/2" apart 

and place a pin in them.

That is their placement...

on each and every tomato...

easy peasy!

Now let's talk tomato placement.

Each tomato is placed with the stem

 end on the center top of the tomato...

and the tomato top is 

about half way up into the stem.

These two tomatoes on the 3 1/2" stem 

should measure 1 1/2" apart like this.

Next I pinned and glued the 

center tomato on the 6 1/2" stem 

and then added the leaves in the 

same way as I previously explained.

Then I added a tomato to each side 

and these should measure 1" apart.

Now for the bottom four tomatoes.

The two in the center are 1 1/2" apart...

And then the two outside tomatoes are

 1" apart from the inside tomatoes.

These four bottom tomatoes

 should measure 11 1/2" wide.

Now to finish up with all of the

 leaves working from the top down!

Remember that all of the remaining

 leaf tips should measure 2 1/2" apart

just like the others:)

Last four set of leaves to pin and glue.

P.S. Doubling up on these 

1 1/2" x 6 1/2" rulers really helps! 

P.S. again...

can I just tell you how much that 

I love this

Flower Power Pin Bowl?

I want one in every color!

For me it makes pinning faster:)

Okay...one final measurement for you.

It should measure 21" from the 

bottom of the garden urn

 to the tips of the top leaves

 on the top tomato:)

After you applique ...

press from the back and

 trim your block down to

 14 1/2" x 22 1/2"

I'll use my 14 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

for that when it comes time...

using it for the width

and for centering

like I've shown you before.

***It would work to trim the 

bottom background edge 1/4" longer 

than the bottom of the urn if you 

want it to sit on the grass when the

 blocks are sewn together...

but take note that is optional!

You could always leave the bottom 

of the urn un-appliqued until then.

I love this block and I love me

 some fresh garden tomatoes!!!

No plastic grocery store tomatoes

 for this farm girl:)

Have fun growing tomatoes 

in your garden this week:)

 

Once again...

thanks so much for doing the 

Calico Garden Sew Along

Are you having fun yet?

I sure am:)

I'll meet you right back here

on my blog next week for the 

Potting Shed and 

Roof and Chimney Block tutorials!   

Until then...

Happy Calico Garden sewing!!

xx

Lori

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