"SEEDLINGS BLOCK"
"BLUE BIRD BLOCK"
Welcome to Week Fifteen 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
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.
As per the sew along guide
cutting instructions
you should have everything for
this weeks blocks
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
I have posted the
Blue Coneflower Block
Tutorial there.
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:)
that I showed you
how to make in my video:)
for the tutorial on my
PURPLE CONEFLOWER BLOCK
to go to my tutorial for the
CALICO STAR FLOWER BLOCK
to go to my tutorial for the
Morning Glory Blocks
to go to my tutorial for the
PRIMROSE BLOCKS
to go to my tutorial for the
RED ROSES and MUMS BLOCK
to go to my tutorial for the
Forget Me Not Block
to go to my tutorial for the
PICKET FENCE and GRASS BLOCKS
to go to my prepping tutorial for
HENS and ROOT VEGGIES
to go to my tutorial on the
HOLLYHOCKS and
RAKE and SHOVEL BLOCK
to go to my tutorial for the
GARDEN GIRL
to go to my tutorial for the
BEE SKEP BLOCK
to go to my tutorial for the
TOMATOES BLOCK
Last week we made the
Click on the name of the blocks
to go to these tutorials!
to go to my tutorial for the
WHEEL BARROW BLOCK
for my tutorial on the
GARDEN TOOLS BLOCK
CLIMBING VINE BLOCK
BEES BLOCK
for my tutorial on the
"BUTTERFLY BLOCKS"
"SNAIL BLOCK"
"GARDEN BLOCK"
This week we are making three blocks
SEEDLINGS BLOCK
BLUE BIRD BLOCK
FRUIT BASKET BLOCK
Let's get started with the
Seedlings!
Here are my fabrics and Shapes
for the Seedling Block all cut...
all traced and ready to go!
***NOTE***
I don't know what I was thinking
when I cut twice as many fabrics
for the leaves lol
so ignore the 8 green rectangles
on the design board and
pretend there is only four:)
Here is a list of the
Calico Garden
Sew Simple Shapes
needed for this blocks:
4 - O-22
4 - 0-61
You will need 4 pieces of 1 1/2" long
prepared 1/4" straight bias.
Cut your background
7" x 14"
My shapes are sewn...
and no clipping was needed for
the pots
but clip the cleavage
in each set of leaves.
Pressed, shaped and ready to plant!
Now let's go lay out the block:)
I have everything that I need here
to plant my seeds!
When laying out the seed pots I pressed
the background in half horizontal
so that I could place two of them
1/2" away from the center fold because
the top corner of pots are 1" apart.
I measured 1 1/2" up from the bottom edge
and pinned the bottom of the pots.
From corner to corner
the pots measure 10 3/4" long.
I placed and glued the stem first...
I then measured in 1 1/4" from the
top edge to place the top of the leaves.
I continued down the row until
I had all of my seedlings planted:)
I'm going to say that
these are sunflower seeds!
What are your seeds going to be?
The measurement across the seedlings
is 11 1/2" across.
All pinned and glued...
And ready for applique!
"SEEDLINGS BLOCK"
After your block is appliquéd
press from the back and
trim it down to
5 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Okay!
Let's make the Blue Bird:)
Here are my fabrics and Shapes
for the Blue Bird Block all cut...
all traced and ready to go!
Here is a list of the
Calico Garden
Sew Simple Shapes
needed for this blocks:
1 - O-81
1 - 0-82
1 - O-85
You will need to cut
a piece of fabric for the beak
1 1/2" 3 1/2"
You will need 2 pieces of 2" long
prepared 1/4" straight bias
with one end pressed under.
Cut your background
7" x 9"
Before you sew the bird you will
need to sew the beak fabric
to the bird fabric like this...
and press the seams open.
Pin so that it lines up with the
beak like this and sew as per usual!!
My shapes are sewn...
and no clipping was needed for
the grass or the wing
but clip the
cleavage and inner curve
at the top of bird's neck.
Pressed...shaped and ready...
Now let's go lay out the block:)
Let's do this!
I measured down 1" from the top
and placed the top of his head to pin.
For the grass I measured in 1 1/2"
from the right side edge of background ...
And 3/4" up from the bottom.
When I added the wing...
I made sure that it did not go higher
than the head so that it will not
be cut off when trimming up the block.
***NOTE***
Speaking of trimming off..
we will end up trimming off some
of the bottom of the grass
when trimming the block.
In other words there is no background
showing underneath the grass
when the block is finished
and sewn into the quilt.
When I glued down the legs
I measured them 1" long and
the pressed under edge on the grass.
All ready for applique!!
"BLUE BIRD BLOCK"
After your block is appliquéd
trim it up to measure
5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
(and remember that you will be trimming
off a portion of the grass at the bottom)
Now that we have the
Seedlings and the Blue Bird made...
lets make the Fruit Basket Block:)
Here's my fabrics for the applique part
of the Fruit Basket Block all cut...
all traced and ready to go!
Here is a list of the
Calico Garden
Sew Simple Shapes
needed for this blocks:
10 - O-6
1 - 0-48
6 - O-58
Cut your background for
this top part of basket
13" x 18"
and press it in half so that
you have the center markings
(you will sew this onto the
top of your pieced basket later)
Here are my fabrics cut and ready
for piecing the bottom portion of the block...which is the basket.
***NOTE***
I noticed in the guide that the
two 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" "A" squares
need to be cut 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
You can see above that the A and D
squares are Easy Corner Triangles:)
Let's start by sewing this large triangle
shape which is used for the
greenery background behind the fruit.
You will sew this shape just a
little differently than normal because
you won't sew along the bottom traced line.
Just sew along the sides and on
the short line across the top.
Backstitch on the bottom on each side
to secure for when you trim...
Like this:)
No clipping needed!!
All appliqués are ready to go
but let's peice the basket before
we go over to the worktable.
Mark a line from point to point
on the back of the 4 1/2" squares.
Add the Easy Corner Triangles (A)
onto each side of the basket.
Also add the Easy Corner Triangles (D)
onto each side of the basket bottom.
Next add the background rectangles (D)
onto each side of bottom of the basket.
Finally add the (B) strips onto each side.
Back of my basket block:)
Okay let's prepare for layout by joining
the top background to the basket.
Mark the
center of both fabrics.
Mark the bottom center of the
triangle applique and pin it to the
bottom center of background like this.
Join them by sewing along the bottom
using an approximate 1/8" seam allowance. Backstitch at start and stop points.
Now pin the basket and background
fabrics together and make sure that they
are all pinned on the center marks.
Sew with a 1/4"seam allowance
and press towards the basket.
Okay now we can begin our layout!
Start by pinning the bottom row of fruits.
Place the inside of the
2 center circles on the center line.
All 4 circles should touch but not overlap.
I placed the leaves behind the 2
outside circles with the tip of
the leaves just touching the side
of the tall green triangle
but not overlapping it.
The width between the leaves is
13" across from tip to tip.
At this point I glued down the leaves
because we will place the
second row of fruit on top of them...
like this:)
Take note that I've also been
gluing down the green triangle
from the bottom up as I go.
I haven't glued any circles down
at the point because I'll be
tucking leaves behind them.
Next I pinned all the circles in place.
Second set of leaves from the bottom
are 10 1/2" apart from point to point.
Top set of leaves measure
8" wide from tip to tip.
Okay let's talk height and
seam allowance at bottom of basket.
From top of fruit to the very bottom
of the basket it measures exactly
16 1/2" tall which is the exact height
(and width) that it will be
squared up after applique.
Closer look here:)
So the reason that I'm telling you this
is so that you will know that when
you are trimming up the bottom edge,
you will be cutting some of the bottom
of the basket off as you are trimming up.
In other words...
You will need to keep 1/2" of background
above the top fruit so that you won't
sew into it when sewing
the blocks together at the end.
Whew!
That was a lot of words but I
wanted to explain in detail:)
Now go ahead and glue
all of your fruit aka circles:)
All ready for applique!
Using the 16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler
will be very helpful when it
comes time to trim it up after
your applique is completed
trim it to 16 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Take note that the bottom pieced basket
is already 16 1/2" wide and that part:)
"FRUIT BASKET BLOCK"
It's sew exciting that we now
only have one more
section of blocks to make.
Yippee!
I'll be back next week with the
tutorials for the
Brown Bird Block and both
Spool Flower Blocks:)
Until then...
Happy Sewing!!
xx
Lori
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