Friday, July 14, 2023

Bee Vintage Sew Along - Week One - Vintage Cherries Block!!





"VINTAGE CHERRIES BLOCK"



Welcome to week one of the 
"BEE VINTAGE"
Sew Along!
Join me here each week 
when I will be doing 3 tutorials
 on three 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 - Wednesday - Friday 
right here on my blog 
and you can follow my tutorials 
any time during the week that 
 is convenient for you.



We are making the 
Bee Vintage Sampler Quilt
71" x 84"
 
I've been getting ready for
when it was time to begin...
and now that time is here!!


The quilt is made with my fabric
 collection called Bee Vintage...
and a few other prints from my basics collections as well!

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 
"Bee Vintage Quilt Kit"
to find shops who still have some left.



We are also using the
Bee Vintage
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
if you have not downloaded yet. 



As per usual for the first block in my 
Sew Simple Shape Sew Alongs
 that FIRST tutorial is a video.

Because I now have my own  
 I have posted the 
 Vintage Strawberry Block
Tutorial there.
to visit my channel and watch the 
tutorial and I hope that you love it:)

to read my blog post too


Last time we made the
VINTAGE APPLE BLOCK
for that tutorial

Today we are making Vintage Cherries!



Here is my Vintage Cherries Block 
 All cut...traced and ready to go!

Here is a list of the
  Bee Vintage 
Sew Simple Shapes 
needed for this block:
1 - P-14
2 - P-29
1 - P-32
2 - P-60
1 - P-64
You will also need 2 prepared 1/4"
bias strips pressed with a slight curve.
Each one should be about 4" - 5" long

***NOTE***
You can either cut your strips 
on the bias or straight across 
your fabric like I did.
The stems have such a slight curve 
in them that when I pressed the curve
 (as I showed in THIS VIDEO)
they held their curve just fine 
even though they were not cut on the bias.
Take note that this info goes for
 ALL of the bias strips
 in this quilt...but as always
YOU are the boss of your own quilt
 so you can decide how you want to do it:) 

Cut your background  
12" x 12"
and press it in half for centering 
the design when pinning and glue basting:)


After sewing your shapes...
trim the seam allowances and then 
clip the inner curve in the stem 
and the cleavage areas in the flower...


And then turn and shape and press!
Now let's go lay out the block.


Here is the photo with all of the layout measurements that you will need to know:)


Cherries from side to side measure 7 1/2"


And the entire design together is about 
9 1/4" tall.


Pin and Glue:)


Ready for applique!


Then trim it down to 10 1/2" square
 after pressing from the back.


VINTAGE CHERRIES BLOCK



Thanks so much for 
sewing cherries with me today!!


 We have now finished the
 very first week and the 
first three blocks in the 
Bee Vintage Sew Along

I'll meet you right back here
on my blog next time for the 
Vintage Butterfly Block tutorial...
xx
Lori

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