Wednesday, July 12, 2023

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




"VINTAGE APPLE 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

Today we are making the apple:)




Here is my Vintage Apple 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-29
1 - P-32
1 - P-51

All of the background fabric
 is the same for each block in this quilt.
Cut your background  
12" x 12"
and press it in half for centering 
the apple when pinning and glue basting:)


After sewing and trimming your shapes...
you will need to clip the inner curves
 on the stem and both top and bottom 
of the apple before turning. 
Your leaf does not need to be clipped:)


Pressed and shaped and ready to layout...
easy peasy!
I chose a green print from my 
Bee Vintage fabric collection so that
 we could make a Granny Smith Apple 
for our sampler quilt:)


***NOTE***
For each block tutorial 
in this quilt I'm going to 
show you how my block looks
when it is lined up with all of the 
lines on the 10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.

This is truly the best way to show you
 where to place your shapes onto 
your background fabric before
 you pin and then glue.

This 10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler photo 
of each block layout will be 
sew very helpful!!!


And I will also give you the
 measurements of the height...
so in this case the apple measures 
9 1/4" tall from the top of the stem 
to the bottom of the apple.

Of course the width is just as wide 
as the apple Sew Simple Shape:)


Pin and Sue Glue!!


Remove pins after a few minutes 
and when the glue is dry you are ready 
to applique using your method of choice.


After your applique is completed...
just like I showed you with the 
Vintage Strawberry Block 
you will need to press it from the back 
and trim it down to measure 
10 1/2" x 10 1/2" square
 before sewing it into your quilt.


VINTAGE APPLE BLOCK


Vintage Apple Quilt

The apple block is another one
of my Bee Vintage Sew Simple Shape Blocks
 that I have colored into
 a quilt using several prints from my 
"BASICS"fabric collections for you.
to download or view the 
high res printable photo 
for exact fabric placement 
when making this quilt if you so desire:)


Thanks so much for sewing your 
Vintage Apple Block
with me today!
 
I'll meet you right back here
on my blog next time for the 
Vintage Cherries Block tutorial...
xx
Lori

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