Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Bee Vintage Sew Along - Week Five - Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Block!!



"VINTAGE SUNBONNET SUE BLOCK"


Welcome to week five 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"


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



for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE APPLE BLOCK


for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE CHERRIES BLOCK


for the tutorial on the 
VINTAGE BUTTERFLY BLOCK



for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE MAPLE LEAF BLOCK


for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE SCOTTY DOG BLOCK


for the tutorial on the 
VINTAGE UMBRELLA BLOCK


for the tutorial on the 
VINTAGE FLOWER BLOCK


for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE TEAPOT BLOCK


for the tutorial on the 
VINTAGE DAHLIA BLOCK



for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE SPRING BASKET BLOCK


for the tutorial on the
VINTAGE COTTAGE BLOCK


Last time we made the 
VINTAGE CORSAGE BLOCK
for that tutorial:)

Today we are making Sunbonnet Sue!!


Here is my Sunbonnet Sue 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-30
1 - P-34
1 - P-35
1 - P-36
2 - P-38
2 - P-40
1 - P-62

Grab a 5/8" Cute Little Button 
for the flower center:)
 
You will also need one prepared 1/4"
bias strip pressed with a slight curve
and one end pressed under.
It should measure about 6" long

***NOTE***
You can either cut your strip 
on the bias or straight across 
your fabric like I did.
The stem has such a slight curve 
in it that when I pressed the curve
 (as I showed in THIS VIDEO)
it held the curve just fine 
even though it was 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"


Before sewing the arm shapes (P-38)
sew the hand fabrics onto each sleeve
using a 1/4" seam allowance 
and press the seams open for less bulk.


Now place your shape onto 
the edge of the hand fabric...


And sew as per usual!!


After sewing and trimming up the
 seam allowances you will need
 to clip each cleavage area in
 her shoes and clip the inner curves
in her bonnet and sleeves:)


Shaped and ready to put her together:)


I sewed my button flower center on first
 but of course you can decide 
when you want to sew yours on...
before or after quilting.


Because this design is NOT
symmetrical you will for sure need to
use this photo and the lines on your 
10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 
to help you when laying out Sue!
Remember to start with the appliqués 
that go underneath others first
and continue to use the ruler
to line things up...




Until you are happy with how she looks
before you go ahead with pinning.

Mine measures about 8 3/4" wide
from the tip of leaf to the
tip of her dress on the right.


And she is about 9 1/4" tall:)



Pinned and now my Sue is Sue Glued as well
LOL




She is oh so sweet and ready for applique!!


Yes...I'm repeating myself  
but I want to say this again in 
each block tutorial just in case 
someone is making just a single block:)

After you have appliquéd...
 press your Sue from the back 
and trim her down to 
10 1/2" square to sew into the quilt.



VINTAGE SUNBONNET SUE BLOCK


to print/view the high res 
photo of the
VINTAGE SUNBONNET SUE QUILT
Remember that there are many quilt shops 
who have cut kits for these 
individual block quilts
so do a quick google search to find
a shop who may have any left!
 


Thanks so much for making your 
Sunbonnet Sue with me today
 and for joining me 
 for week five of the 
Bee Vintage Sew Along

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

1 comment:

  1. Ok I’ve wAnted to do a sun bonnet sue quilt since my brother destroyed mine when I was little. I ordered my sew simple shapes so I’m good to go. So excited

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