"SHOPPING BASKET BLOCK"
Welcome to week FIVE of the
"MERCANTILE SAMPLER"
Sew Along!
Are you ready to sew with me?
I hope that you will join me here each week
when I will be doing two tutorials
weekly...every Monday and Friday.
We are making the
Mercantile Sampler Quilt
88" x 88"
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The quilt is made with my fabric
collection called Mercantile:)
We are piecing all 25 blocks
and then turning them into a
12" circle to applique onto a
4-Patch Block background!
I detail all of the supplies
that you need to make the quilt in my
Bee Prepared post right here on my blog.
I have already posted the
post which not only details
all of the supplies needed but
explains how this sew along works.
I have also given the links there
for the free PDF Download
of the Sew Along Guides
to download the sew along guide
if you have not downloaded yet.
to download the sampler block
sew along guide.
As per usual for the first block in my
new fabric collection Sew Alongs
that FIRST tutorial is a video.
Because I now have my own
I have posted the
Birthday Cake 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:)
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and my other videos there...
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ANGEL STAR BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
For the tutorial and blog post
GRANDMA'S QUILT BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
PUZZLE BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
DUCK AND DUCKLINGS BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
SPOOL AND BOBBINS BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
SODA POP STAR BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post
Today we are making the
SHOPPING BASKET BLOCK
Here's mine all cut and ready to sew!
Cutting each block will be easy peasy
because of the sew along guide
that is provided for you.
Let's begin with a four patch:)
Use the "G" squares
and two of the "C" squares.
Sew them together and press seams open!
Now grab 2 more "C" squares
and mark a line on the back.
We are going to sew
easy corner triangles onto the
"G" squares in the 4-Patch.
Trim and then press open.
This is the top our basket...
aka the handles!
Use the 5 1/2" Trim-It Ruler
and make sure that it measures
5 1/2" square at this point.
Okay let's make the segment
for the bottom of the basket.
Sew these three together and
press the seams open.
Use the 5 1/2" Trim-It Ruler
for this one as well!
Now we are going to sew an
easy corner triangle onto the bottom.
Mark your line on the
wrong side of the "A" square.
Place it like this and sew.
Trim excess...
And press open.
You guessed it!
It should still measure 5 1/2" square:)
Okay now for the two segments
for the sides of the basket.
Sew the "B" rectangles
to the "D" rectangles.
Press seams open.
Mark lines on the back of the
last two "C" squares to
make easy corner triangles.
***TAKE NOTE***
That you will sew them in
opposite direction from the other
so lay them out and sew them like
I'm showing you in the photo.
Trim...
And press open.
Trim each one to 5 1/2" square if needed:)
Now let's make a basket!
Place them on the design board like this
and sew together just like a 4-patch:)
Back of my block:)
Add the borders so that
we can make our cute quilty circle:)
Make the 4-Patch background block:)
And make your circle!
Now we are ready to
prepare our block for appliqué!
Place your basket like this
and use the lines on the
4-patch background for centering up.
Pin into place and glue baste:)
Ready for applique!
And again...after applique
trim it down to 14 1/2" square
using the 14 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.
Continue to line up the seams
in the block
with the lines on the rulers that
go both ways...straight and diagonal
for easy peasy centering!
And now we have 9 blocks completed.
We are making great progress!
I hope that you will love
sewing YOUR ninth sampler block
for our sampler quilt...
and then turning it into a circle!
I'll meet you right back here
on my blog this Friday for the
9-Patch Star Block tutorial...
xx
Lori