Monday, March 25, 2024

Mercantile Sampler Sew Along - Week Nine - Cross Roads Block!!





"CROSS ROADS BLOCK"


Welcome to week NINE 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"




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:)

If you like what you see 
and my other videos there...
click on subscribe and click on the bell
 to be notified whenever
 I post another tutorial:)

 
ANGEL STAR BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post



MAPLE LEAF BLOCK
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

 
SHOPPING BASKET BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post


 9-PATCH STAR BLOCK
for the tutorial and blog post

 
PEONY BLOCK
for the blog post and tutorial

 
CHICKADEE BLOCK
for the blog post and tutorial

 
TOWN DAYS BLOCK
for the blog post and tutorial

 
YARD GOODS BLOCK
for that blog post and tutorial


 CHURN DASH BLOCK
for that blog post and tutorial


FLOWER POT BLOCK
for that blog post and tutorial


Today we are making the 
CROSS ROADS BLOCK



Here's mine all cut and ready to sew!


Cutting each block is simple
 because of the sew along guide
that is provided for you.


We are going to be using the
 2 1/4" Trim-It Ruler 
to make eight half square triangles
with the "C" and the "A" squares.
Mark double lines onto the 
back of all four of your "A"


After sewing on the lines
cut them apart and ...


Use the 2 1/4" Trim-It Ruler 
to trim them down to size.


Press the seams open:)


Now add the "B" and "D" squares onto 
your design board and sew them together.


Press the seams open...


And use the 4" Trim-It Ruler 
to square them up if needed.



Now we can lay out our block
 and sew it together:)


Press seams open.


Add the borders...


Make your 4-Patch block...


And make a circle!






Time for layout:)


Twist your block so that
 it looks like this:)
Use a ruler to line up the centers.


Pin and Sue Glue!


Ready for applique:)

 

As per usual...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 17 blocks completed!
I'm moving my rows of blocks down
on my design wall as we go along
to make room for another top row!


I hope that you will love 
sewing YOUR seventeenth sampler block
for our sampler quilt...
and then turning it into a circle!




I'll meet you right back here
on my blog on Friday for the 
Sweet Dreams Block tutorial...
xx
Lori

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