Monday, April 1, 2024

Mercantile Sampler Sew Along - Week Ten - Memorial Day Block!!




"MEMORIAL DAY BLOCK"


Welcome to week TEN 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

 
CROSS ROADS BLOCK
for that blog post and tutorial


SWEET DREAMS BLOCK
for that blog post and tutorial


Today we are making the 
MEMORIAL DAY BLOCK 


Here's mine all cut and ready to sew!


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


We are using the 2 1/4" Trim-It Ruler
 to make ten half square triangles.
We will need the "G" "H" "I" and 
"B" squares to make them.
Trace double stitching lines onto
 the back of your "B" squares.


Cut apart after stitching...


And trim them all down to 2 1/4"
 using the same size Trim-It Ruler:)


Press seams open.


Now sew them into 3 segments like this.
Press the seams open and use the
 4" Trim-It Ruler to 
square them up if needed:)


Now let's make the stem.
draw a line from corner to corner 
on the back of each "A" square
 and one of the "D" squares.


Add an easy corner triangle onto 
one side of the "J" square to 
begin forming the stem.
Trim away excess.


Add the other one on the opposite side.


Press the seams open.
Now add the last one on the bottom corner. 



Press towards the easy corner triangle.


Trim it using the 4" Trim-It Ruler.


Now lets add the last two 
"D" easy corner triangles
onto the ends of "E" and "F" rectangles... 


like this:)


Press the seams open...


And add them to the "G" 
easy corner triangles segment like this.


Press seams open.


Now add the "C" rectangles to 
the two leaf segments like this.
Take note that they are not
 sewn on the same side.


This is how they should look...


And seams pressed open.


Now lay the completed four segments
 out on the design board 
and sew your block together!


Back of my block:)


Add the borders so that 
we can turn it into a circle!


Also piece your 4-Patch Block:)


Line up the horizontal line 
on the interfacing with the top of the
 2 lighter green half square triangles.





Okay now it's time for the worktable.


Line up the side seams with the 
top of the light green 
half square triangles and center.


Pin and glue into place:)


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 19 blocks completed!


I hope that you will love 
sewing YOUR nineteenth 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 
Ladies Aid Block tutorial...
xx
Lori

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