Mercantile Sampler Sew Along - Week Twelve - Pine Tree Block!!

"PINE TREE BLOCK"

Welcome to week TWELVE 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

"BEE PREPARED"

 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

CLICK HERE

to download the sew along guide

if you have not downloaded yet.

CLICK HERE

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  

YouTube Channel

 I have posted the 

 Birthday Cake Block

Tutorial there.

CLICK HERE

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...

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 I post another tutorial:)

 

ANGEL STAR BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

MAPLE LEAF BLOCK

CLICK HERE

For the tutorial and blog post

  

GRANDMA'S QUILT BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

PUZZLE BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 

DUCK AND DUCKLINGS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 

SPOOL AND BOBBINS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 

SODA POP STAR BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 

SHOPPING BASKET BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 9-PATCH STAR BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the tutorial and blog post

 

PEONY BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the blog post and tutorial

 

CHICKADEE BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the blog post and tutorial

 

TOWN DAYS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the blog post and tutorial

 

YARD GOODS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

 CHURN DASH BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

FLOWER POT BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

 

CROSS ROADS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

SWEET DREAMS BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

MEMORIAL DAY BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

 LADIES AID BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post and tutorial

 

PATCHWORK STAR BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the blog post and tutorial

QUARTERS AND DIMES BLOCK

CLICK HERE

for the blog post and tutorial

Today we are making the 

PINE TREE 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.

Let's start by making 16 half 

square triangles using the 

2 1/4" Trim-It Ruler and the

"D" and "C" green squares 

as well as "A" background squares.

Mark a double line on the

 back of each "A" square.

Take note that you'll have 2 leftover:)

Sew directly onto your 

marked lines and cute apart:)

Trim each one with the 2 1/4" Trim-It Ruler

Press seams open...

 add 2 leftover's to your scrappy stash!

Sew this segment together 

and press seams open...

It should measure 4" at this point.

Use your 4" Trim-It Ruler to square up.

Now sew these two segments together like

 this and press all seams open.

Each should measure 4" at this point.

Use your 4" Trim-It Ruler to square up.

Add an easy corner triangle onto 

these corners of each segment...

Like this.

Both should still measure 4" at this point.

Use your 4" Trim-It Ruler to square up

if you need to!!.

Next we will be adding an 

easy corner triangle onto 

each corner of the "F" square.

Start by adding a "B" to each side first.

Trim and press seams open and 

then you can add the remaining 2.

Trim and press those seams open as well.

Trim using the 4" Trim-It Ruler.

Now sew the remaining 8 half square 

triangles together into 2 rows like this.

Press seams open... 

and add a "B" square to the top row.

Now you can lay out your tree 

and sew it together!!

Back of my block:)

Add your borders and then 

it's time to circle up!!

Don't forget to make your 

4-Patch background block too:)

Now let's prep for applique.

Use your ruler to center the circle

 with the 4-Patch background block.

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!

We have 23 blocks completed:)

I hope that you will love 

sewing YOUR twenty-third sampler block

for our sampler quilt...

and then turning it into a circle!

I'll meet you right back here

on my blog next Friday for the 

Playground Block tutorial...

xx

Lori

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