"GLOVES and SUNFLOWER BLOCKS"
"SCARECROW WORD BLOCKS"
Welcome to week two of the
"How to Build a Scarecrow"
Sew Along!
Are you ready to sew with me?
I hope that you will join me here
each week when I will be
doing tutorials every Monday!
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
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
How to Build a Scarecrow Quilt
74" x 86"
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The quilt is made with my fabric
collection called AUTUMN:)
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
"How to Build a Scarecrow
Quilt Kit"
to find shops who still have some left.
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 Guide
to download the sew along guide
if you have not downloaded yet.
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
Crow 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...
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these border blocks to get us started!
if you haven't watched it yet:)
"MOON and STARS BLOCK"
for that tutorial
Remember that cutting each block is easy
because of the sew along guide
that is provided for you.
Each applique block is now
detailed for you in the
sew along guide for your convenience!
Gloves Block
all cut and traced.
*Take note that you will need to
trace one of the R-32 and
one of the R-33 shapes in reverse:)
READY - SET - SEW!!
After sewing... trim the seam allowances.
You will need to clip the 3 cleavage areas
in each of the gloves before turning.
Turned - shaped and pressed...
Pinned and Sue Glued:)
After applique you will be
trimming it to 10 1/2" wide
so use your ruler that size
when laying it out to make sure
that your appliqués stay within the window
of the ruler width wise because
that's the size
it will be when sewn into your quilt.
You will trim to 8 1/2" tall
so you can use that Trim-It Ruler
for laying out as well...
Or use a measuring tape to make sure
that your appliqués stay
within a 8" tall window.
My garden gloves are all ready for applique:)
Afterwards I'll press from the back and
then trim it down to
8 1/2" tall x 10 1/2" wide
so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)
Now let's make the Sunflower Block.
Mine is cut and traced and ready to sew.
After sewing... trim the seam allowances.
You will need to clip the cleavage areas
in each of the 2 flower
petal shapes before turning.
Turned - shaped and pressed...
Pinned and Sue Glued:)
This block is easy to layout using the
8 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.
Use it when laying out your block
to make sure everything is centered.
And just like that...
My Sunflower is ready to be appliquéd.
Afterwards I'll press from the back and
then trim it down to
8 1/2" tall x 8 1/2" wide
so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)
I've cut and traced all 9 blocks
for my Scarecrow Word.
Now for the sewing!
Afterwards... trim all seam allowances.
You will need to clip the inner curves
in all of these letters...
and clip the cleavage areas
in each of these letters before turning.
Turned - shaped and pressed.
Because of the narrow shapes
of most of these letters...
I used my Seam Roller on a section
at a time on the interfacing side
and that really helped to
get them shaped and ready to go!
so that you could sew
how I cut each shape before turning.
I hope this is helpful!
I pinned and Sue Glued each
of my letter blocks in order.
These letters will all finish at
4" wide x 7" tall...
And these two "r" letters will
finish at
3" wide x 7" tall.
And finally these letters will
finish at
4" wide x 7" tall with the exception of...
The "w" which will finish at 6" wide x 7" tall.
*Also take note when you are
pinning and glueing your "w"
that your background is taller than wider.
I glued mine with my block wider instead and then realized that after
taking top down photos...
so I lifted it off and fixed it!!
After applique...press from the back
and then you will be
trimming your letter blocks to the
sizes that I have given in the guide.
Just remember to trim each one 7 1/2" tall
and then each one the width specified
so they will fit when sewn into your quilt:)
I hope that you enjoyed week two and
my blog tutorial for these blocks:)
Now we have 5 applique blocks completed
(I'm counting scarecrow word
as one for this pic)
and all of the border blocks done!!
I'm sew very excited
to make this quilt with you...
thank you sew much for joining me
for week two of the...
How to Build a Scarecrow
Sew Along
I'll meet you right back here
on my blog next Monday for the
Tools, Bandana and
Gunny Sack Blocks...
xx
Lori
