Bee In My Bonnet: How to Build a Scarecrow Sew Along

Monday, May 20, 2024

How to Build a Scarecrow Sew Along - Week One!!

"CROW BLOCK"

Welcome to week one 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"

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

"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 Guide

CLICK HERE

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

YouTube Channel

I have posted the

Crow 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:)

You can see the CROW BLOCK here
all ready for layout like in the video.

I took a photo of my
sewing area right before
we starting filming:)

My CROW BLOCK is now ready for applique

and for now I put it on my design wall

along with the pieced border blocks

that we are making for the quilt.

After applique I'll trim it to

8 1/2" x 18 1/2"

before I sew it into my quilt.

I already did the tutorial for

these border blocks to get us started!

CLICK HERE

if you haven't watched it yet:)

The "MOON and STARS BLOCK"

is also on the schedule for this week

so let me show you how I made it!

Remember that cutting each block is easy

because of the sew along guide

that is provided for you.

Each of the applique block

cutting is detailed for you as well.

*Take Note* that R-44

is used for the star in the CROW BLOCK

MOON and STARS Block
all cut and traced:)

READY - SET - SEW!!

After sewing... trim the seam allowance
like I showed you in the video.
You will need to clip the inner curves
in the moon and all 5 cleavage areas
in each of the 5 stars before turning.

Turned - shaped and pressed...

Pinned and Sue Glued:)

Here are some helpful photos
when laying out your block.

After applique you will be
trimming it to 15 1/2" tall
so use your ruler that size
when laying it out to make sure
that your appliqués stay within the window
of the ruler because that's the size
it will be when sewn into your quilt.

You will trim to 9 1/2" wide
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 9" wide.

And just like that...
my Moon and Stars are
all ready for applique!!!!

Afterwards I'll press from the back and
then trim it down to
15 1/2" tall x 9 1/2" wide
so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)

I hope that you enjoyed week one and

my video tutorial on the Crow Block:)

I'm sew very excited
to make this quilt with you and
I'll be doing it in my new sewing loft!
(Kass did a video for you of the loft area
at the end of the video tutorial)

I've been busy as a bee
prepping everything for this sew along.