"OVERALLS BLOCK"
"BOOTS BLOCK"
Welcome to week five 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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I post another tutorial:)
these border blocks to get us started!
if you haven't watched it yet:)
"MOON and STARS BLOCK"
for that tutorial
"GLOVES - SUNFLOWER and
SCARECROW WORD BLOCKS"
for the tutorial
"TOOLS- BANDANA and
GUNNY SACK BLOCKS"
for that tutorial
for that tutorial
Remember that cutting each block is easy
because of the sew along guide
that is provided for you.
detailed for you in the
sew along guide for your convenience!
OVERALLS Block
all cut and traced:)
There are a few things to detail
about preparing this block...
First this is what my 1" bias strip
looks like when prepared...
I just pressed it in half
so it's ready to tuck into the
side of the pocket
on the overalls for a tag!
Second is for the R-18
straps one is traced in reverse.
Third is...
the 1/2 yard cut of fabric
in the kit that is used for
the overall pants is a
directional fabric
(a stripe for the overall pants)
And I had drawn the R-15
pants Sew Simple Shape to be about 19" long after adding the
10" in-between the dashed line....
That means because we have
18" to work with (1/2 yard) because of the stripe direction
we will add 9" in-between instead of 10.
I took a close up photo of each step
as I traced my shape onto my interfacing
that I cut 18" long and 9 1/4" wide.
This really not a problem at all
because I had designed the top and bottom
of the pants
shape to have a very
generous tuck in allowance underneath
the cuffs and the waistline
of the overalls when laying it out
so we just won't tuck
in as much
and it ends up being the exact
same size as needed for the block.
That's a long explanation but I
just wanted you to understand
why we are adding 9" instead of 10"
between that line on the shape...
so our stripes will go the right way:)
Okay here are my photos
and I hope they will help!
Okay now your pants are
ready to make into his overalls!
READY - SET - SEW!!
After sewing... trim the seam allowances.
You will need to clip cleavage areas
and inner curves in the pants, cuffs
and back strap shapes before turning.
Here's my shaped and pressed pants...
And the back:)
of the shapes for the overalls:)
Now let's go lay out our block!
Again...I took a bunch of photos
and measurements of my layout process
along the way in hopes it will
help you when doing yours.
I stacked up 3 design boards
and I pressed my background fabric
in half because this block is centered.
Okay...here's my pics!!
I started from the bottom up!
If you need to see a closer pic
of a certain detail or measurement
just pinch up the photo to make it larger:)
From the bottom of the waistband
to the top of the cuffs it measures 17".
Using my measuring tape and my
center pressed line on my background
to keep each shape centered side to side.
I'm pinning and glueing as I go
but keeping ends open that have
other shapes tucked underneath
them first before glueing them down.
I'm using 2 of these yellow
Cute Little Buttons from my STITCH set.
The entire height of my overalls
from top to bottom is 29".
My overalls are all ready for applique:)
Afterwards I'll press from the back and
then trim it down to
32 1/2" tall x 12 1/2" wide
so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)
Use the 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler
to trim the width and your
cutting mat to trim the height.
Now let's make the Boots Block.
Mine is cut and traced and ready to sew.
*Take Note to trace both of these
shapes with one I reverse and
trace your line on the
bottom of the boots to
mark where your soles will go.
Let's sew them!
First sew the strips for the soles
of the boots onto the bottom like this.
Then press the seams open.
Now line the seam lines up with the
lines on your interfacing before
sewing them into boot shapes!!
After sewing...
trim the seam allowances.
You will need to clip the inner curves
and cleavage in each shape before turning.
Turned - shaped and pressed.
Trim-It Rulers
for laying out this block.
(and for trimming after applique)
10 1/2" tall...
And 12 1/2" wide:)
Pinned and Sue Glued:)
I'll be using 7 Cute Little Buttons
on each boot from my 1/4" button pack.
or the light brown would be good choices:)
My boots are ready to be appliquéd.
Afterwards I'll press each from the back
and then trim them down to
10 1/2" x 12 1/2"
so that they can be sewn into the quilt:)
I hope that you enjoyed week five and
my tutorial for these blocks:)
Now we have 13 applique blocks completed
and all of the border blocks done!!
I love sewing
this quilt with you...
thank you sew much for joining me
for week five of the...
How to Build a Scarecrow
Sew Along
I'll meet you right back here
on my blog next Monday for the
Hat, Apples and
Shirt Blocks...
xx
Lori
