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

"HAT and APPLES BLOCKS"

"SHIRT BLOCK"

Let's make some more blocks!!

Welcome to week six 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...

click on subscribe and click on the bell

to be notified whenever

I post another tutorial:)

I already did the tutorial for

these border blocks to get us started!

CLICK HERE

if you haven't watched it yet:)

"MOON and STARS BLOCK"

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial

"GLOVES - SUNFLOWER and
SCARECROW WORD BLOCKS"
CLICK HERE
for the tutorial

"TOOLS- BANDANA and
GUNNY SACK BLOCKS"
CLICK HERE
for that tutorial

"CORN - LEAVES and FACE BLOCKS"
CLICK HERE
for that tutorial

"OVERALLS"

"BOOTS"
CLICK HERE
for those tutorials

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!

HAT Block
all cut and traced:)

READY - SET - SEW!!

After sewing... trim the seam allowances.

You will need to clip the

inner curves in the hat and band

and also the cleavage areas in the

bottom of the hat before turning.

Here's my shaped and pressed hat and hatband...

And easy peasy pinned and glued!!

Make sure that it fits within your

7 1/2" Trim-It Ruler for height...

And the 15 1/2" Trim-It Ruler for width.

My hat is all ready for applique:)

Afterwards I'll press from the back and

then trim it down to

7 1/2" tall x 15 1/2" wide

so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)

Now let's make the Apples Block.
Mine is cut and traced and ready to sew.
*Take Note to press your stems in half
and glue them together.

Let's sew them!

After sewing...
trim the seam allowances.
You will need to clip the inner curves
in each apple before turning.

Turned - shaped and pressed.

Pin and Sue Glue each one by
using the 3 1/2" Trim-It Ruler
as your guide.:)

My apples are ready to be appliquéd.

Afterwards I'll press each from the back
and then trim them down to
3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
so that they can be sewn into the quilt:)

SHIRT Block
all cut and traced:)
There are a few things to detail
about preparing this block...
Trace one of the collar shapes
in reverse and add the
8" between the dashed lines
on the shirt shape as directed
so that it's as long as needed!

LET'S SEW!!

Before you sew the sleeves add the cuffs
to the bottom with a 1/4" seam allowance
and press open.
You can choose to make the stripes
horizontal or vertical...
they look cute either way!

Line up the seam line with the
cuff line on the shape before sewing.

Sew the rest of the shapes and
afterwards trim the seam allowances.

You will need to clip inner curves
in the bottom of the shirt
and the curve on the back
of the collar
before turning.

Shaped and pressed...
let's go lay out our block!

I thought it was easier to
start laying this block out upside down
so that I could see the collar area best.

I used my measuring tape for the
widest part of the block which is from
cuff to cuff and it measures
about 14 1/4" wide.
You will want them to fit within the
15 1/2" wide Trim it Ruler.

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 2 design boards
and I pressed my background fabric
in half because this block is centered.

Okay...here's my pics!!

The shirt measures about 18 1/2" long
and that will work out just fine within
the 20 1/2"Trim-It Ruler for the height.

I pinned everything into place first
and then glued very last after I
adjusted everything along the way.

I'm using 11 of these dark gray
1/4" Cute Little Buttons
and spacing them about 1 1/4" apart.
I will sew them on after
my quilt is quilted.

My shirt is ready for applique:)

Afterwards I'll press from the back and
then trim it down to
20 1/2" tall x 15 1/2" wide
so that it can be sewn into the quilt:)