How to Build a SCARECROW Sew Along - Week Seven and the BIG FINISH photos!!

"HAY and PUMPKIN BLOCK"

Let's make one more block!!

Welcome to week seven 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

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 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! 

 Pumpkin  Block

 all cut and traced:)

Hay Block is cut and ready for piecing:)

READY - SET - SEW!!

After sewing... trim the seam allowances.

 You will need to clip the

   inner curves and or cleavage areas

in all of the shapes except the 

center front pumpkin oval  before turning.

Shaped and pressed and good to go!

Now let's sew the hay together. 

Start by piecing the top to the bottom.

Use a 1/4" seam allowance...

And press your seams open so that your 

block will lie as flat as possible.

Now let's add the easy corner triangles.

 You can use the Seams Sew Easy Guide 

or mark your squares like this.

Add them to each top corner.

Trim off the excess...

And press the seams open:)

Add the background to the sides and press seams open...

Now we can add the top and bottom...

And press those seams open as well.

Nice and flat!

Now let's go to the work table and add 

the baling wire on with Sue Glue!

I have taken pictures of my 

pinning and gluing process 

for each step of the way.

Here we go!

Grab your pencil and measure in 

1 3/4" from the side of the hay ...

and mark a line.

Now measure in 1 1/4" from

 the TOP side like this...

And mark another line.

Repeat for the right side.

Now lay down a thin strip 

of glue and place your "wire"

The marked line is on the 

left side of the wire.

Top is trimmed even...

And bottom has some hanging over

for folding under and glueing...

Like this.

Repeat for the other side.

Fold one end under of the 

shorter pieces and glue down.

I placed mine like this where it 

joins the longer pice on the front...

And then fold over the top to 

line up with the top of the hay seam.

Pin into place...

And Sue Glue:)

Now we can glue baste our pumpkin!

I glued the 3 sections together first

 and then placed it onto the hay 

about 3/4" in from the right side 

and about the same hanging down

 from the bottom of the hay.

Pin into place...

but before you glue tuck the stem down...

And then add the leaf.

Now you can glue it down for applique.

So cute!

Because there is quite a bit of 

applique on the pieced block

(Meaning the pumpkin)

I did go ahead and have you cut the

 background strips around the hay larger

 than needed so that you can 

trim down after appliqué is completed.

Use the 12 1/2" and the 15 1/2" 

Trim-It Rulers

before you sew into the quilt:)

I hope that you enjoyed week seven and 

all of my tutorials for these blocks:)

Now we have ALL of the blocks completed!!

Now I can only fit six of the 

border blocks on my design wall:) 

 I'm sew excited to get this quilt 

all put together!

I've got my fabrics for the sashings 

and borders and binding all ready to cut...

And the guide for the order in which to 

sew the blocks together into sections...

And how to complete the top for quilting!

Now that the AUTUMN wide backs are 

here I was able to get my quilt 

all quilted and bound 

and all I need to do is sew the buttons

 back on and I can display it 

for Thanksgiving:)

YAY!!

I took a bunch of photos to show you the details and I hope you love it

as much as I do.

At the end of this post 

I have even more photos to show you

 of a fun bonus project that I did too!

Thank you sew much 

from the bottom of my heart 

for joining me in the...

How to Build a Scarecrow

 Sew Along

xx

Lori

Okay now for the bonus project!

I used the same Sew Simple Shapes 

from the quilt to make a scarecrow 

 banner that I'm hanging on my front door.

Remember the extra bonus sew simple shape 

that I told you about in the beginning?

We I used it for the head in this banner

which is why I designed it and 

included it in the set.

I think it's sew fun and I hope 

that you enjoy my photos and that

you are inspired to do the same thing!

By the way...these photos were 

taken before my banners 

were quilted and bound.

Yes...I did say banners because I made a snowman one too using the

 Let's Make a Snowman set of SSShapes.

Enjoy!!!

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