Let's Make a SNOWMAN Sew Along - Week Five!!

 

Snowflakes - Cardinal 

 and Skates Blocks

Welcome Quilty Friends!!

Today is Week Five for the 

LET'S MAKE A SNOWMAN

 SEW ALONG

We are making the 

LET'S MAKE A SNOWMAN Quilt 

which finishes at

 75" x 87"

It consists of 22 pieced quilt blocks

for the border which surrounds

the applique blocks in the center

of the quilt.

(There are a few other blocks

 that are also pieced)

To make the applique blocks

 we are using my 

Sew Simple Shapes called of course...

Let's Make A Snowman!

 

The collection that we are using 

for the quilt is...

HOME TOWN HOLIDAY!!

Home Town Holiday was designed by me... 

and produced and distributed 

to quilt shops everywhere 

by the amazing 

Riley Blake Designs

If you would like to know everything about

 HOME TOWN HOLIDAY 

CLICK HERE

to view the entire storyboard...

to see all of the fabrics close up

 and to view the notions and ALL of 

the patterns that coordinate with it:)

 I did a video tutorial

 on my YouTube channel for week one:)

I showed you how to make the hat

and one of the letters and 

gave you tips along the way.

I also chatted about stitching the 

appliqués by machine or hand 

and about quilting over the 

Sew Simple Shapes.

CLICK HERE

to watch the video and please 

leave me a comment and a like!

and then

CLICK HERE

to read my week one blog tutorial as well.

CLICK HERE

for the above week two block tutorial

During Week Three we did 

all of the above blocks.

CLICK HERE

for the tutorials

CLICK HERE 

for all of the 

tutorials for week four:)

Grab your fabric and the sew along guide

 for cutting and let's get started

 on this weeks tutorials!

I took photos of all three blocks

 cut and ready to go according to the

 sew along guide instructions:)

Snowflakes Block

Skates Block 

Cardinal Block

***TAKE NOTE***

 Trace a line for the beak 

from the Sew Simple Shape 

onto the interfacing to

help when sewing the shape.

Ready to sew all of the shapes!

First sew the strip for the beak to the left side of the red cardinal fabric.

Press the seam open:)

Now you can sew the cardinal and the 

beak will be sewn at the same time:)

After sewing and trimming

 you will need to clip all of the 

cleavage areas in the 

snowflakes and the star...

and clip the inner curves in

 the skates and the cardinal.

Turned and shaped!

Backside of my snowflakes.

I just took my time and turned 

and pressed one section at a time.

And same with the star!

Ready to go to the worktable

 for pinning and Sue Glueing:)

Let's begin with the snowflakes.

They are no fuss to layout.

Simply center each one onto a

 background square  then pin and glue.

After applique press from the back 

and trim down to 3 1/2" square.

Now for the ice skates:)

Here are several photos with 

measurements to help you out...

About 6" tall

And almost 8 1/2" wide...

The ice skate blades are 6" long...

And each skate is about 4 3/4" tall 

from the bottom of the blade 

to the top of the skate.

After applique press 

from the back and trim down to

 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"

That just leaves the cardinal block!

Again...I have measurements for you.

Approximately 6 1/2" wide...

And 4" tall.

After applique trim down to 

5 1/2" x 9 1/2"

I embroidered a backstitch

 for the star string and 

did a French knot for the eye.

We have completed this weeks blocks 

and it's time to add them to the other

blocks that we have made so far:)

Now I have even more snowman parts!

Remember that I did a tutorial 

on how to make my Snow Star Blocks

 so if you haven't watched it yet...

CLICK HERE

Thank you once again 

for sewing with me today!

I'll meet you right back here next Monday

for the tutorial on making the

Tree, Birdhouse and 

the Snow Shovel Blocks.

Sew with you soon!

xx

Lori

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