Let's Make a SNOWMAN Sew Along - The BIG Finish!!

 

Let's Make a SNOWMAN

the big finish part one!

Welcome Quilty Friends!!

Today is the big finish for the 

LET'S MAKE A SNOWMAN

 SEW ALONG

If you are just joining us

and want to know everything 

about this sew along and

 making this quilt

CLICK HERE

for my "BEE PREPARED" blog post.

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.

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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.

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for the tutorials

CLICK HERE 

for all of these 

tutorials for week four:)

CLICK HERE

for all of these 

tutorials for week five:)

CLICK HERE

for all of these tutorials for week six:)

CLICK HERE

for the week seven tutorials:)

I'm so excited about today's post!!

Because after finishing and trimming up

all of the applique blocks

it's time to sew them together 

into sections...

the cutting and diagrams for doing so are

of course in the sew along guide.

I took pictures of mine 

and put them on my 

design wall to show you:)

I think that all of my sections

look so super cute together!

All of my border blocks 

are all sewn and ready too!

I think the border blocks 

add so much to the design of this quilt

 and do their job nicely

 of "bordering" the appliqués.

Here are all of my fabrics

for the sashings, borders and binding

 and also the LETTUCE Vintage Trim 

to tuck inside the binding:)

My quilt is at the quilters 

and as soon as I get it back I'll

add pictures to this blog post 

of what it looks like quilted!!

In the meantime...

remember those trees 

that I showed you on my YouTube?

I made a table topper and the tutorials

are on my YouTube channel.

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for the center block tutorial

called CHAPEL STEPS:)

And last but not least is the 

fun project that I said 

last week that I would show to you:)

I made a snowman!

I used all of the 

Sew Simple Shapes from the set...

the exact same ones used for the 

same shapes in the quilt

 and the exact same way 

that I showed you how in the tutorials

 except now I put them all 

together to form the snowman!

I'm going to trim the background

 about 3-4 inches past the snowman

 and quilt it...

 Afterwards I'll bind it and

 hang it on my front door 

as a quilted door banner:)

I think he will be sooo cute 

hanging out on my door all winter long:) 

I also did the very same thing

with my How to Build a SCARECROW

 set of Sew Simple Shapes.

I making him into a door banner as well

and will hang him on my front door ASAP!!

I will post about him

in the BIG FINISH post 

of that sew along as well

and by the way I will be getting

that quilt back from the quilter

at the same time that I get my

snowman quilt back and

I will shout as well!

Thanks sew much for doing

 this sew along with me!!!

Up next will be...

this quilt...

Flower Basket Sampler

And you're invited!!

We will be using my upcoming

 spring fabric collection 

that will come in December called 

PIECE AND PLENTY

It will start the end of January 2025

but look for my BEE PREPARED blog post

the first of the year:)

Sew with you soon,

xoxo

Lori