Thanksgiving at Grandma's Sew Along - Broken Dishes Block!!

    

Welcome Quilty friends!!

Let's piece more quilt blocks for our quilt:)

We are making the 

Thanksgiving at Grandma's Quilt 

which finishes at

 80" x 96"

It has a pieced flying geese border,

several machine pieced blocks 

and several applique blocks!

 

To make the appliqué blocks, 

 we will be using my 

Sew Simple Shapes called of course...

Thanksgiving at Grandma's!

 

The collection that we are using 

for the quilt is...

BAKED WITH LOVE!!

Baked With Love 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

 Baked With Love

CLICK HERE and HERE

to view both storyboards...

to see all of the fabrics close up

 and to view the notions and ALL of 

the patterns that coordinate with it:)

So let's chat about the

Thanksgiving at Grandma's

 Quilt Fabric Kit.

Several shops are stocking the kit...

both brick and mortar shops

 as well as online quilt shops.

Just do a quick online search

"Thanksgiving at Grandma's Quilt Kit"

to find one.

The start date is October 12th 

for the applique block tutorials

but as I promised you in my 

BEE PREPARED blog post

I am beginning with

 the pieced block tutorials today:)

Last Monday I did the tutorial for the 

FALL FLOWER BLOCKS

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial:)

On Wednesday I did the tutorial for the

 LOG CABIN BLOCKS

CLICK HERE

to read my tutorial:)

Next up are the Broken Dishes Blocks.

Cutting is on page 43 of the guide.

I will continue sewing the pieced blocks

 in the order that they are in the 

SEW ALONG GUIDE

My 3 Broken Dishes Blocks 

are cut and ready to sew!

I have a quick method that I have used 

to make these blocks for quite a few years.

I also have done many tutorials 

in the past on this method.

CLICK HERE

if you want to watch one 

that I did on my YouTube channel:)

Okay!

With that being said,

Let's get started:)

The Broken Dishes Block is made up of 

4 segments and each segment is sewn

 exactly the same way.

First I'm going to show you

 how I make one segment at a time just for tutorial reasons but take note that I 

normally chain piece the 

four segments at the same time!

First I start by making a four patch

just like it's laid out on my

 design board above.

I press the seams open and use my 

Quilters Water Brush 

only where the seams intersect.

This segment should measure 

4 1/2" square

so I use my 4 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to trim it up if needed!

Next I add the easy corner triangles

onto each corner...

Starting with 2 opposite sides...

Trimming an approximate 1/4" seam allowance...

And pressing my seams open.

Now I can add the remaining 2 

onto opposite sides as well.

Seams pressed open:)

I also use my 4 1/2" Trim it Ruler

at this point again.

This segment is done and easy peasy!

Now I'll sew the remaining 

three segments the same way...

And sew them together to form the block:)

Now that I have my Quilters Water Brush, 

I LOVE pressing all of my seams open 

for a flatter, more accurate quilt block:)

I use my 8 1/2" Trim -It Ruler

 to square it up if needed:)

One 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" Broken Dishes Block:)

And just like that,

 I have all three Broken Dishes Blocks

completed:)

These blocks are fun to make and I hope

 that you enjoy making yours:)

I'll be back on Monday

 to show you how I make my

 Checkered Tablecloth Blocks.

Until then...

have a Quilty kind of day:)

xx

Lori

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