Granny Flower Pillow Tutorial - Granny Chic Fabric

Hello there and thanks for stopping by!

Last Monday was the end of our

 Granny's Garden Sew Along

But I still have a few things 

that I want to show you like this

 Granny Flower Pillow!

There are several projects that I 

want to do with my Granny Chic fabric

 and I still want to show you

 what I'm doing with the

 extra surprise template...

hopefully that will be next week

 because I ended up 

making this pillow first:)

You could make this pillow 

with any of these 

42 Granny Flower Blocks 

from the Granny's Garden Quilt...

But I chose to make mine using 

Granny Flower Block #1...

who knows which one I'll choose next

 because this one turned out 

just how I wanted it to

 and I would love to make even more:)

First step in making this pillow 

is to prepare your block for appliqué.

If you need a reminder of 

how I did this block

CLICK HERE

to watch the YouTube tutorial.

After I glue basted...

I hand appliquéd the flower 

to the background circle.

That is all the handwork that I did...

the rest is all by machine:)

For the body of the pillow 

I cut 16 - 4 1/2" squares

and sewed them together like this.

Then I cut a piece of batting

 and a piece of backing fabric 

(that will go inside the pillow 

not for the back of the actual pillow)

I cut them a few inches larger

than the pillow top and quilted it.

I used a walking foot and 

just straight quilted it...easy peasy.

After quilting ...

I glue basted the 

Granny Flower Circle 

in the center.

I thought it looked like it 

needed a little something 

and so when that happens...

I usually add my Vintage Trim!

I used my Sue Glue and glued my

 Large Vintage Trim 

around the edges of the circle...

Then I machine quilted the whole circle

 onto the center just inside 

the edge with matching thread.

I caught the other half of the 

Vintage Trim that was tucked underneath 

the circle while simply quilting 

around the edge of the circle 

and that's all I needed 

to sew the Vintage Trim down.

I also quilted around the flower and the leaves and all around the stem.

Then it was time to 

sew the back onto the pillow.

I simply sewed it with

 right sides together and

 turned right side out afterwards.

Here's a close up of how 

I ended the Vintage Trim.

If you are worried about fraying 

just add a little Fray Check on the end:)

I always sew an envelope back 

when I make my pillows...

because I like to switch them out often.

Of course you can make your back

 the way that you like best.

Now for the pillow form!

The pillow finishes at 16" so you could 

use that size of pillow form 

but I like to use one size up because

 I like my pillows plump and firm.

I used an 18" form for mine.

I hope you make one or two

Granny Flower Pillows too...

they are so sweet and would

 make the sweetest gift.

I just may have already 

made a few for giving!

Thanks for the visit and 

I'll chat with you again soon:)

xx

Lori

Granny's Garden Sew Along - The Big Finish and Granny Flower Quilt Label Tutorial!!

YaY! 

My Granny's Garden Quilt 

is finished and I can't wait to

 show it to you up close and personal!!

This is the "Big Finish" post of our

Granny's Garden Sew Along

 I am not quite finished playing 

with Granny Chic Fabric or with 

Granny's Garden Sew Simple Shapes

 so stay tuned for a few more projects!

Okay...now to show LOTS of photos 

of my Granny's Garden Quilt...

And then I'm going to show you

 how I made this 

Granny Flower Quilt Label:)

PS. The quilt that you see underneath 

is one of many that I've made

 using vintage sheets...

I just love vintage linens:)

First I put my Granny's Garden Quilt 

on the bed so that I could 

take lots of close up pictures.

I want to show you so that you can

 see the blocks and the amazing quilting

 done my friend Juli Stubbs...

she is just so sweet and always does

 such a beautiful job and on the 

tightest of deadlines too!

On this quilt she did tight quilting

 behind the large circles and then 

simple outline around the

 appliqué in each one.

By the way...

I'll be making some pillowcases from

 Granny Chic Fabric but for now

 I think this set of vintage pillowcases

 looks great with my quilt.

Okay...onto the photo parade!!

Now let's talk about the quilt label:)

I wanted to show you how you can

 add a label to your quilt

 AFTER it's been quilted...

as well as BEFORE.

The most common time to 

add a label is of course before quilting...

but sometimes we forget...

or we run out of time before 

we have to get it to the quilters...

or we didn't think it needed a label

 and then afterwards decide that it did 

but thought it was too late.

Well...no worries because

 I've got you covered!

I'm going to show you how simple

 it is to add a label afterwards 

by using Sew Simple Shapes and "simply"

 hand appliqué onto the backing fabric 

of the quilt and not

 through all of the layers.

What you will need to cut 

for your flower label:

8 - 3" scrappy squares for the flower

(we will use I-25 for these)

1 - 3" square from Shabby Cloud

1 - 2" square for flower center

2 - 2" x 4 1/2" for leaves

Sew Simple Shapes we are using are:

 I-5 for the leaves

I-21 for smallest circle

I-24 for the dresden flower

and for the Shabby Cloud circle

 use the smallest in the

 Circle Ruler Set.

You will also need to cut the same size interfacing for the shapes with the 

exception of the 3" squares...

just cut one 5 1/2" square 

of interfacing instead.

Trace the shapes onto the interfacing.

You will need to cut a stem 6" long 

and press one end under:)

Remember in week three when I showed you 

how to make a dresden flower using 8 squares?

We also made a scrappy one

 like this in week four.

(Link to each week 

is at the bottom of this post)

Well...you make this one 

in the exact same way...

the only difference is that you 

start out with 3" squares

 instead of 4 1/2" and 

we will use I-24 dresden shape

 instead of I-25 which is the largest.

So...after making 4 half square triangles...

 sew them together into a 

pinwheel block like this.

It should measure 5 1/2" at this point.

And don't forget to press your seams open 

so that your flower will lie flat:)

Now it's time to sew all the shapes!

Make sure that each cleavage point 

is on the seam when you are 

sewing your dresden flower.

Trim them up and cut the "X" for turning...

Be sure to clip the cleavage 

in the flower before turning.

Shape and press!

I Sue Glued my small circle in the

 center of the Shabby Cloud circle first.

I'm using a Micron Pigma Pen 

to write because it is permanent 

on fabric and will not bleed.

I wrote the name of the quilt...

wrote my name and wrote the year.

Simple but effective in labeling 

and documenting my quilt...

in a super cute way!

Then I appliquéd the circles onto

 the center of the dresden flower.

Then I Sue Glued the entire flower...

stem and leaves onto the

 bottom corner of my quilt.

Then I appliquéd as usual...

 making sure that I only went through

 the backing fabric and I hid 

my knots underneath the applique.

I used the Cloud colored thread from 

the Granny Chis Aurifil 

to do the flower and did not 

change color for each petal.

I love this cute little 

Granny Flower Label 

and I hope you do too!

Now for some outside quilt photo shots!

I always try to get some photos outside 

if the weather permits because

 I love the natural light.

Yesterday the weather here was

 windy and cool but sunny and so 

here is what we ended up with!

Of course Toby always has to be 

front and center...

checking out the quilt

And expecting us to throw the ball

 for him even though we are 

obviously kinda in the middle of something:)

Wind is blowing and 

Mr.Honey and Sterling trying 

to keep the quilt straight...

Finally a pretty good shot of the entire quilt...as good as expected in the wind!

Oh my goodness!!!

 I just can't tell you how much

 I love and adore this quilt.

I love and adore that you are

 making it with me...

I hope you are enjoying it

 as much as I did.

Again...

stay tuned for more Granny Chic 

and next week I'll show you

 what I'm doing with the extra 

"surprise" Sew Simple Shape in the set!

xx

Lori

Click on the links below 

to view each week of this sew along!!

1. Bee Prepared

2. Week One

3. Week Two

4. Week Three

5. Week Four

6. Week Five

7. Week Six

8. Week Seven

9. Week Eight

10. Week Nine

11. Week Ten

12. Week Eleven