Granny's Garden Sew Along - Week Eleven!!

Hi there:)

Welcome to Week Eleven in the 

Granny's Garden Sew Along

We are using Granny Chic Fabric...

And Granny's Garden Sew Simple Shapes...

to make the Granny's Garden Quilt:)

Today we are making the last two

 Flower Blocks!!

Let's start sowing:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 41:

2 - I 6

5 - I 8

1 - I 20

Cut the stem 5" long and

 press one end under.

There is no clipping needed 

before turning in this block:)

All shaped and ready to go!

Pin and glue...

Use the 10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to align and center...

and adjust where needed:)

Flower Block 41 ready for applique:)

Sew Simple Shapes for Block 42:

4 - I 4

1 - I 21

1 - I 28

Use the 6" Circle Ruler from

 the set for a Shabby Cloud Circle

After sewing you will need to 

clip between each scallop before turning.

Turned...shaped and pressed:)

I did my center first...

Ands added it to the scallop!

Then I glue basted it onto the large circle.

Flower Block 42 is ready for applique.

YaY!

After the quilting I'll add buttons to it:)

Applique and applique!

Afterwards...

applique them to their

 background squares.

Okay fast forward because

 I am finished 

with the applique on 

all of the flower blocks...

so it's time me to trim them all down to

 10 1/2" square using the 

10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.

Make sure your large circles are

 centered

BEFORE you do any trimming.

I trim 2 sides first then turn

 and trim the remaining 2 sides.

And this is what Flower Block 42 

looks like after applique and

trimming down to 10 1/2" square:)

Now I only have 41 more to trim up lol

Now it's time to move on to the border!

You will need 4 - I 11 shapes

 for the corners and 

26 -  I 31 shapes for the scallops.

*Take Note:

When tracing the scallop borders...

center and line up the top edges like this.

*We want to keep the fabric and

 the interfacing straight throughout

 this whole process...

and especially when sewing...

so keep it all straight by pinning...

and line up the top edge and 

side edges of the fabric as well.

When sewing...

don't sew on the side

 lines that you traced...

just sew along the bottom like this:)

All border pieces sewn 

and ready for trimming:)

Start by trimming along the top like this...

and clipping the cleavage

 between each scallop.

Of course you do not need to

 cut the interfacing to turn

 because the bottom and

 the sides are not sewn:)

After turning...

shape each scallop gently

 and press back into shape!

Now you could lay it right onto 

one of the 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" 

border rectangles just like this...

but let me explain something first!

See these lines on the I 31 template?

I wanted you to have a choice

 on how wide your scallop border is.

(not just for this quilt

 but for other projects that 

you will want a scallop border for as well)

The measurements indicate how wide

 the finished scallop will be.

I'm going to be using the 

1 1/2" finished size 

so now is the time to trim to that line...

which is exactly 1" from the top edge.

So I trim just like this!

Easy peasy.

If you want yours to be wider than mine...

only trim off 1/2" and 

it will finish at 2".

If you don't trim any off at all

 it will finish at 2 1/2"

For the side trimming...

 I used my traced line on the side

 as a guide and trimmed directly

 onto the line like this.

 The straight part that's left 

sticks out and measures 1/4" 

and will tuck into the 1/4" seam allowance.

Easy Peasy again!!

Next...glue baste each scalloped applique onto a border rectangle...

centering and lining up both the

 sides and top edges...

like this:)

Now this block is ready for applique...

and by the way that is all that needs 

to be appliquéd because all of 

the other edges will be 

sewn into the quilt top by machine.

All 26 border rectangles

 have the scallop glue basted

 and ready for applique:)

Now for how I do the corner pieces.

I shaped them and set them aside

 and will applique them last

 after the entire quilt top is sewn together.

I'm doing this so that I can

 make sure to place them

 exactly where they need to go!

On page 11 of the 

Sew Along Guide are the instructions on sewing the quilt top together...

it's super easy construction.

Join me back here next week 

and I will have photos of my 

finished quilt and close ups

 of how it was quilted:)

And goes what?!

I will also have another

 fun tutorial for you...

YaY!

Our garden has been planted:)

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

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week One!!

Welcome to week one of our

 Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along

Also known as 

#FarmGirlFridays

We will be sewing all 45

 of the Farm Girl Blocks...

2 each week...

and we will do them in order

 that they are in the book...

which happens to be alphabetical:) 

If you are going to make the

 Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler 

on the cover of the book...

You can decide which blocks

 that you want to

 make either 12" or 6"

Instructions for both sizes 

are of course in the book.

You will need to make 

20 - 12" blocks and 30 - 6"blocks.

If you would like to make 

your quilt EXACTLY like mine...

CLICK HERE

and go on over to the Jolly Jabber 

to get this Handy Dandy 

chart to use as your guide.

*Take Note*

That there is a total of 50 blocks

 in the quilt and because there are

 45 Farm Girl Blocks in the book...

you could do some of them twice

 like I did...

Or choose 5 from my first

 Farm Girl Vintage book...

 because there are 45 Farm Girl Blocks

 in that one as well:)

Remember that:

"YOU ARE THE BOSS OF YOUR OWN QUILT" 

You can choose to place your blocks

 where you would like to in your quilt!!

You will know exactly where 

which size goes in the quilt by

 using the block placement diagram

 on page 140 and 141.

It's easy to follow and I've designed it

 that way so that you can 

make it your own:)

We are using my fabric collection called...

of course...

Farm Girl Vintage!!

The very first block in the book is

 Autumn Pumpkin

and that's pretty convenient considering

 I'm right in the middle of 

decorating for fall:)

I wanted to make a taller pumpkin

 for this book that would go nicely

 with my Patchwork Pumpkin 

in the first book:)

Of course I had to put a 

star right in the center...so fun!!

I also used this block as 

part of my 

October Skies Quilt

 in the book.

I made this quilt exactly 

like the cover quilt...

using the same block placement diagram

 on pages 140 and 141 but 

instead of making 45 or 50 different blocks 

I used only fall themed blocks.

I used the Farm Girl Vintage 

orange bandana print for the borders:) 

It's perfect for my fall decorating

 and I hope you love it too!

Here's what all of the blocks 

looked like when they were all made...and laid out just how I wanted them

 and ready to sew together for my quilt!

If you would like to make an

October Skies Quilt too...

I listed all of the Farm Girl Blocks 

that I used for mine on page 136 of the book.

Our next Farm Girl Block is 

Baked with Love

It features two oven mitts that have

 just been used to take a 

delicious homemade pie 

out of the oven to cool.

I use my Bee Basics Aurifloss set

 for any of the Farm Girl blocks that may have embroidery.

(from the supply list on page 6 of the book)

I used all 6 strands and a backstitch 

for the 12" block and when I 

make the 6" block sometimes 

I use only 3 strands.

It depends on what kind of background

 fabric I am using and how many strands 

will show up the best:)

I also use my aqua Nifty Needles...

they are the one's for embroidery.

These are also listed in the 

supplies on page 6.

I also used this block (in 6" size)

 for my Small "Mix and Match" Quilt.

I used 6 more kitchen themed blocks:

 Strawberry Jam

Mama's Apron

Cold Watermelon

Hand Mixer

Farm to Table

Corn and Tomatoes 2

Mixing It Up

I used the Farm Girl Vintage red gingham 

for the border and hung it

 on my kitchen wall:)

The small Mix and Match quilt 

is a great size for a wallhanging...

a table topper...or a baby quilt!

Thanks sew much for joining me this week

 for our sew along and continuing our #FarmGirlFridays...

be sure to use this hashtag 

when posting on social media because 

we all want to see what 

y'all are stitching up for your farm!!

CLICK HERE

to go to the Jolly Jabber blog 

and read their announcement post 

about Farm Girl Friday's 

 and everything that you will need!

Have fun making your first two blocks:) 

Join me back here next week 

for more 

Farm Girl Fun!!!

xx

Lori