BLOOM Sew Along - Week Seventeen - Block Seventeen!!!

Happy Monday morning cute people!!

For those of you just joining us...

Welcome to the BLOOM Sew Along:)

We are making the BLOOM quilt...

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to download the free pattern

Using Calico Days fabric...

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to purchase the kit

And we are also using the BLOOM set of 

Sew Simple Shapes 

for easy peasy appliqué!

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to purchase the templates and 

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to watch the video tutorial from week one 

on how to make the blocks:)

Today we are blooming 

Block Seventeen:)

These are the Calico Days prints that I chose 

to use for this weeks appliqué shapes. 

This week we are using shapes

 A-16 and A-24

From BOTH fabric and interfacing:

Cut 1 - 4" x 5" for tulip

Cut 2 - 2" x 3" for one set of leaves

Cut 2 - 2" x 3" for second set of leaves

Cut your background 9"square and prepare a  5" long stem.

1. Trace the shapes onto the interfacing.

2. Pair up with fabric and sew directly onto traced line.

3. cut an X (in the interfacing only) for turning.

4. Turn and shape using the Clover turning tool.

Press from fabric side only.

Don't forget to clip the two cleavage areas

 in the tulip so that it will lie flat after turning.

Press your background fabric in half like this.

Place the stem directly onto the center of your 

background using the crease for placement.

The bottom of the stem should be 

even with the bottom edge of the fabric.

Place the center point of the tulip 1 1/4" down

 from the top edge of the fabric.

Glue baste or pin everything into place...

and appliqué by machine or by hand:)

After your appliqué is complete...

press from the back only 

and trim your block to 8 1/2" square.

Choose your border strips and squares...

And sew your block together:)

I love this simple red tulip with double leaves...

it's the perfect time of year to bloom one!

Don't forget to share your block on 

Instagram

using the hashtag

 #BloomBlockSeventeen

I've been seeing a lot of your BLOOM blocks and 

your rows sewn together and they are all so adorable!

We only have one more row to go before the borders:)

Thank you so much for sewing with me...

it makes every week so much fun!!!

See you next week!

xx

Lori

BLOOM Sew Along - Week Sixteen - Block Sixteen!!

Happy Monday!

Today is the BLOOM Sew Along...

And we are blooming block 16:)

That means we have four rows completed in the 

BLOOM QUILT

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to download the free pattern

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 to get the BLOOM Sew Simple Shapes

 if you are just getting started:)

Here are my fabrics choices for today:)

We will be using 

A-6   A-8   A-9   A-11

From both fabric and Pellon:

Cut 1 - 3 1/2" x 5 for large oval

Cut 1 - 2" x 3" for small oval

Cut 2 - 2" x 3 1/2" for large leaves

Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" for small leaves

Cut your background fabric 9" square

and prepare your stem 6" long.

1. Trace around the shapes onto the Pellon.

2. Pair up the Pellon with the fabrics... 

sew and trim.

3. Cut an "X"in the Pellon for turning.

4. Turn right side out...shape appliqués using the turning tool and Press.

Press your background square in half 

and place the stem in the center like this.

Place the oval by measuring down 1 1/4"

 from the top edge of your background fabric.

Place the bottom leaves

 1 1/4" up from the bottom edge.

And place the small leaves like this:)

Pin or glue baste everything into place

 and appliqué in your chosen method:)

Cut your border squares and strips...

And sew your 

#BloomBlockSixteen

I love the double leaves don't you?

Sew the fourth row onto your quilt and...

 admire all of your blocks that you have made so far. 

Only four more to go!

xx

Lori

BLOOM Sew Along - Week Fifteen - Block Fifteen!!

Good morning dear friends:)

Let's make another flower 

for our BLOOM quilt!

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to download my free pattern

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to get your templates if you 

haven't started your quilt yet:)

Today is block fifteen and it's a cute and simple double petal daisy:)

Here are my chosen fabrics.

We will be using 

A-2   A-11   A-19

BLOOM

Sew Simple Shapes

From BOTH fabric and Pellon:

Cut 1 - 3" square for the circle

Cut 2 - 2" x 3 1/2" for the leaves

Cut 5 - 2 1/2" squares for the daisy petals

From fabric only:

Prepare 5" long stem

Cut a 9" square for the background

1. Trace around the shapes onto the Pellon.

2. Pair up the Pellon and fabric squares and sew on the line...then trim.

3. Cut an "X" in the Pellon only.

4. Turn each piece and shape using the Clover turning tool and press.

Don't forget to clip each cleavage in the heart sew simple shape:)

Press your background fabric in half and

 place the stem in the center and even with the bottom.

Place the first petal on the center line and 1 1/4" down from the top edge.

Fan the petals around 

to form a circle like this.

Measure 1 1/4" from the bottom edge

 and place the right side leaf.

Measure 1 3/4" up from the bottom edge 

and place the left side leaf.

Place the circle in the center

 of the petals 

and pin or glue baste 

everything into place.

Appliqué away!

Trim your appliqué block

 down to 8 1/2" square. 

Cut your border strips and squares...

And sew your block together:)

#BloomBlockFifteen

is finished and super cute!

I'll chat with you here next week 

when we will sew block sixteen:)

xx

Lori