Autumn Love is Here!!!

You guys!

I'm sew excited that

 my latest fabric collection

Autumn Love 

is finally here and has been 

shipping to quilt shops world wide!

Two weeks from today we will begin the 

Autumn Love Sew Along 

and it will take place

 right here on my blog 

every Monday for 12 weeks:)

I hope you will be 

joining us for the fun!

HOW DO YOU JOIN??

Here are the answers to that question:)

First...all you need to do is tune

 in here every Monday...

And of course grab your

 Autumn Love Sew Simple Shapes ...

And the all important

 Autumn Love Quilt fabric kit:)

I feel "sew grateful" that there are

 so many quilt shops cutting and 

selling these kits...YaY!

Check with your favorite shop 

and if they don't have one 

then simply do a google search of

 "Autumn Love Quilt Kit" 

and you will for sure find a lot of

 online shops where you can get one.

This sew along will go just like

 my others using my 

fabric and Sew Simple Shapes.

Each block tutorial will be here 

on my blog so there is no pattern...

basically the Sew Simple Shapes

 are your pattern.

HOWEVER...

I do have a SEW ALONG GUIDE for you to download for free 

that gives ALL of the schedule...

 supplies needed...

 cutting instructions for each fabric...

sew in interfacing instructions

 and embroidery patterns etc.

CLICK HERE 

to download the guide so that

 you can BEE PREPARED when 

August 20th gets here!

You can also copy and paste this photo

 onto your blog or IG to show 

that you are sewing along with us:)

There you go...

those are all of the steps 

so when you have completed them...

consider yourself joined!

This is going to be a super fun quilt 

to make and I also super LOVE 

that we will be sewing all things

 Autumn as the season here

 is beginning to change:)

If you have been following along with me during each and every one of my Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs...

THANK YOU 

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

If you are just beginning with this one...

THANK YOU 

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

and I'm sure it will "bee helpful" 

for you to familiarize yourself

 with the whole process 

by going back to my very first

 applique sew along called 

BLOOM 

and watching the week one video 

and then reading each weekly post.

You could even practice 

by making a few of those blocks

 so that you can 

"Bee Prepared" for this sew along:)

You can find all of those posts 

(along with all of the others)

 on the right side bar here on my blog:)

Make sure that you are 

viewing the "full web version" 

of my blog and not the 

shortcut version that 

shows on your phone.

Okay...with all of that "bee-ing" said...

I can honestly say that I am 

definitely in LOVE with Autumn Love 

and want to sew all the Autumn things!

YES!...I am preparing for the 

sew along but I'm also 

doing a "few" LOL other projects too:)

See that cute acorn box on the left?

It holds my Acorn Table Runner Pattern

 and Kit and will be available 

in quilt shops next week.

This photo is the bottom of the box:)

I have cut my runner out 

and will be sewing it this week.

In the meantime...

I am using my super cute 

Autumn Love Acorns Box 

to hold my Autumn Love fabric swatches!

Autumn Love Oranges...

Autumn Love Corals...

Autumn Love Greens...

Autumn Love Yellows...

Autumn Love Teals and Aquas...

Autumn Love Browns...

Autumn Love Reds...

and Autumn Love Grays:)

I always make "swatch cards" for each of my fabric collections so that I can easily design projects without pulling all of the fabrics out...I just use the cards:)

I decided to use these kraft paper tape for Autumn Love and keep them separated onto rings by colors.

I used Heat and Bond Lite and simply ironed the fabric rectangles onto the tags and then wrote the SKU number on top of each print:)

I'm sure you will be seeing more of these swatches during the sew along!

One of the projects that 

I've been making are blocks from my 

"Scrappy String Block Tutorial"

I did the tutorial in early spring...

CLICK HERE

if you want to make some:)

These blocks are super fun to 

use up your leftover strips 

but are easily done with 

one fabric collection as well!

Looks how cute this gingham pumpkin

 looks with my blocks.

I got it at JoAnn's...

when I saw it I thought it 

really needed to come home with me 

to play with my Autumn Love fabric:)

I have started sewing my Scrappy String blocks together...

Here's what the back looks like...

I DO NOT remove my sew in interfacing.

I love the stability that it adds to these  strips that end up being cut on the bias around the edges..

When finished...

I'll add thin batting or flannel

 and a backing fabric and 

quilt and bind as usual!

This makes a darling runner or pillow. 

I can also just keep adding rows

 for an amazing scrappy autumn quilt:)

Next week I'll show you my progress

 on the Acorn Table Runner and also 

chat a bit more about the 

Autumn Love Sew Along.

I remain as excited as ever 

to sew with all of you!

In gratitude...

xx

Lori

Autumn Love - Turkey Pillow and Plaid Block Tutorial!!

Hi there:)

If you are doing the 

Autumn Love Sew Along 

with me and are wondering 

what the F30 

Sew Simple Shape is for...

this tutorial is for you!

I included it in the 

Autumn Love 

Sew Simple Shapes  

set so that you could make a 

fun Turkey Block..or two!

I made a pillow with 

one of the Turkeys...

I'll show you how I made two projects.

I used two different backgrounds 

and cut them each 12" x 12" square.

The Autumn Love 

Sew Simple Shapes 

that I used for 

ONE TURKEY BLOCK:

1 - F30 - Turkey

6 or 7 - F10 Feathers

1 - F5 Snood (red thingy lol)

1 - F8 or F9 Wing

About 12" of yellow prepared 

1/4" wide bias tape strip for legs:)

You know the drill!!! 

Sew...trim...turn...shape 

and press each applique.

Clip the inner curves and cleavage

 in the turkey shape and the wings.

Cut each leg about 2 1/2" long and

 press one end under 1/4"

Press under each end of the 

smaller strips and cut the other 

ends on the diagonal like this.

It will be easy to tuck those

 short end pieces under the leg 

because they are on the diagonal.

There are two ways that I've

 arranged the feathers...I love both!

I used my 10 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

to lay out the blocks

 just like I do with the blocks

 in my Autumn Love Quilt:)

All ready for applique!!

After applique is completed...

I trimmed this turkey

 to 10 1/2" square:)

Autumn Love Turkey Block:)

Now for the 

PLAID BLOCK

I designed this easy peasy block 

as a stash buster and to 

finish at 5" square...

making it perfect to fit around the

 Autumn Love blocks because they 

all finish in 10" increments:)

Isn't quilty math fun?!

The small squares in the center are

 Cut 1 1/2" 

and the outside squares are

 Cut 2 1/2".

You can choose either background

 from the collection...

they are each Cut 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

I chain sewed a bunch of 

2 1/2" squares to each side

 of a background strip.

And then sewed a background strip

 to each side of the 1 1/2" squares

 and joined the three rows together

 to form a block.

I pressed away from the background strips.

Each block should measure

 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square

 at this point:)

I sewed 12 blocks 

for the turkey pillow.

I made 2 rows of two and sewed them

 to the sides of the turkey block first...

and then sewed 2 rows of 4 blocks

 for the top and bottom.

I like how they look like plaid 

when sewn together...

that's why I named my block PLAID!

CUTE!!

Quilted and ready for a 

20" x 20" pillow form!

I always do an envelope back 

when making my pillows.

I've done several tutorials on this

 and also have detailed instructions

 in my second book called 

Great Granny Squared

Fun and Done!!

Are you wondering what I did

 with the other Turkey Block?

I wanted to frame it...

 so when I glue basted it...

I squished the feathers together 

a little bit and tucked them

 further under the turkey body 

so it would be narrow enough 

to fit inside of an 8 x 10 frame.

I added the Gobble Gobble! 

embroidery for a fun finish

 to the project.

I hope you liked my tutorial 

and two new Autumn Love Blocks:)

Happy Fall Y'all !!!

xx

Lori