*** The Details ***
Thank you for joining my 'Glow' Sew along using my Bonnie Lane fabric! There are 5 posts for this sew along.
For this first week
- First a short welcome video
- Then a photo tutorial of steps to make the block from the Sew Emma pattern
** Pattern Details **
- REQUIRED Pattern, includes 4 sizes
- KIT - Glow Twin Quilt, includes pattern, fabric for top & fabric for binding
- My Bonnie Lane Fabric to buy your backing
- DATES - Oct 29 to Dec 12
- Quilt - 65 ½” x 82 1/2”
- Technique - All Pieced
- PROJECT Page
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Share your progress below!
*** The Video ***
- My video with some tips
- I have a tip for Row #2 next Friday
- After that it will be on Thursday.
- These are the 3 blocks to make this week.
- The fabric swatches below it to help you select the same fabric I am using
- I highly recommend that you make ONE block to read through the directions and get to know the feel of things
- Below is a photo tutorial, all blocks are made the same.
- After you make one block you can decide an approach to making the quilt
- Cut all the fabric then sew
- Cut for one block, sew that block
- Cut ALL the background fabric, then cut by block
- All methods work. Maybe try a new way of approaching it. Maybe you never cut it all at once, give it a try this time. Or instead cut the backgrounds all at once, then cut for each block's fabric.
** CUTTING **
- Use a design board to keep your project organized
- And Alphabitties to keep track of your pieces
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*** Sew and Flip Units ***
- Draw a line with the iron away marker
- Use the trimmer to cut away the triangles
- Then sew those triangles as start and stop units (see video)
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*** Corner units ***
- Position them and then chain sew the stack of 4
- I press them well on my Wool Pressing Mat with the Oliso Iron
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*** Measuring for Accuracy AS YOU GO ***
- I want to show you why you need to measure as you go.,
- In this sample I did for you, you can see that the block is a bit wider in 2 places
- If you do not fix this, your block will grow in size and be too large.
- If the block was smaller a this point, it will continue to be smaller and not be the correct size at the end
- How to fix it. On this block you could just trim those away by rotating the block so those 2 sides are on the outside
- Or you can take apart your block and sew it again with more accuracy. The solution depends on the block
- Here are the sew and flip units
- I have step by step directions in my Triangle book for this
*** Verify your layout ***
- I find it very helpful to have this by the side of my machine.
- It's easy to rotate units you didn't mean to rotate
*** Making the star points ***
- Sew and flip one on each side
- Then do the other 2 sides after you trim
- Our block looks fabulous!
*** Sewing the Rows ***
- I place the row on the TOP that has the most intersections I want to be sure i hit.
- If you have a question leave me a comment below
Next week is Row #2 and a new tip!
Share your Bonnie Lane projects progress below. This will be for all 3 sew alongs
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