Hi everybody, it’s Jenny from the MSQC. And I have such a fun project for you today.
I’m really excited about this. Take a look at this quilt. Isn’t this fun? These are
the traditional grandmother’s flower garden blocks. And I want to show you the traditional
old quilt. This is one of the old ones from my collection I have. I am a quilt rescuer.
I find them in antique stores and I bring them home. And this, this pattern happens
to be one of my favorites. And I love that we now have a super easy way to do this. So
to make this quilt what you’re going to need is one packet of ten-inch squares. And
we have used Aunt Grace’s Flower Pots by Judy Rothermill for Marcus Fabrics. Now the
key on this is that because we’re using this hexagon you can actually use any pre-cut
that’s out there. You could use a charm pack which are the five-inch squares. Or you
could use a pack of 2 ½ inch strips and you’re still going to be able to make this. So this
is super versatile. But when we got this packet of the 30’s fabrics, you know, a reprint
of the 30’s fabrics, even though it was a layer cake, I still had to do it. So, so
really it can be made with any of them. You’re going to need some background fabric. And
we used a roll of 2 ½ inch strips. That’s going to take care of this first border right
here, all your sashings and all your pieces that frame your little blocks. You’re going
to need some border fabric. For the border, you’re going to need a yard and a half out
here. And this is a nice six-inch border. And your backing, take a look at your backing.
Isn’t that pretty? I just love 30’s prints. They’re just so happy to me. They’re just
very happy. You’re going to need 5 ¼ yards for that backing. So let me show you how to
do this because this is really fun.
Now with our template, you’re going to need this little half hexi template. It’s a five
inch half hexi and again it will fit on any of the pre-cuts. But to make this, what I
did was I chose, I chose my squares like this. I went through and I got a bunch and I layered
them up just like this. And I’m going to cut several at a time so let me get a bright
pink one in here. And now what I’m going to do is I’m going to move this over here.
This is the block we’re going for. It goes together in strips and rows. We put these
together in rows like this and so let me show you how to do this.
So what I’m going to do is I’m going to cut this into four five inch squares. And
you don’t actually have to do that but that’s how we did it for the sake of the pattern.
And that’s how my brain works so that’s what we’re going to do right here. So I
did four five inch squares like this. And then what I’m going to do is I’m going
to fold this in half and I’m going to take my little template and put it on there and
I’m going to go ahead and cut and cut and then I’m going to open this up and use my
straight edge and just cut it right in half. Now depending upon how you lay it that line
could already be cut in half. So here’s our two pieces and you can see how when we’re
going to put them together, you’re going to have to lay it out because it’s got to
make a flower at the end of the day. So let me cut a few more of these. And I’m just
going to go ahead and do it this way. So I’m laying my, my piece on here like this. And
this, because with this template is made for the pre-cuts, there’s very little waste.
Alright, now we’re going to go here. I’m going to go ahead and cut this off too. Alright,
you’re going to need seven different hexis for this. And remember you need two of each.
So let me show you how to lay this out now because this is really cool.
Alright, we’re going to start with the top of our flower right here. And then we’re
going to put the next row in and I always, I always have to match mine up as I go along.
So here’s my first little blossom. And then these are going to go like this along this
side. And I’m going to save this one for the next row. And then this one is going to
come over here. I have to make sure that my colors are right you know. Now this red is
going to go down here in the middle. And then this is the next step down here. And then
we’re going to put another piece over here. See how this is coming together? Can you see
the flower? It’s so fun. Alright here’s one more over here. And then we’ve got this
guy down here. Now, this is really fun. Take a look at your flower. If you love it, that’s
great. If you don’t, like say if want like more of a yellow center you can move this
one in the middle and then you could put this one over here like this. And just switch them
around until it looks good to you. You’re the designer. It’s your eye and fix it so
it looks good. But you can see it’s not a square. And so we have to make it a square.
Now to do that what I’ve done here is I’ve taken a background half hexi and just cut
it right in half. And that I’m going to add to these sides right here. So I’m going
to put these on here. So the straight line is on the outside. And these are going to
go like this on both sides just like this. Now if you use this white then you know that
you can use either side. So, so you don’t have to worry about, you know, which side
goes where. Except for me, I’m angley challenged so I’ve got to turn it three or four times
before I sew it on there. Alright, so we get this one here. And then this one. Alright,
these are a little bit longer. So what we’re going to do for this, this is a six-inch strip.
And let me show you how I do that. Let’s see if I can move this all up here together.
Oh, I did pretty good.
Alright so on this strip right here what we’re going to do is we’re going to cut a six
inch piece. I’m going to start by cutting my little selvedge ends off like this. Then
I’m going to cut a six inch by 2 ½, six by 2 ½ just like this. And then what I’m
going to do is I’m going to bring the end of my hexi tool right over here. Oop let me
get this off. There we go. And I’m going to lay it on here so it goes all the way to
the edge but this is the angle I’m looking for right here. So I’m going to lay this
on here. And I’m going to get this angle. And you’re going to need two for the top
and two for the bottom. So these are going to go in here like this. And these are going
to go in here like this. Now they look a little short but when you take all those seams they’ll
be the same size. So let’s cut two more of those. Again it’s six by 2 ½ and then
we’re going to use this at the end and cut our angle. And then these we’re just going
to put in exactly the same way. So like this and like that. And then you have a block.
Now I have some of these that are already sewn together so I’m going to move this
out of the way. And I’m going to show you this one. And you and I are going to sew a
row together.
So here’s my pieces. This is the bottom half and this is the top half. And you can
see once you take all those seams in there it fits. But now we have to do this row in
here. And this will show you how it goes together just in a row. So I’m going to put these
two together. Again I’m matching those two. And then this one gets turned and we’re
going to slide it in here like this. So again we have to have our little end pieces on here.
So I have this one going this way and this one going this way. So let’s go ahead and
sew this row together so you can see how that’s done. Now right here we’re going to turn
our, our little pieces and we’re going to put them together. They don’t actually square
up on the lines so I just put them kind of corner to corner. And we’re going to sew
a quarter of an inch on these pieces so that they’ll line up so nice. There we go. I
kind of took off like a shot. And then I’m going to grab these other two pieces over
here. And I’m going to go ahead and trim this. I mean to cut my thread, lay it open
and lay my next piece in. And I’m going to look to make sure I grab the right one.
And again we’re just going to put this right sides together, kind of match up your corners
like that. And I’m going to sew down here a quarter of an inch. Cut it, cut your thread,
open it up. See how this is coming together. And then we’re going to turn this one this
way and slide it under here. Make sure it stays lined up and go ahead and sew a quarter
of an inch, trim. And now we have to just add our last little outside piece. And you
can’t get it wrong. I mean, there’s no way, I mean, you couldn’t put it on the
wrong way. So you just see how it goes and then put that on there. And, there
we go. Alright now we’re going to press this back. And we’ve got a nice hot iron
over here. And I’m just going to go ahead and press from the top. Now I want to show
you something right here. So see right here how this is a little bit off. This one is
going to be a little too off for me. Usually I don’t worry about it. See this one right
here. You can catch that in the quarter inch seam and it’s not going to matter. If they’re
a little too off, just go ahead and take it out. And I going to go ahead and just pull
this thread and take this out and just sew that over. There’s no harm in doing that.
And it’s a short little seam so it comes off of there pretty easily. And I’m going
to try to match it up a little bit better this time. Let me press this flat. And make
sure I get it. That’s kind of one of those mistakes where if you can hide that in your
quarter inch seam you are good to go. But if you look at it, and it’s just like, you
know that’s going to be too close, you want to do it again. So I’m going to go ahead
and put this, do the quarter of an inch, cut my thread and open it up. Oh, we made it that
time.
Alright, so now what we’re going to do is we’re going to lay this up here and make
sure it fits in here just perfect and then we’re going to sew our block together. So
when I do this, when I put these together I’m looking at where my blocks come together
to line up. So right here this first, this first little block, make sure your edges line
up because that’s going to be important. Because that makes your whole hexagon right
there. Alright now what we’re going to do is add the other part. And we’re going to
have a whole block finished. Alrighty. So now we make sure this matches up right here.
We’re going to put this right on top of this and we’re going to match this up. Alright
so start at your edge right there, come on down the side. We’re still at our quarter
of an inch. We’re still making sure these line-up. And we’re on the home stretch.
And now we’re going to press this open. Alright, this came out really nice.
So now what we’re going to do is we’re going to square our block up to 12 ½. So
we’re going to look at our board right here. And you can see we have little bits of, you
know, where it’s not exactly perfect but that’s going to be just completely cleared
up when we square it up. So we’re going to count here, one, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. So we have a little bit of room to work with.
And I’m going to just straighten out this one edge over here like this. And this is
exactly on my one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
And now we’re coming in here to a half. Now if it looks like you’re taking too much
off of one side then just take a little bit less and take a little more on your other
side. So it’s a good thing to just, you know, just kind of make it work. See mine
is a little bit more. Now I’m going to set this at 12 ½ and see I can just shave this
just a little bit. Now if you have a 12 ½ inch ruler that would be perfect. Set it on
top of there and, and just trim around it. And then we have our cute little flower block.
So now all you’ve got to do is you’re going to sash these. Let’s take a look at
the quilt. We’ve sashed them. So your block is 12 ½, your sashing is going to be 12 ½.
We’re going to set that right in between the blocks. And then this is our sashing row.
And it’s going to go in with a 12 ½ and a 2 ½ inch cornerstone. And a 12 ½. So I
have a few of those cut out. Let me show you. So here we go with our blocks. And I’ve
got some of these cut. We’re going to put a sashing in between each one. And a sashing
is just kind of a setting strip in the, in the, when you set the quilt together, just
like this. And you’ll have another one. And you do that to your row. Now we have one,
two, three, four, across and one, two, three, four, five, down. So 20 blocks is what we’re
making. And here’s our little row for in between . I know I have one, hang on. Here
we go, right here. So this one right here you can see I’ve put a little 2 ½ inch
block. And this helps me when I put them together. And it helps me because I’m not very good
at lining up my blocks, row by row. But if I have a cornerstone in there, then I can
match it and it comes right together that way. So once you get your, your flowers all
done you’re going to add your little 2 ½ inch border on the outside and your six inch
border on the end. And you too can have a Vintage Blossom quilt. And we hope you enjoyed
this tutorial from the MSQC.