Little Bits of This & That

Sugar Plums in Autumn.....

Today is that fun day when we get to sew the blocks together with the sashing and see the quilt start to take shape.

Before we sew our Pinwheel blocks together, we need to make 12 more corner stone small pinwheels for the sashing. So let's get started.....turn to page 19 in the Winter Wonderland Book.  Here are the cutting instructions for making the smaller size quilt like I am. It also includes the border cutting instructions that we will need next week.

Using units D and I, make 12 pinwheel blocks like we did HERE.

Using corner stone pinwheels and sashing strips, sew blocks together to form quilt top.

I tried to get some good pictures of the whole top but it wasn't working well. Our warm fall days are going fast and last night we even got snow. The wind was just not my friend today but I just LOVE how this quilt is turning out.

 

Next week we add borders! I sure am hoping to get mine quilted right away so I can enjoy it before Thanksgiving. Hope we have a few more days of warm sun.

P.S. Please use #sugarplumsqal and I would love it if you tag me so we can all see how your doing. You can find me on Instagram and Facebook.

 

Sugar Plums...Autumn Style

It's always a good day when I get to sew and I can't wait to see how this quilt turns out!

It's time for another step in our Sugar Plums Sew Along. If you are just joining me, you will need a Winter Wonderland book which you can find HERE. I am making this quilt with 6 blocks instead of the 12 like it's shown in the book and I will be add some borders in a few weeks. Here are the additional Sugar plum Sew Along cutting instructions for the borders and for cutting half the amount show in the book.

Today we are going to do some pinwheel blocks. I just LOVE pinwheels!

So let's get started...turn to page 18 and grab your H and D squares.

With right sides together, layer one H and one D square together. Draw a diagonal line through the center of the square. Using a 1/4" seam, sew along both sides of the drawn lines.

Cut the sewn squares in half on the drawn line.

 

Press your seam toward the darker fabric. I always press each block the same so that the seams will nest together, making it easier to keep the blocks accurate. Make four for each small pinwheel.

You need 48 small pinwheels.

Now repeat the above steps with A and G squares to sew up the larger pinwheels. You will need 6 of these.

Next week we get to sew all the pieces together to form our blocks!

P.S.If you want so see what I am up to in between blog posts, you can find me HERE on Instagram and HERE on Facebook.

 

 

And the winner is....

Thank you again for sewing along with me for the Winter Wonderland sewing!

I am so excited to announce the lucky winner of the $50.00 gift certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop and that lucky winner is~

Kristy V and she said:

I love the book and all the blocks but I think the stocking is my favorite because it reminds me of when my kids were little and all the fun we had going through our stockings with all the little goodies packed inside on Christmas morning. Such great memories!!

 

Kristy please email me your snail mail address and I will get the certificate popped in the mail to you!!

 

On another fun note.....I will be starting a new sew along next Thursday using the Sugar Plum quilt from the Winter Wonderland book. Hope you will join me!

 

Here are the fabrics I will be using~

 

 

I plan on making mine half the size that is in the book (6 blocks instead of 12) and adding a couple of borders. I will post the extra instructions here on the blog for you to sew it up that way too if you want. Or you can make it the size in the book.

 

I can't wait to start started so go search your stash and get ready to sew up some fall fun with me!!

 

 

 

Finishing it all up....

It's the finally week for our Winter Wonderland Sew Along..are you ready?

      (Quick note...be sure to read all the way to the end of the blog for                    a little something special!!)

Our blocks are all done and it's finally time to put it all together!

I am very excited about this!

If you would like a book, you can find it HERE.

Grab your blocks and turn to page 93. Cut out all the needed units. 

Starting with the block sashing, stitch K to both sides of block and press. Then stitch J to top and bottom of block and press. Do this to all 12 blocks.

The blocks are looking so cute already!!

Using I and B, stitch up the sashing blocks. Make 16 of these. 

Using A and H, stitch up the hour glass blocks. (Follow book diagrams because I can't find my picture of this step...sorry!!)

Using G and O, stitch up the cornerstone blocks.

Stitch blocks together with sashing blocks and then stitch the sashing rows together.

Stitch the block rows together with sashing rows.

Following pages 96-97, stitch up the inner border units. Sew the inner border units to the sides, then top and bottom. Press. 

Stitch the outer border strips end to end and cut to the lengths needed. Stitch outer border to sides of quilt top and then stitch to top and bottom of quilt top. Press.

And we are done!! Quilt your top as you wish and bind.

Now you are ready to enjoy the holidays....well one step closer anyways.

Thank you for joining me in the Sleighbell Sampler Sew Along. I would love to see your quilt all done and pretty so please use the hashtag #verysherrichristmas.

And now for the special something....I have a super wonderful giveaway of a $50.00 gift certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop and you could be the lucky winner! All you have to do is leave a comment here on the blog. (How about you tell me your favorite Christmas block..one that is in the book or something you think would make a great quilt block)

And if you want another chance to win a $50.00 certificate, hop on over to Instagram. To win that certificate, follow me on Instagram and re-post my giveaway picture and tag me in your repost.

Winner will be announced on Monday!

P.S. I will be starting a new sew along for Fall on the 24th using my favorite fall fabrics and another pattern from the Winter Wonderland book...hope you will join me in some fall fun!

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along....Part 6!

Hi to you happy quilters! Are you ready to sew up the last two blocks in our sew along? I have really enjoyed making these block and I hope you have too. 

If you are just joining me, you will need a book and you can find it HERE. Grab your favorite holiday fabric and we will get to cutting. If you need the fabric requirements, you can find them HERE.

We also have a wonderful group of bloggers that are joining us and you can find the list of them HERE.

This week we have two new bloggers joining us and first up is Quilt Jane who is sewing the snowflake block with us.

So let's get started.....turn to page 91 and cut out all the needed fabric pieces.

We are starting with the grey pieces so you need to diagonally stitch C to both sides of F. Make 8 of these.

 

Now we need to make four half square triangle blocks with A and G squares.

Diagonally stitch C to both ends of H. Make four.

Stitch the units together with B, D and E background units. Make four.

Stitch together with H unit. Make four.

Stitch the four units together to form snowflake...and your done!

Last but not least is the gift block. A sweet and simple block that is fun to sew for the holidays but consider sewing up the block in cheerful fabrics to make a birthday quilt for someone special.....just a thought on how to use this happy block.

Our guest blogger that is joining us for the gift block is Hooks, Needles and Brushes. Please stop by there and see their gift block too!

Now for the last block. Turn to page 92 and cut out all the fabric pieces you need.

Diagonally stitch E to both sides of A.

Stitch unit together with two B. Make one.

For the box part of the gift block, stitch together two C, two D and one F.

Stitch the two units together and your done!

That is it for the blocks. Next week we will put it all together. What a great jump on our Holiday sewing! I can't wait to enjoy this quilt on my sofa this winter. 

Please use the hashtag #verysherrichristmas when you share your pictures so we can all see your blocks. 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along...Part 5

Hello Holiday quilters.....are you ready for two more Winter Wonderland blocks....I know I am!

Today we are going to stitch up blocks nine and ten with the help of some wonderful guest bloggers who are joining us and you can find them all HERE.

If you are just joining us, grab a stack of your favorite Christmas fabric and you can find the book HERE.

The fabric requirements are HERE.

Up first is block nine which is the Ornament. Joining us is Why Not Sew. Please hop on over there and see their wonderful block for more inspiration.

Turn to page 86 and cut out all the needed pieces.

We start out diagonally stitching unit A to both corners of I unit. Make two of these for the ornament top and bottom.

Diagonally stitch K to top left corner of F unit and then diagonally stitch J to bottom right corner of F unit. Make one.

Diagonally stitch J to both ends of E unit. Make one.

Stitch these units together to form ornament center.

Stitch the ornament top and bottom to the center unit. Then stitch D to both sides of ornament.

Stitch B to both sides of H. Make one.

Stitch C to both sides of G. Make 1.

Stitch all the units together to form ornament block....and your done.

Woohoo! Another block finished!

Now let's move on to the house block. I think this is such a sweet block with the scallop roof. Joining us making this block is Freemotion by the River. Don't forget to stop by there and see their house.

Turn to page 88 and cut out all the needed pieces. Check out the T unit, I fussy cut it out so that the wreaths be in the windows....cute huh?

Diagonally stitch A to H. Make one.

Stitch D to top of roof unit. Make one.

Stitch E, R and B together to form chimney, then diagonally stitch I to chimney.  Make one.

Stitch units together to form roof top.

For the scallop area of the roof, diagonally stitch F to left side of J and then stitch O to right side of J. Make one. Now do the opposite by diagonally stitch F to right side of J and then stitch O to left side of J. Make one.

Stitch O to both sides of J. Make two of these units.

Stitch all four units together to form roof scallop.

For the house, stitch two P, one T and one S together to form window. Make two.

Diagonally stitch Q to top corners of G for door.

Stitch four N units together with two windows, one door, two K units and one L unit.

Now to finish it up....stitch roof, roof scallop and house together to form block.

We are done for another week. Next week two more blocks and then we put it all together. What a great jump start on our Holiday sewing!

If you are looking for a quick little gift item you can find one HERE.

 

I was in need of some new hot pads for my kitchen and thought you might enjoy making some too!

 P.S. I would love to see how it's going for you so please use #verysherrichristmas so we can all easily find your blocks. You can also find me HERE on Facebook and HERE for Instagram. I would love to have you follow along with me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along...Part 4

Hello to you happy quilters...are you ready for some more fun Holiday sewing?

We are already on part 4 of our #verysherrichristmas sewing along, can you believe it!

We have some wonderful guest bloggers who are joining us and you can find the list of all of them HERE. And if you would like the fabric requirements for this sew along, you can find them HERE.

So let's jump right in and get to our sewing....first up is block #7 which is the peppermint candy block! Our guest blogger for this sweet block is Persimon Dreams so be sure to hop over there for a visit.

Now let's turn in our book to page 83 and cut out all the needed pieces. (If you need a book you can find it HERE.)

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of G unit. Layer G unit together with F unit and stitch on both sides of drawn line.

Cut on the drawn line.

Make four of these squares.

Stitch the four squares together to form block center.

Diagonally stitch D unit to two corners of block center. It's starting to look like candy!

Stitch C unit to top and bottom of block center.

Make two more half square triangle blocks as we did at the beginning of this block instructions using A unit and E unit. Make two of them.

Stitch one of these half square triangles to the end of B unit. Make 2.

Now the fun part....stitch all the units together and we have a Candy block!

I just love this Candy block. It reminds me of peppermint candy's that are yummy crushed up and sprinkled on ice cream or better yet, sprinkles onto warm sugar cookies fresh from the oven....both are a HUGE favorite of mine during the holidays! What is your favorite ice cream or Christmas cookie?

Next up is the Holly basket block so turn to page 84 and cut out all the needed units for this darling block. Be sure to stroll on over to A Quilting Life and see their darling basket!

Starting with the handle, diagonally stitch E unit to both send of H unit.

 

Diagonally stitch J unit to both top corners of A unit.

Stitch units together with two I units to form handle.

For the basket part of the block we need to diagonally stitch B units to both sides of F unit.

Diagonally stitch E units to both sides of G unit to make basket bottom.

 

Stitch basket units together with K unit to form basket.

Stitch basket and basket handle together with two C units to form block.

And there you have it! A super cute basket block for your Sleighbell Sampler quilt.

Two more blocks are coming up next week and if you want to see what I am up to before then, you can follow me HERE on Facebook and HERE on Instagram. Please use #verysherrichristmas when you post your blocks so we can all see them.

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along...Part 3

Hello all my sewing friends! It's already week three and I'm excited that you are joining me in the Winter Wonderland Sew along, also called #verysherrichristmas. Are you ready for two more blocks? Today we are going to be working on the Wreath and Stocking blocks for the Sleighbell Sampler quilt.

 If you are just joining me you can find the  Fabric Requirements here.  First up is the Wreath block. Our featured blogger who is joining us for this block is Spun Sugar Quilts. Be sure to pop over there and check out their block!

Now on to the Wreath block....I am just loving this block but then I am in love with them all.

Turn to page 79 in your book. If you need one, you can find it HERE.

Cut out and label all the pieces you need. Have I told you about the fun little Alphabitties I use to mark my pieces?

 

I really like how they keep my pieces organized so I can sew right along and not have to re-measure my pieces to make sure I am using the right ones.

Now that we are all cut and ready, let's start with diagonally sewing D unit to G unit. Sew up eight of them.

 
Repeat with the other side. Sew up eight of the holly block.

 

Stitch C unit to the holly block. Sew four of them.

 

Sew B unit to Holly block. Make 4 of them again.

 

Now for some berries....sew three F and three H units together.

Now stitch the berry unit together with E unit and make four of them.

Stitch holly block together with berry unit. Make four of them.

Stitch units together with A unit to form Wreath block.

And we are done!

Next up is the Stocking block! Stop over at The Modern Handcraft Blog and see their Stocking block. It's always fun for me to see the fabric choices that people make for their blocks and making it their own way.

Now turn to page 80 and cut out all the needed units for this cutie.  

We are starting with the little star. Make one half square triangle with F square and L square.

Diagonally stitch F square to K rectangle. Make one.

Diagonally stitch D square to L rectangle. Make one.

Stitch all these units together with D rectangle and B rectangle to start forming the star.

 

Diagonally stitch L square to corner of A rectangle.

Diagonally stitch I square to all corners of J rectangle.

Stitch units together with D rectangle.

Diagonally stitch Q square to both lower corners of T square. Make one.

Diagonally stitch V square to both ends of O rectangle. Make one.

Diagonally stitch V square to corner of P rectangle. Make one.

Diagonally stitch W square to other corner of P rectangle. Make one.

Diagonally stitch Q square to top corner of U rectangle. Make one.

Diagonally stitch R square to other corner of U rectangle. Make one.

Stitch units together to form stocking decoration. Make one.

Diagonally stitch F square to top and bottom of N rectangle to make one toe unit.

Diagonally stitch M square to corner of S rectangle then add G square to M square. Make one heal unit.

 

Now for the best part...stitching all the units together to form the block!!

 

And we are done with two more blocks! That means only six more to go and we can start putting together the whole quilt. What a great jump start I have on my holiday sewing. I will be back soon with more blocks.

I want to see your blocks so be sure to use the #verysherrichristmas hashtag. Then we can all find and see what you have been working on.

P.S. You can find me HERE on Instagram and HERE on Facebook when I'm not blogging. Follow along with me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along...Part 2

It's time to sew up two more blocks and I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am. I am so excited to be getting a jump start on my holiday sewing instead of waiting until the last minute this year!

Today we are going to sew the Tea Cup Block and the Mitten Block from the Sleigh Bell Sampler quilt.

Click HERE to see the list of guest bloggers that will be joining us and if you are gathering your fabrics you can Click here for the fabric requirements.

First up today is the Tea Cup block.

Happy Quilting is our guest blogger for this block so please pop over and visit her blog.

Grab your Winter Wonderland Book and your favorite Christmas fabrics and let's get started!

Turn to page 75 and cut out all the pieced needed for the Tea Cup.

I love this part...sewing it all up!

Diagonally sew E unit to the bottom corners of H unit to form cup.

Stitch J unit to top of cup.

Now for the cup handle....diagonally stitch G unit to K unit. Be sure to make one of each.

Stitch an F and K unit together with handle sides.

Stitch tea cup handle together with D and C unit.

Stitch handle to side of tea cup and stitch B unit to other side of cup.

Diagonally stitch E unit to both sides of I unit to make saucer.

Stitch saucer to bottom of cup and stitch A unit to top of tea cup.

And we are done with another block! Yay!!

Now on to the Mitten block..... In The Book Docks is our guest for this block so be sure to hope over there and see her cute mitten!

To get started on the mitten, turn to page 77 and cut out all your pieces.

This block has more pieces but don't worry, it goes together very quickly and easily.

Let start with diagonally stitching E unit to both sides of L unit to make the top of the mitten.

Now for the Chevron section.....diagonally stitch M unit to N unit and make two right ones and three left ones.

Repeat with the other side of the N unit.

Stitch pieces together to form Chevron.

Diagonally stitch E unit to J unit to make mitten bottom.

Now Diagonally stitch G unit to K unit to make thumb unit.

Stitch B unit to the top of the thumb unit.

Stitch mitten top, chevron unit and mitten bottom together.

Stitch thumb to side of mitten.

Diagonally stitch A unit to bottom right corner of mitten....it's starting to take shape!

Stitch F units to both sides of mitten.

For the mitten cuff, we need to sew four H units together with three I units, one D unit and one C unit....look at that cute cuff!

Stitch cuff to bottom of mitten and we are done!

I would love to see your finished blocks so be sure to hashtag them with #verysherrichristmas. You can also find out the other projects I am working on by following along on Instagram and Facebook.

Did you see the gift bag I posted the other day? I am so happy with how this turned out. I think he is so cute and I just may end up using this one for a knitting bag during the holidays instead of giving it away.

The pattern works perfectly with both of these blocks we sewed today or any of the Sleighbell Sampler blocks. Another fun project to get a jump start on your holiday sewing!

CLICK HERE for the tutorial and pattern.

If you sew one up, I would to see it so please use the hastag #wrappinngupchristmastote.

Two more blocks coming up next week! Thanks for joining me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland Sew Along...Part 1

Today is the day and I am very excited to sew with you!

It's finally time to start the Winter Wonderland Sew along and we are sewing the Sleigh Bell Sampler quilt! Click HERE to see the schedule of guest bloggers who are joining us.

You will need the Winter Wonderland book and your favorite Christmas fabric. Click here to download the fabric requirements. This is a great quilt to make scrappy. I used fabrics from Sweetwater, Kate Spain, Gina Martin and Basic Grey from Moda fabrics. The scrappier the better I think!

First up we are going to sew block one which is the tree block. Joining us is Tina from Emily Ann's Kloset. So be sure to hop on over to her blog and see her sewing progress on her tree block.

So lets begin! Turn to page 72 and cut out all the pieces needed for the tree block.

Following the instructions on page 72, sew up one flying geese unit.

Then stitch two B squares to both sides of the flying geese unit. It's the tree top!!

Diagonally sew a C square to both sides of E rectangle. Make two of them.

Sew the two tree branch units together. Then sew the tree branch units together with two D units and press.

Now stitch two A units to both sides of one G unit to make the tree trunk unit.

Stitch all the units together and you have just finished block one!

Now let's move on to block two which is the Scotty Dog...love this little doggie! Joining us for block two is the Quilting Gallery so be sure hop on over there and see their Scotty Dog block.

Turn in your book to page 73 and cut out all the pieces needed for the Scotty dog.

Following the instructions on page 73, stitch together J, A and F units to make a doggie tail/bowtie unit.

Stitch two I units together with one C unit to form doggie legs.

Stitch the bow tie/tail unit together with G unit and leg's unit.

Using E and H units, make an ear unit.

Then using D and J unit, make the Partial Top Right Scotty unit.

Stitch these units together.

Stitch two E and one H units together to make a flying geese/partial mouth unit.

Stitch F unit to Partial Mouth unit.

Stitch Partial Mouth unit together with Ears unit and B unit.

Stitch both units together to form Scotty Dog block.

And now we are done with block one and two. Join me next week for two more blocks!

Some extra fun projects will be posted soon using the blocks in the book and you can see the sneak peeks HERE on Facebook and HERE on Instagram. Follow along with me to join in the and get some Holiday sewing done early!

 I can't wait to see your blocks so if you are posting on social media, please tag me @sherfalls on Instagram and use the hashtag #verysherrichristmas. Let's see those Trees and Scotty Dogs blocks get sewn up!

P.S. This was suppose to be posted on August 1st and I just realized the auto-post didn't work!! SO sorry about that! Computers aren't always my friend.