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July 17, 2017

Mama's Flower Garden Quilt Tutorial! from Bee In My Bonnet

Good morning!

I'm super excited to show you how

to make this fun and easy quilt:)

"Mama's Flower Garden"

53" x 53"

Are you ready for the details?

I used a 10" Stacker of my new

"Bee Basics"

And these 2 prints from my...

my new

"Bee Backgrounds"

I also used the

D-10 and D-33

from my set of

Bee Happy

Sew Simple Shapes

(they will be available shortly!)

And one package of my

Sew-In Interfacing

Let's get started by cutting

36 - 6" squares and 36 - 2 1/2" squares

from the interfacing.

That's one of ...

added by Lori Holt 1 week, 4 days ago. under applique , bee backgrounds , bee backings and borders , bee basics , hexagon , hexies , mama's flower garden hexie flower , sew simple shapes

July 2, 2017

Super Star Pillow Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

YaY...its summertime!!

Are you ready for a tutorial?

If so...

I'm going to

show you how I made my

"Super Star Pillow"

18" x 18"

I love using the good old

"red white and blue"

to decorate for summer...

and I especially love stars:)

These are easy peasy

little blocks to make...

so let's get started!

I chose these 9 prints...

3 reds for the stars and

6 blues for the squares.

The top 6 prints

in this stack are from my

Bee Basics

and the bottom 3

are from my

Bee Backings and Borders

For the ...

added by Lori Holt 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under applique , bee backgrounds , bee backings and borders , bee basics , sew simple shapes

April 17, 2017

Cutie Pie Flowers Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Today I'm excited to share with you a tutorial for my

Cutie Pie Flowers:)

The flower part is made using the

leftover circles that we trimmed

from our pie blocks!

If you are

just tuning in...the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

just ended a few weeks ago.

We used

Sew Cherry 2 fabric...

along with the

Pie Ruler...

To make these

Pie Blocks for the quilt.

We trimmed out a circle

from the center like this...

So that our

Pie Blocks would be

ready to fill with

the different fruits made with the

Fruit Salad

Sew Simple Shapes:)

We ...

added by Lori Holt 3 months, 1 week ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

March 20, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Ten - The Big Finish!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hello again...

YaY!

It's week ten and time

for the big finish:)

If you want to make my

Sweetie Pie Quilt

CLICK HERE

Last week we left off here...

with all of the

appliqué completed

and the quilt center

sewn together.

Now it's time for the pieced border:)

Cut pieces according to the pattern...

Draw a line onto

your background squares...

or use my

Seams Sew Easy

if you don't want to

take the time to mark them.

I always chain piece when

I'm doing the same step

on multiple pieces.

When all of your

easy ...

added by Lori Holt 4 months, 1 week ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

March 13, 2017

A cheery, cherry wall hanging for the Sweetie Pie Sew Along from Carried Away Quilting

In January Lori Holt and Riley Blake Designs kicked off their Sweetie Pie Sew Along featuring Lori’s pretty new collection “Sew Cherry 2” and her Sew Simple Shapes and Pie Ruler. Each week a new portion of the quilt was featured, with fabulous tips and tutorials on both Lori’s blog (Bee In My Bonnet) and the Riley Blake Designs Blog. The pattern is free and the online resources are tremendous. You’ll definitely want to check this out!

During the sew along, guest bloggers have been sharing their creations, and I was asked to utilize the Fruit Salad ...

added by Taunja Kelvington 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under calico days , cherry pie quilt , lori holt , mini story stars , riley blake designs , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Nine - Daisy Appliqué! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hello cute people!

Welcome to week nine:)

If you want to make my

Sweetie Pie Quilt

CLICK HERE

Now that all of our

Gingham Daisies

are completed...

lets get them appliquéd!

I showed you

last week that I

worked with 1/2 of the

quilt at a time.

I started by appliquéing

the daisies around

all of the edges.

Use your seam lines

to center the daisies.

The daisies measure

1 3/4" from the edge.

After lining up...

I pinned and appliqued.

I worked all the way around

the edges on both halves.

For the daisies in the

middle ...

added by Lori Holt 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

March 6, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Eight - Gingham Daisies!!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Today is week eight

in our sew along!

CLICK HERE

if you want to make my

Sweetie Pie Quilt:)

And because we have

finished all of our pie blocks...

this week we can focus on finishing up

all of the gingham daisy blocks:)

I showed you how

to do the daisy blocks

in the week two video.

If you need a refresher...

CLICK HERE

Can I just say how much I

LOVE-LOVE-LOVE

playing with all six ginghams!

#GinghamDaisyBlock

It makes me sew happy

when I see yours

popping up all over

Instagram

Here are a few photos

of when I ...

added by Lori Holt 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

February 27, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Seven - Blueberry Pie!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hey cute people!

Welcome to week seven in the

Sweetie Pie

Sew Sew Along

I cannot believe that we are

almost finished with

the quilt:)

I'm sew excited!!

I'm sure having a

good time playing with

Sew Cherry 2!

Today is our last block...

Blueberries:)

I love these little cuties!

Grab your

Sew Simple Shapes

and cut your fabrics

and interfacing according to

the pattern.

Trace onto your interfacing...

Stitch on your traced line...

and trim:)

Cut your "X" in the back...

Turn...shape and press.

Iron a center crease onto your

background fabric

and measure 3" down ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

February 20, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Six - Apple Pie Block!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hello and welcome to week six of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

CLICK HERE

if you are just getting started and

CLICK HERE

to download the free pattern

Today we are baking

Apple Pies!

Grab your fabric...

interfacing and

trace your

Sew Simple Shapes

Use the cutting chart included

in the pattern to cut your pieces:)

Sew directly onto your traced lines.

When trimming the seam allowance..

make sure to make a few clips

at the top of each apple's inner curve.

Cut the interfacing...

Turn... shape and press!

Place the apple

1 1/2" up from the bottom ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months, 1 week ago. under applique , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

February 15, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Cherry Hearts Placemat Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hello cute people!

Are you ready for a

cute little tutorial?

We are right in the middle of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

and today I'm going to

show you a fun little project...

how to make my

Cherry Hearts Placemat:)

YaY!!!

I told you in my last post...

that I would be making something

with the C-8 heart from the

Fruit Salad

Sew Simple Shapes Set

So just a little side note before we get started;

I also put a heart in my

Cozy Christmas

Sew Simple Shapes...

And I made this one a little smaller

so that ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months, 1 week ago. under applique , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

February 13, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Five - Pear Pie Block!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Happy Monday and welcome

to week five of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along!

If you are just joining us...

CLICK HERE

to download the free pattern

CLICK HERE

for information on

getting started!

Today we are making the

#PearPieBlock

Use your cutting guide page

in the pattern to cut all of your

fabrics and interfacing pieces...

then trace!

Sew onto your traced lines:)

Trim your seam allowances ...

and make two clips on each

inner curve

of the pears like this:)

Cut an "X" in the interfacing...

and use your turning tool to

smooth out the edges

after turning right side ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes

February 6, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Four - Strawberry Pie Block!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Happy Monday everyone:)

It's already week four in our sew along!

I just have to say that whenever I'm on Instagram

I am so happy to sew

everyones progress

on their blocks...

y'all are doing

such an awesome job!

If you are are new here...

This is my

Sweetie Pie Quilt

and it's what we are

making during this sew along:)

You can join us anytime

by first clicking

HERE

to read about the

supplies needed

and all of the

information to get started:)

***FYI***

You can click on each weeks

tutorial here on my blog ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under applique , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

January 30, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Three - Lemon Pie Block!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Today is week three in the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

YaY!

If you are just joining us...

CLICK HERE

to down load the free pattern

CLICK HERE

to get your

Fruit Salad

Sew Simple Shapes

CLICK HERE

to get your Pie Ruler

Okay now lets go!

Today we are making

Lemon Pie:)

P.S. I havent trimmed up

any of my finished

pie blocks yet...

I'll show you how

I do that next week)

Cut your fabric and your

Sew-In Interfacing

(I thought it would be just as easy to

make the Lime Pie at the same time:)

These ...

added by Lori Holt 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

January 24, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Week Two - Appliqué!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Welcome back!

It's week two of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

We are making the Sweetie Pie Quilt

CLICK HERE

to download the free pattern

The fabric collection that

we are using is

Sew Cherry 2

And we are using the new

Pie Ruler

to cut the slices

for each pie block...

And the

Fruit Salad

Sew Simple Shapes

for the appliqués:)

If you are just joining us...

Look on the right sidebar

of my blog here

to see all of the

Sweetie Pie Sew Along

blog posts and tutorials.

Last week I showed you

how to make your ...

added by Lori Holt 6 months ago. under applique , pie ruler , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

January 2, 2017

Sweetie Pie Sew Along - Bee Prepared Post - Cutting Instructions!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Hello cute people!

Let's get ready to play

with my latest fabric collection

Sew Cherry 2!

In just two weeks the

sew along to make my

Sweetie Pie Quilt

will begin right here on my blog:)

I've already posted

about all of the supplies needed...

CLICK HERE

to go back to that post

if you are just joining us:)

Today is all about cutting the fabric

from your kit so that you can

"Bee Prepared"

You will need to download my free

Sweetie Pie Quilt pattern first. ...

because it has all of the cutting information!

In this post ...

added by Lori Holt 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under applique , dresden blocks , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

November 28, 2016

Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Sew simple Shape Dresden Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

I LOVE sewing Christmas decorations...

and I LOVE dresdens.

So...

I've been making these little cuties...

do you want to make some too?

YaY!

Grab your Cozy Christmas fabric...

And your B-14

Sew Simple Shape

My 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"

rectangles leftover from making the

Cozy Christmas quilt for this sew along

work perfectly for one dresden.

Place the triangle upside down

and even with the top edge...

trace down both sides...

Like this.

Cut on your traced line.

Six of these make one cute little dresden.

To sew the point on top

of each dresden ...

added by Lori Holt 8 months ago. under applique , cozy christmas fabric , cozy christmas sew along , sew simple shapes

November 21, 2016

Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Cozy Bunting Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Good morning and welcome to

another tutorial during my

Cozy Christmas Sew Along!

Today I'm showing you how I made my

#CozyBunting

Once again...

I used the B-14 from my

Cozy Christmas

Sew Simple Shapes

for this weeks tutorial.

It's the perfect size for a cute bunting!

You will need two - 4" squares

of the same print for each bunting piece.

I cut 38 sets...

for a total of

38 bunting triangles.

Or you can use two sets of

Cozy Christmas 5" Stackers:)

I used these plus some of the prints

in the Cozy Christmas fat eight panels ...

added by Lori Holt 8 months, 1 week ago. under cozy christmas fabric , cozy christmas sew along , sew simple shapes

Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Cute Little Trees Tutorial!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Good morning cute people...

I'm excited to share a new

Cozy Christmas tutorial for you:)

Look at these Cute little Trees!

I know we have finished our quilt...

but I'm having fun making my home

"Cozy for Christmas"

and I thought I'd share with you

some of the things that I'm making.

Today I'm showing you how I made these fun and easy

Cute Little Trees:)

First I decided to use a mix of these

Cozy Christmas prints for the tree block backgrounds.

I cut them 5 1/2" square.

I cut 16 of them ...

added by Lori Holt 8 months, 1 week ago. under applique , cozy christmas , cozy christmas fabric , cozy christmas sew along , sew simple shapes

November 14, 2016

Sew Cherry 2! ...and Announcing the Sweetie Pie Sew Along!! from Bee In My Bonnet

I'm super excited to

announce my next sew along!

I know we are still making

fun things for my

Cozy Christmas Sew Along

(I'll have a new tutorial up tomorrow)

but I've been getting a ton of emails

asking me what's next...

so I thought I would

give y'all a heads up

about what we are making

and the supplies needed:)

This is my

Sweetie Pie Quilt

and it's what we will be making!

I'm so excited about it...

it's going to be the

perfect spring/summer quilt:)

CLICK HERE

to download ...

added by Lori Holt 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under applique , sew cherry 2 , sew simple shapes , sweetie pie sew along

November 7, 2016

Cozy Christmas Sew Along - Week 13 - The Big Finish!! from Bee In My Bonnet

Today is the big finish

after finishing our

Cozy Christmas Quilt:)

I took a lot of close up photos of my quilt just in case you needed any ideas for quilting.

My super sweet and talented friend

Juli Stubbs quilted my

Cozy Christmas Quilt

for me and I love how it turned out!!

Here is a closer look at some of the blocks...

Stocking...

Snowman...

Wreath...

***NOTE***

Juli said it was completely fine

to leave all of the buttons on

and she would quilt around them...

but you will need to check with your

quilter to see if thats okay ...

added by Lori Holt 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under applique , cozy christmas fabric , cozy christmas sew along , sew simple shapes

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