"BLOCK TEN" Welcome to week ten of the "PRAIRIE MEADOW" Sew Along! Join me here each week when I will be doing tutorials on the blocks for the quilt. Of course because we are all sewing from all around the world we all have different time zones... But I will be posting each Monday right here on my blog and you can follow my tutorials any time each week that is convenient for you. We are making the Prairie Meadow Quilt 68" x 85" The quilt is made with my newest fabric collection called Prairie... I hope that you all have all received your fabric kits by now... and that we are all ready to begin!! If you still need one ... just do a quick google search for "Prairie Meadow Quilt Kit" to find shops who still have some left. We are also using the Prairie Meadow Sew Simple Shapes I have already posted the "BEE PREPARED" post which details all of the supplies for the sew along and how it works. I have also given the link there for the free PDF Download of the Sew Along Guide CLICK HERE to download the sew along guide. It's very important to watch my Week One/Block One video tutorial because everything I show you in block one pertains to all the rest of the blocks. Things such as tips on sewing... shaping and turning all of your appliqués as well as the entire process of laying out the block. I also explain about sewing the scrappy background. If you have not watched it please CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read my blog tutorial for BLOCK TWO CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK THREE CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK FOUR CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK FIVE CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK SIX CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK SEVEN CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK EIGHT CLICK HERE to read my tutorial for BLOCK NINE As per the sew along guide cutting instructions you should have everything for your Block Ten all cut and ready to go! Here is my Block Ten Kit Everything is all cut... all traced and ready:) You can also see above the squares and rectangles that I used for the background. Here is a list of the Prairie Meadow Sew Simple Shapes needed for Block Ten: 4 - N-4 4 - N-27 4 - N-32 4 - N-34 4 - N-35 16 - N-48 1 - N-49 8 - N-58 You will need to cut 4 - 4 1/2" long of prepared 1/4" strips for the stems from your spool. Block Ten shapes sewn...trimmed and clipped. Before turning... you will need to clip the cleavage areas in-between each of the shapes that are on the design board in the photo. Remember to clip ALL the way to your stitched line but not into it. If you do not clip far enough it will be hard for it to lie flat. Use the seam roller and also your iron in these kind of areas just as I showed you in the week one video. The other shapes do not need any clipping:) *When I turned and shaped these pomegranate tops... they took me a few minutes but not as long as I thought they might! I did not need to use hemostats to turn them but of course you can feel free to if needed. All turned...shaped...pressed and ready:) I pre-glued the gingham centers onto the pomegranates and placed the tops showing 3/4" tall at the top and glued into place. I also glued the 4 shapes onto the outside of the center circle before pinning onto the background. I then pinned these shapes onto the center of the background first. The stems measure 3 1/2" long. Next I centered and placed these shapes 2" in from the edge of the background and pinned into place. I placed the bottom set of leaves 1/2" up from the center circle and the tips 1/4" away from tan leaves on each side. I placed the top set with the inside curves on the seam line and about 1/4" away from the bottom set. Lastly I placed the circles 1 1/2" from the edge of the background and 1/4" in from the seam line. After a few minutes I removed my pins and let my block lie flat to continue drying the glue:) That is my BLOCK TEN tutorial. BLOCK TEN all ready for applique:) Afterwards I will press from the back and then I will use my 16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler to trim down the block. Thanks for joining me this week for the Prairie Meadow Sew Along... We are nearing the end of our journey!! I'll meet you right back here next Monday for the Block Eleven tutorial... happy sewing!! xx Lori Other Places to find me: @Beelori1 Instagram Lori Holt/YouTube Bee in my Bonnet Company