I'm Blushing!

 Hello! I'm Natalia Bonner, owner of  Piece N Quilt in Heber, UT. You can read all about me here. I'm so excited to be sharing my first Moda Bake Shop project with you. What better way to start my Moda Bake Shop sharing than with a quilt titled "I'm Blushing!"

 1 Jelly Roll Basics Milk
1 Blush Jelly Roll
3.5 coordinating yards backing
1 coordinating yard binding

Start by separating your jelly rolls. From your Blush jelly roll separate out three white prints for centers of your blocks.

Separate out four prints for your flowers.

 

Separate out 3 brown strips for the flower stems and petals.

From your white prints cut 24 - 2.5"x2.5" squares.

From your prints you will create 24 blocks. (You can make two blocks from each print) Start by sewing two 2.5"x 2.5" blocks to each side of your white 2.5" block.

 

Now sew a 6.5"x 2.5" strip to the other sides of the block to create the block above. Repeat this process until you have 24 blocks.

Using your white strips cut 12, 2.5"x 12.5" strips for your large blocks. From your prints you will sew two 2.5"x 2.5" squares to the ends of the long strip as shown in the image above. (You will be able to make one block from each print.)

Now attach two 16.5" strips to complete the block as shown in the image above. You will need 12 total of this block.

Now for your sashing you will use your white jelly roll strips.

Then from your white jelly roll strips you will cut 8, 6.5"x1.5" strips for the ends of your long block rows.

Sew all of the top portion of the quilt together as shown in the image above.

For the bottom portion start by sewing 3, 24.5" strips together side by side.

The sew one square block to the top of that strip.

Next you will sew a brown stem that is 20.5" to a white strip that is 10.5"
Then sew two white strips that are 30.5" side by side as shown in the image above.

Now add a brown strip that is 26.5" with a white strip that is 4.5" next to a 30.5" white strip as shown in the image above.

Now sew together a 18.5" brown strip with a 4.5" white strip on the top. Sew a 22.5" white strip to the side of that creating a piece that looks like the image above.

For the 4th stem you will first sew a 14.5" brown strip to a 2.5" white strip. Then add two 16.5" white strips to the left side and one to the right side.

Now you will sew the bottom section of blocks together as shown in the image above.

You should now have 5 sections for the bottom portion, as shown in the image above.

Sew them together in sections. First attach stem four to the lower blocks. Then attach the rectangle bocks to the top of that section.

Now sew the 3rd stem to the block section,  attach the square blocks to the top of the right portion. Last attach the first two stems and you should have a bottom section that looks like the image above.
I now add my applique to this bottom portion before sewing the top and bottom portions together. For me it's just less bulk to put through the machine.

For the applique you will take the 4 prints that you set aside at the beginning.

Now, cut those strips into 1/4ths and sew them back together side by side creating a square. As shown in the image above.

For my circle flower I like to use a bowl to for my shape. Then refer to my starch applique tutorial to see my quick way of adding applique with no fusible.
Repeat this process with some scraps for the small circle centers. I used a cup for my template, perfect size.

 For the leaves on the applique cut out a shape like the petal above and cut out 6 leaves. (There should be enough brown scraps for all six leaves.

Use the image above to refer to for applique placement.
I used a blanket stitch and brown thread to applique by machine.

Sew the top and bottom portions together. Add a white border using your white jelly roll strips.
Now quilt.

Bind and enjoy!

Don't forget to stop by my blog to see more of my fun tutorials using precut fabrics. Also stop by Piece N Quilt, use discount code 'modabakeshop' and save 10% off your total purchase!

1 Blush Quilt 57"x63"