Good Morning!! Are you ready for 3 more blocks in the Sew Simple Shapes Series? This week we are moving onto my second set of Sew Simple Shapes... Cozy Christmas Remember this cute quilt that we made with the shapes? Well... today we are doing 3 new blocks using this set that DO NOT look anything like Christmas... because I really want to show you just how truly versatile these shapes are. It was really fun to challenge myself to make 3 blocks from this set of mostly Christmas shapes. I must say that I am super happy with how they all turned out! First up is... BLOCK 4 Made with the Cozy Christmas Sew Simple Shapes:) The shapes from this set that you'll need to trace onto the Sew-In Interfacing: 1 - B20 5 - B6 8 - B10 4 - B11 4 - 3 1/2" long stems and 4 - 2" long stems Sew and prepare your shapes as per my tutorial in week one. Also make your pinwheel background for the block:) CLICK HERE if you need to review or are just joining us...YaY! On the B11 heart shape you will need to clip the cleavage. The same goes for the cleavages on the B20 flower shape. Pin and glue baste your flower in the center. I love this shape that was originally a Christmas wreath! Pin and glue baste the B6 shapes 3" in from the corner and the B10 leaves 2 1/4" from the background edge. The hearts are 1 3/4" in from the edge. This is what it will look like when its trimmed down to the final size for the quilt. I always use this ruler to design and lay out my blocks:) All pinned and glue basted! Okay... so I really like this simple block with the big red flower in the center. But one thing is missing... The stems for the heart flowers!! BLOCK FOUR Fun and Done!! Okay... let's play with BLOCK FIVE You may think that there is only one shape in the set that can be used for leaves... but think again! I'll show you the easy way that I made a set of leaves out of the B8 large oval shape:) Here are the Cozy Christmas Shapes that you will need to trace and sew: 9 - B5 4 - B7 4 - B8 4 - B9 4 - 4 1/2" long stems Use the lines on the B8 to mark the center on both ends like this. Now draw a line 1/4" on each side of the center like this. I used a 1/2" wide ruler but if you don't have one... you can just draw 2 lines 1/2" apart down the center:) Now you have one set of leaf shapes drawn! Sew around the traced lines... and then cut apart and trim the seam allowance around your leaves as usual. Repeat for the other three. Sew...trim...turn and shape all of your appliqués:) As usual... I used my 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler to lay out my blocks. Here's how I did it... The tip of the oval shape is 3" in from the corner and the yellow circle is 2 1/2" in. The tip of the leaves measure 1 1/2" in from the edge. The flat part of the yellow flower petals in the center measure 5 1/4" from the edge. The aqua and green circles measure 2" in. After pinning and glue basting:) This block reminds me of spring and I love the corals and yellow together:) I also super love the shape that the set of leaves make... it seems like the flower between them just bloomed!! BLOCK FIVE Fun and Done!! Now it's time for BLOCK SIX Oh how I love this one! I used the B7 small oval to make these leaves. I just love those four little flower pots...so sweet!! Sew your pinwheel background block. For this block you will need to trace and sew the following: 8 - B5 1 - B6 4 - B11 4 - B15 4 - B9 8 - B7 4 - 1 1/2" long stems Use the template to mark a center line on the B7 shapes. Draw one center line and sew it and around one half of the oval. Trim the seam allowance around the half oval. For this block... you will get ONE leaf from each oval:) Make the rest of your shapes. See the small yellow gingham circles? You can get all four of them out of just one of the squares from this print in my Bee Backgrounds collection....YaY! Measure down 5 1/2" from the corner and place the red pots. Measure 2 1/2" down from the corner for the yellow circles and 1 1/2" in for the tip of the leaves. The bottom corner of the blue flower measures 3/4" from the red pot. Measure 1/2" in from the center of the block and place the hearts. Pin the large circle onto the center and place the small gingham circles 2" in from the edge. Pin and glue baste all:) Sew cute!! I especially love this fabric color and print combo:) The red penmanship Bee Background and the denim "texting" print from Modern Minis are some of my very favorites. I have nine blocks so far for this quilt:) There will be 20 total and as a reminder... I'll do the 3 blocks from my Autumn Love Set at the end. I am sooo addicted to making these blocks and next week I'll be making more with... yep...you guessed it... my third set of Sew Simple Shapes... Sweetie Pie!! xx Lori