Oooh today's the day! I have so enjoyed creating this quilt:
This is called "I'm Not Scared" as I thought a birdie resting on a scarecrows arm was a cute idea. Don't you just love the scarecrows carrot button nose and I also gave him a bowler hat to make him look English. The Union Flag was added as an afterthought (in fact I found it lying on my craft table!) and thought it made a nice patch for his coat.
To build up the leaves at the bottom, I sewed them on in stages. This was the first stage where I had just ironed all the main background pieces into place using Heat n Bond:
I then sewed around all the edges using a brown thread like thus:
I joined all the leaves on this layer together as I knew that the stitch lines would be covered up by the next set of leaves. I added another set of six leaves on top of this layer and stitched in the same way. For my last layer I ironed on all the leaves but then went round them all individually. I finished the quilt by adding the birdie and the scarecrows facial features.
I would have loved to have created more quilts - in fact I did design a few more and also had cut out lots more leaves (these ones are cut using nestibility dies although handcut ones would look just as nice), but as I am already amassing a huge pile of small quilts after only being in three blog hops and I am also signed up for the Wicked Hop and the Holiday Lane hop I decided to just stick at one - very disciplined if you ask me!
To join in and follow all of my other blog hoppers today please click on the following links:
Monday
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Sunshine
Girl - this is me
To view the whole schedule then please go to Cherrys blog at http://www.cherryblossomsquiltingstudio.com/. I would just like to say a big thank you to Cherry for organising this hop and cheering us all on and also a big thank you to Madame Samm who does a lot of organising and cheering on from the sidelines too.
Thanks for looking - Not scared either from Solihull
Thanks for looking - Not scared either from Solihull
112 comments:
Mr. Scarecrow is sew stinkin' cute!
Thank you for sharing your technique :)
I just love the button nose! Thanks for the mini tut on how you layered the leaves.
Super cute block!!
What a cheeky little man! An excellent choice to complete one truly excellent block than attempt 100 with so many other hops on your plate! Did you make this pattern up or did you get it from another place?
Love your scarecrow! Thank you for sharing.
Nice Block! ... and the nose is a funny idea :)
What a hansome scarecrow - quite dapper in fact. Love the nose!! Thank you for sharing with us today.
Love your scarecrow's button nose! :)
Your scarecrow is sew fantastic and very cute too. I love him. The design is awesome and your work is sew well done. Thank you very much for sharing
Britt-Inger in Malmö, Sweden
I love your scarecrow! especially his carrot nose! the leaves are wonderful - perfect colours!
Your scarecrow is sweet! His carrot nose is just perfect. Thanks for sharing.
That is such a cute block! I love the scarecrow with all of his special touches and the leaves are to die for!
I love the little "not so scared" wall hanging! It's so cute! The leaves are beautiful!
Your scarecrow is cute, I love the colors of your leaves. Thanks for sharing.
Very cute scarecrow!
your project is beautiful. Makes me want to make more fall decor
That is just beyond adorable! What a great block!
Sew cute!! I think the flag patch and the carrot nose are my favorite parts of this block. And yes, you are very disciplined. I keep going overboard and making more!
I love your little scarecrow!
Awesome!!! I love Your block!!! Thanks for sharing!
Love your block, great colors! Thanks for being part of the "Leaf me Happy" blog hop.
Really cute! All your little touches are very clever!
Love your block! The mini leaves and the fabrics you chose are just wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us :)
Your scarecrow block is adorable! So cute and so creative! Well done!
What does one do with all these unfinished blocks? Love your scarecrow and just perfect for Fall. Judy C
Your scarecrow is too cute,love all the embellishments:-)
Loved seeing your process on this. It really helps a beginner learn.
Good Afternoon Nicola...and yes you did it again..you captured all of our imagination in your lovely block...yes you did...certainly was in our top for choices today...lovely lovely lovely
What a terrific non scarecrow. love his hat and the visiting bird. Thanks for sharing.
How adorable! Love the carrot button nose!
So cute! Love the nose! Thanks for participating in the blog hop!
What a cute, cute little scarecrow and love all the leaves on the ground!
he is so CUTE! thanks for sharing!
Looks great! I love that you showed the process of making the block. Thanks so much for sharing.
This is wonderful! Such a lovely block.
That is just darling and I love the flag too. He will be so fun to hang for the fall.
Very fun!! Thanks for hopping!
Love your block! Thanks for sharing.
Greeting from Germany, Marita
You were very disciplined to make just one...and an amazing one at that! I love your scarecrow and all the little added touches--very nice. It's always a pleasure to hop with you. :O)
What an amazing scarecrow. Thank you for sharing.
that is so cute. love seeing the process.
So cute! I loves scarecrows. I almost made one too for this hop, but I didn't. You'll see mine on Thursday.
What a darling scarecrow! I love all the leaves too. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the tut, I am going to make one following your directions. What a fun block, hope I can keep it to one block also.
Just too cute!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
You have been very good,leafing it at one block! Especially since it such a fun, fantastic block! Loved your scarecrow. I look forward to seeing your other entries to the hops!
Love your scarecrow! I just did my first applique using this technique and loved how it turned out too!
Cute scarecrow. I'd put him in my garden any day.
Lovely scarecrow and leaves. Well done!
Cute title for the Scarecrow block. THanks for sharing your talent.
Gorgeous block. Love the fall colours. Thanks for the opportunity on the draw
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lovely work thanks for sharing!
Like the scarecrow, colorful and just so cute.
He is sooo cute, I love the embellishments. Thanks for sharing with us.
Sweety Scarecrow! Love it! Beautiful fabric...Thanks for sharing with us today...Judith, Texas
Love your Scarecrow Block. Thanks for sharing.
Hi!!! He is too cute!!!!
Cute block!
Cute block. I know how much work goes into even one block.
Love your scarecrow! Nicely done! thanks for sharing.
I love scarecrows. I wish they would scare away the rabbits in my garden, but they don't. Very nice. Thanks.
Love your scarecrow!!
Fall Blessings
Gmama Jane
Darling Scaecrow--thanks for sharing!
Oh my I love your scarecrow! He's a doll and I may have to make one like this. :) blessings, marlene
Good for you and your discipline!! I love your little block -- very darling and the perfect capture of a happy autumn!!! Great job! :)
Sunshine Girl-I love your little scarecrow man. I noticed the cute carrot button nose right away. Don't ya just love Heat n' Bond? What would we do without it! I sympathize with you having random blocks, but from the looks of all the bloggers they usually make something out of them: table toppers, part of a quilt, etc. I seldom do random blocks myself, just for that very reason. Perhaps there should be a Block of the Month Blog Hop or Blog Hop Quilt. Thanks for sharing, from CA,USA.
Absolutely adorable!!! You are right, his carrot nose and bowler are perfect!!!
Rosemary B here:
adorable! I have never done applique so it is really inspiring to see top notch work. Cute hat he has one too!
Thank you so much for sharing
way too cute!!!! love it!!
Your scarecrow block is really cute! Thanks for sharing it.
I love the Bowler! Finally a scarecrow with a bit of class! LOL
This is just too cute. Thanks for sharing.
What great fun!! He is so cute. The bird and nose add the perfect touches!! Thank you!!
Oh this is cute. I need to move north for a bit so I can learn this stuff... :sheesh:
Love your block! The scarecrow and crow are perfect together. Thanks for the tutorial on how you added the leaves to the bottom.
Your scarecrow is so cute! I love it.
Your scarecrow mini is too cute! I love the fall colored leaves piled on the ground. Thanks for sharing your tutorial.
I wasn't "Scared". Good job.
What a fun block. Great job.
That was a lot of work, but the perfect picture of fall and Halloween.
I just love scarecrows, and yours is so handsome...Well done.
cheers
maggie in maine
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Your block looks wonderful!! I just love it!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!!
Very cute little block.
Love the scarecrow. He is really cute!
The scarecrow is very cute. Good job.
What fun! Love the British take on Mr. Scarecrow. Did you do scarecrows for any other countries?
What an adorable block...love those extra touches you added!! TFS
Not scared is adorable. Thanks for sharing your process. I like the Union Jack patch - perfect.
Super cute!!
Nadine
Awesome Nicola. Your scarecrow block is just the cutest. Beautifully stitched...thanks for sharing in the hop! Happy stitching, Pauline
How cute, of course he isn't scared he is so darn sweet. Thanks for sharing.
love your scarecrow. and he is showing his true brit colors. Great job, thanks for sharing
in stithces
That's the cutest scarecrow I've ever seen. Terrific design.
What a great quilt. Gotta love those leaves! Hugs, Buttons x
Brilliant quilt, just perfect for the season x
Super cool.Love,love.Thanks for sharing!
Your I'm not scared is so very cute.. love it!! Thank you for showing the steps & for participating!
Your scarecrow looks like a dandy fella in his bowler hat and his patch jacket is befitting for such a chap as he. I loved the tut and looking forward to seeing more of this & all your future projects. I'm sure to use the tut in a project in the near future... hummm I got "wicked" coming up too.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Sincerely,
Tricia
Love the hat and patch! Thanks for sharing with us :O)
Okay, that is seriously cute!!! Love his little button nose. You are very talented!
Cute scarecrow block!
Very clever! Thanks for showing how you made it.
Thanks so much for showing how to make this block.
I just love it,
It is on my To Do list for sure,
That is a sweet little quilt. Can I copy it? thanks for sharing and come see me on the 3rd over at
The Learning Curve I am having a giveaway! :)
Your scarecrow is too cute!
Hiya! That cute little button nose was the first thing that I noticed---adorable!!! Thanks for sharing with us. Blessed be, hugs!!!
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Love him! So much fun!
This is so cute, I love it! I also particularly love that you got the name of our Flag correct, most people don't ;0)
Very nice. I would not have thought to just connect my applique stitches in the bottom layer since they will be covered by other leaves - that is great - sure saves times and clipping all those threads. I love the scarecrow - really says FALL!
Oh, your scarecrow is darling! I love his patches and that cheeky bird on his shoulder. The leaves are the perfect finishing touch. Beautiful block.
Thanks for sharing how you made this delightful block!
He is soooooooo cute. Love those leaves. They are the defining finishing touch. All of your quilts are just awesome. Hugs Mrs A.
So Love Your Bolg. So happy I joined this Blog Hop. I became a follower!
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