Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along, June

I am loving this Scrappy Americana Flag sew along!  It's so easy to keep up because you only have to do so many blocks every month. The pattern even shows you which fabrics to use and where.

The pattern shows you how to make the quilt using foundation paper piecing, or just piecing the blocks. I had some of the foundation papers in the right size so decided to use it! It's very satisfying, tearing the papers from the fabric, and much more accurate.

It's an assembly line of half square triangles, they go together really well. I've been spray starching my blocks with Mary Ellen's Best Press.

Ta da, my blocks are finished! I can hardly wait to start sewing the red and white stripes together. This quilt is going to be gorgeous and really big! This month's blocks are called the Pinwheel Stripe blocks.

Thanks for following along, see you soon!

Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along, Month 1

 The first month and it's the Four Patch Stripe blocks, super easy.

This fabric is so beautiful!

I'm going to love every minute of this sew along. Making the blocks just once a month is very relaxing. No weekly scrambling to get them done. 

Here are my blocks, 6 red four patch blocks and 6 low volume blocks.

I'll see you next week, and thanks for checking out my blog ❤️

The Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along

This sew along is with The Fat Quarter Shop on their blog, 

the Jolly Jabber.

Lori Holt, the quilt designer, will also be doing the sew along on her blog, Bee in my Bonnet. Lori always gives the best details.

This is the most beautiful fabric, it looks way better in person. The colors are very vibrant.

This is the fabric after I've opened it and cut all the pieces.  I think there's enough left to make two more quilts!

I'm so happy that all my pieces are cut out! I'm doing foundation paper piecing with a few of the blocks, and the rest will be pieced.

The sew along begins on May 9 and continues through February.  With such a long time span, it will be doable to get the quilt finished on schedule.

Thanks for following along.  Come back on May 9 to see my first blocks, the four patches.