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Daisy Janie New Leaf Bee Block Blog Hop & Tutorial

Welcome all! Today is my stop on Daisy Janie’s Bee Block Blog Hop. We all got to play with her newest fabric collection, New Leaf, which also happens to be 100% GOTS certified organic cotton.

The two things that make these prints pop to me are the beautiful jewel tones and the curves within the designs.Jan’s guidance for the project was “turning over a new leaf” which I took to heart in a big way. It’s been a trying year around here … and a fresh start is exactly what I need. The leaf motif in the print on top in the picture below grabbed my attention and inspired the shapes in my block.

Let’s get started…

1. Pick four prints for the background. I chose these since they had small prints with not too much contrast.

2. Cut one 6.5″ square from each print.

3. Download the leaf template by clicking here and print one copy. Make sure you print at 100% so your leaves come out the right size (the box outline should measure 6.5″). Trace four copies of the leaf motif (four centers and 12 leaves) onto the liner of double sided fusible interfacing. Roughly cut them out.

4. Fuse the leaf motif pieces onto more New Leaf fabrics (not the 6.5″ squares). This is a perfect opportunity to frame/fussy cut some of the beautiful details within Jan’s New Leaf fabrics! After fusing, cut the leaves and centers out. Arrange onto the 6.5″ squares using the template printed out in Step 3 for placement.

Once you’re happy with the placement, remove the paper liners, double and triple check placement and fuse to the background fabric.

5. Stitch in a coordinating thread, about 1/8″ from the edge of the leaves and centers.

6. Arrange the four blocks, with the centers all pointing towards the center. Sew into a 12.5″ block.

Check out the fussy cuts!

I hope every enjoys making their block and playing with the beautiful organic fabrics! Many thanks to Jan for letting me play with her lovely new fabrics!

Check out all the other blocks:
Mon, 1/14 – Becky Moyer, My Fabric Obsession
Tues, 1/15 – Lynn Harris, The Little Red Hen
Wed, 1/16 – Candy Glendening, Candied Fabrics
Thurs, 1/17 – Holly DeGroot, Bijou Lovely
Fri, 1/18 – Melanie Thornton, Melanie Dramatic

Mon, 1/21 – Emily Cier, Carolina Patchworks
Tues, 1/22 – Rachael Gander, Imagine Gnats
Wed, 1/23 – Maureen Cracknell, Maureen Cracknell Handmade
Thurs, 1/24 – Leanne, She Can Quilt
Fri, 1/25 – Cindy Wiens, Live a Colorful Life

Mon 1/28 – Cheryl Arkison, Dining Room Empire
Tues, 1/29 – Jacquie Gering, Tallgrass Prairie Studio
Wed, 1/30 – Shanna Bailey, Fiber of All Sorts
Thurs, 1/31 – Katy Jones, Monkey Do

And for the Fat Quarter Word Scramble… the letter is I.
(see details on this here)

5 thoughts on “Daisy Janie New Leaf Bee Block Blog Hop & Tutorial”

  1. Really cute block, Emily! I’m so thrilled to be a part of this fun blog hop–the fabric is just so beautiful!

  2. QuiltSue says:

    I love how you used the fabrics for your block. Beautiful.

  3. kimberlee says:

    I love the leaves, very creative! This block should really stick out on Jan’s quilt.

  4. leanne says:

    cute block – thanks so much for sharing 🙂

  5. Lizzie says:

    Nice, springy block! Love what ypu did with the beautiful fabric! So nice to see Bright organics too 🙂

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