Week 5 - Around The Lake Sew Along
Apr 4, 2022 - 8:57pm
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Welcome to Week 5 of Around The Lake Sew Along.
This week we are getting our blocks together. It's also a great week to catch up if you have fallen a little behind.
If you have just joined the sew along, make sure you’ve purchased your copy of the Around The Lake Pattern.
The Around The Lake Sew Along will be taking place on Instagram, so be sure your account is set to public so we can all see your posts using the #aroundthelakeSAL and #aroundthelakequilt hashtags.
You can also join the Private Facebook Group here.
Let's get these blocks sewn together!
First up, grab a Drunkard's Path Unit and a Flying Geese Unit.
Place right sides together with the Drunkard's Path unit on top.
I like to pin my blocks by putting one in each end.
The reason for putting the Drunkard's Path Unit on top is to get a perfect seam allowance on your circle. Start stitching right on the sewing line for the Drunkard's Path unit and your circle edge will be spot on.
Once sewn, press the seams towards the Drunkard's Path Unit. If you have followed all my other pressing guides in the pattern this will make all you seams nest together nicely.
At this stage you have two choices. You can either keep this quarter blocks as is and then sew these together or you can make a full block.
To make the full block, grab 4 quarter blocks and sew them together, easy peasy.
Complete all you blocks for the size of quilt you are making.
Next week we will be assembling our quilt tops, yay!
I hope you have been enjoying this sew along becuase I sure have. The colour combos popping up on instagram are inspiring.
Happy Patching,
Emma
