Scrappy Slice 'O Pie Blocks- A Tutorial

I'm so happy with how this turned out that I figured I'd put a little tutorial together so you can make your very own Slice 'O Pie quilt too!

This tutorial makes a 8.5 inch unfinished block.
40x48 baby quilt once completed.
Add more blocks as desired to enlarge your quilt into a throw, twin, queen, etc...

Background for each block measures 8.5 inches square (30 needed).
For the pie slices you will need 60 - 4 7/8 inch squares.
Cut each square on the diagnal resulting in 120 triangles.
Pair up two triangles to your liking and sew into Half Square Triangles/HTS make 60.

Here comes the fun part! Print and cut your template, and gather the following supplies:
   Slice 'O Pie Template
   Spray Starch
   Sharpie
   Plastic Coated Freezer Paper
   Scissors
   Paint Brush

Trace your template onto the freezer paper, the non-shiny side.

Cut it out (not on the lines yet) and heat press it onto another piece of freezer paper, non-shiney side.

Now cut out your template- nice and sturdy! Fold your template in half and with your ruler, draw a line down the center, on the non-shiny side.

Ta-da!! We're ready to rock out these pie pieces!!! 

Place the shiny side of your template onto the wrong side of your HST lining up the line from the template with the line of your stitches and gently heat press your template onto the HST.

Trim any excess.

Cut alone the edge of the template leaving about a 1/4 inch.

Let's bring out our starch and paint brush and apply a small amount of starch to your fabric edge.Be sure not to drench your fabric.

Gently heat press your outer edge over onto the template. 

I did 6 at a time to speed things up a bit.

Peal off the template from the fabric and you have a nice Slice 'O Pie piece!

Repeat until you have all 60 pieces completed.

Grab your 8.5" background square and attach two pie pieces. One on the top left and one on the bottom right. I used pins to keep mine in place and stitched 1/8th of an inch away from the edge of the pie.

Arrange your blocks as desired and sew them together with a 1/4 inch seam!

You can have fun with the layout of your pies, and try something like this.

There you have it! I hope you've enjoyed slicing up pie with me!!

Excited :)

I have a new pattern out in the September/October issue of Quilty magazine!!! Hope you love it as much as I do!!!

It's happily titled Candy Coated Raindrops!
I had traveled from San Diego to Portland for work this past February. Since my trip would be two straight weeks, I HAD to bring my sewing machine along! I put this together in my hotel room, very fitting while being in Portland in the middle of February!!

I used various fabrics from my stash including low-volume/text prints for the background blocks and bright cheery colors for all the raindrops.

You can also find the pattern in PDF format here.

Well, off to get some more prep work done before Sewing Summit- WOOT WOOT! 3 more days!!

WOW-

Well, a lot has happen since May! Let's break it all dooooown:

My birthday- loads of fun! Being 32 is kinda amazing! :)

Oh yeah, then we decided we're moving to Portland, Or (and only had 3 weeks to do it)!!!
We had to find renters for our place in San Diego, pack all of our stuff, rent a truck, find a place in Portland and start a new job all in 3 WEEKS!!! It was crazy- but it worked and everything fell perfectly into place!

Goodbyes-

Moving it or lose it-

It's kinda amazingly gorgeous around here- and the temperature is kind of like San Diego! For now anyway...

Then we had our 10 year wedding anniversary! 10 YEARS!- Crazy how time just flies by!

We finally managed to get situated and unpacked, etc... and I was SO STOKED to set up my new sewing loft. It's pretty lonely since I haven't had much time to sew. I've only managed to complete a pillow top and a baby quilt. I have a loooooooooooong list of things I want to whip up, but the day just gets away from me. Hoping to make some time this weekend to catch up on bee blocks!

It's pretty hard being in a completely new place not knowing anyone- and to be honest, I'm a shy person! I was super excited to hear about the Portland Modern Quilt Guild Meet Up and couldn't wait to meet other people who share this crazy passion for sewing/quilting! I met some awesome awesome peeps and had LOADS of fun!

I even got to take a quick paper piece class and completed this pretty feather.

Well-that's where I've been in a nutshell- pretty crazy couple months, but I finally feel situated. I miss my friends and family dearly, and get pretty down sometimes- but a little sewing cheers me back up again! :)

Busy Little Bumble Bee...

Pretty quiet on the sewing front around here... I only managed to finish the "Stellar" quilt. I adore it so so much. I do think it's my all time bestest quilt I've ever made! For those that don't know, Lizzy House is my all time favorite designer. I think Constellations is my favorite line yet, but I do say that after every new Lizzy release! (Have you seen CatNap yet?? Those mice)! Anyway, on to the show:

I made a paper-pieced star block on the top right, and placed a heart inside. I felt red binding would work well with the red heart, and I'm very glad I decided to do so- It looks perfect! In my opinion anyway :)

I also threw in some yellow to balance things out a bit.

This quilt was very much inspired by a song that I LOVE entitled Stellar by Daddy's Groove (bad word warning). The lyrics are just simple yet mean so much. 

It's been pretty busy in my neck of the woods lately. We are headed to Oregon in 2 weeks!! I've packed, moved stuff out, had a garage sale, looked for a new place, seeking renters for our current place, and still made a little bit of time to sew! WHEW- I'm pretty pooped, but there is still a ton to do. I'm going to miss California, but my family and I are elated to start a new chapter of our lives in good 'ol Portland! It's going to be so awesome- I can feel it!!

This past weekend was my last San Diego Modern Quilt Guild meeting. These girlies are amaze-balls! I was super stoked to find a Modern Quilt Guild in my area and connect with others who shared my same interests/hobbies! They will surely be missed!!

Off I go... thanks for visiting. :)

Winner Winner

Thanks so much to all who stopped by my lil blog this past week! So many comments and great pattern suggestions- thanks a ton!!

I've chosen a winner: Patricia R! I sent ya an email so please get back to me!

Thanks again!

Giveaway Day & A Finished Quilt!!

Today is Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway day!!!

I'm so excited to snoop around blogland! It's a great way to see some great talent, new blogs and get totally inspired- not to mention you could be a win some great goodies being offered!

Up for grabs are two Comma Charm Packs by Zen Chic. Simply leave a comment advising your favorite charm pack pattern! I'll pick a winner on Friday 5/10/13.


I have a new quilt to share!! A friend at work asked me to make a baby quilt for one of her friends, so I jumped at opportunity to use these 16 patches that I made a few weeks ago. The pattern comes from the Liberty Love book by Alexia Abegg. I totally love this book- and need to jump back into working on my Marcelle Medallion quilt!

 

 I used up some of my favorite fabrics for the 16 patches, and added this sweet print from Aneela Hoey's Posy line. I think it makes a perfect quilt for a new baby girl- wouldn't you say?

 

I'll be back Friday to post a winner- thanks for stopping by!