The post in this series are all part of the 2021 Sugar Bear Quilt Along.

To view all posts in this series, click here.

If you need the pattern, you can find it here.

Oh my goodness! It’s flimsy time! Sound the trumpets and everybody cheer! This quilt was not the easiest feat and you should be so proud of yourself for getting to this point or continuing the work if you are still getting here.   I know I’m proud of you. And I am just dying on a daily basis seeing all the Sugar Bears over on Instagram. It’s so wonderful to see it done up to suit all the different styles and color choices. If you haven’t seen them all yet, find them here. DON’T FORGET! Beth of Modernly Stitched is offering to longarm quilt any Sugar Bear quilt with 20% off her normal rate. This offer is good for 8 weeks after the Sugar Bear quilt along ends. Check out Beth’s site here.

This Round’s Task

All the blocks are done! So this round we are adding in our sashing, cornerstones, and border and sewing it altogether. This won’t take you too long!  

Product Spotlight

60MM ROTARY CUTTER

 

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Melanie’s Tip – I’m in love with the 60mm, that I lovingly refer to as Gramma.  She can cut through more!  Plus, she’ll cut through a quilt top like it’s butter.  Trimming a quilt top is my favorite place to use her.

The Quilt Top

I’m loving the way this one came out with the scrappy background. I’ve made two Sugar Bears already, but this is the first one that I went scrappy background on. I’m pleased with the look! Also, my fussy cut mermaids in the cornerstones are making me squeal.  

Tips:

When sewing those borders on, don’t forget to fold and press them to find their center. This way it will be easier for you to sew it on correctly. I always line up the press mark to the center of quilt top and pin it right there in the middle first. Then, I’ll pin the ends and and all the places between.

I can’t tell you how many times at the beginning of my quilting journey that my borders were cut correctly, but were either too short or too long when I sewed them to the quilt top. This is because fabric has a tendency to shift. Pinning the center first eliminates this easy to make mistake!

I also used this method when sewing the sashing to the individual blocks. The blocks are so big that doing this just really helped everything come together easily and accurately.

Giveaway

Just a reminder, you can enter the giveaway by posting your progress on Instagram using the #SugarBearQA.  Havel’s will be giving away random prizes to one winner each week.  Winners will be chosen and announced on Instagram @Havels_Sewing the Tuesday before the “next” post goes live.  You don’t have to be completed with each pattern release to win, you only have to post progress.

You do have to be following @Havels_Sewing and @SouthernCharmQuilts to be eligible. You must have a US address to ship to.

Yay! We made it! Oof that was a lot of work! I’m going to let it sit and stare at me a bit before I start thinking about getting it finished. I feel like we just ran a marathon that lasted several months. Ha! THANK YOU for making this quilt with me and participating in the quilt along. I’ve had so much fun and I hope you have as well. And thank you to Havel’s Sewing for letting me take up some space over here and supplying such lovely prizes and encouraging words. If you don’t already know, my next quilt along starts late next month. Get more details on that right here.  

Don’t forget to use the #SugarBearQA, so that we can connect!

Melanie Traylor ~ Southern Charm Quilts

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