Sugar Plum Quilt Sew Along - Week 5 - Adding the Background

Hi! It's Week 5! We are adding the background to the block to make our Sugar Plum square. 

To begin, sew the short seams to of the 4 quarter pieces of the background. 

 

Finger press the center of each quadrant.

Match the seams of the background to the Sugar Plum circle. Then match and pin the finger pressed crease to the circle. Pin in between on the marked sew line.

   

Stitch, taking care to stay on the sew line, front and back. As we did when sewing the outer circle, when you come to seams do not sew over the seams. Be sure to take small stitches and secure the point before the seam on the sew line. Then pass the needle, diagonally, through from the point at the seam on the front to the point at the seam on the back. Bring your needle and thread back to the front and secure the point on the other side of the seam.

Continue stitching around the circle. Carefully, press the block. 

Yay! You are almost finished! Next week we will add the center circle and trim up your Sugar Plum block.