Quilt Safari, Part Eight: Acacia Trees
Hakuna Matata, dear Quilt Safari fans, how are you all doing? You are all so enthusiastic and now we are slowly approaching the final steps – at least as far as sewing the individual quilt blocks are concerned. Today, we’re back to a relatively simple quilt block: we’re sewing the acacia trees.
Again, I would like to start the post with a short saying. Today I bring you an African proverb: “The one who plants trees will never go hungry”…very fitting, don’t you agree?
Are You New to the Quilt Safari?
Is this your first time reading about the Quilt Safari? Or have you only just now decided to join this quilt along after thinking about it for a while? No problem, you can join in at any time! Together we will sew a quilt from FPP blocks with beautiful animal designs.
The tutorials for each block appear block by block on the WeAllSew blog. You can find all previous articles here.
The best way to start is to read my first safari article: Welcome to the BERNINA Quilt Safari
There is no time pressure with the Quilt Safari. Basically, you can follow your own rhythm. There is only one date to keep in mind: If you want to participate in the final giveaway, you have to show a photo of your finished quilt top on social media or in the community section of the blog by June 16, 2024.
Do You Only Want to Sew a Tree?
Maybe you don’t want to take part in the quilt safari but want to try out the foundation paper piecing method and/or just sew this little tree? That’s also possible! All the patterns for the quilt are available as individual patterns: Pattern for the acacia tree
Let’s Go – We’re Sewing the First Acacia Tree
The Fabrics
We need five different acacia trees for our quilt. Below you will find my fabric choices for the different acacia trees. As in previous posts, I’m using solids. Of course you are free to work with your own fabrics in the Quilt Safari.
Acacia tree no. 1 in size 8 “x 8” (top center of the quilt):
- Avocado green (background)
- Pink (tree trunk)
- Light green (treetop)
Acacia tree no. 2 in size 12 “x 12” (top right of quilt):
- Bright pink (background)
- Dark brown (trunk)
- Avocado green (crown)
Acacia tree no. 3 in size 8 “x 8” (in the center of the quilt):
- Light green (background)
- Dark brown (trunk)
- Orange (crown)
Acacia tree no. 4 in size 12 “x 12” (in the lower center of the quilt):
- Avocado green (background)
- Bordeaux red (trunk)
- Light pink (crown)
Acacia tree no. 5 in size 8 “x 8” (at the bottom of the quilt):
- Light pink (background)
- Garnet red (trunk)
- Light green (crown)
Sewing the Acacia Tree
As always, you cut out your segments for the trees.
As you already know, I lay out the pieces as shown in the overview before sewing.
Now sew all the segments in the order that seems easiest to you. As with the previous blocks, I usually start with the segments that don’t need to be sewn ( there’s none in this quilt block though). Then I take the ones with few seams and work my way from segment to segment.
As you can see, it wasn’t difficult at all. This tree is really nice and easy to sew.
Now join the segments as described in the pattern and voilà, c’est fini … bravo!
Here you can see an overview of all the beautiful acacia trees that provide refreshing shade.
I am so proud of you. Now there is only one quilt block motif left – the proud lion. That’s coming next week!
Now Please, I Want to See Your Trees!
Your trees have certainly turned out super pretty. I am so excited to see photos of your blocks. Show them to me on social media or in the Community Section of the blog! Always use the hashtag #quiltsafari on Instagram and Facebook. In the community section of the blog, don’t forget to select the “Quilt Safari” participation campaign.
See you next week
Ingrid
