Let's Bake Sew Along - Week Five!!

Welome to week five in our sew along!

Let's Bake!!

The first block for today 

is the flour sifter:)

You will need E23 

Sew Simple Shape 

for the sifter.

Run the aqua strip 

(cut on the bias) 

through the 1/4" bias tape maker and 

when you get to the end

press a curve into it for the handle.

Before sewing...

cut and glue two pieces 

from the bias strip 

onto the flour sifter fabric like this:)

Now go ahead a sew!

Trim...turn...shape and press.

Baste the handle and the sifter

 onto your background fabric like this.

Trace the embroidery lines 

for the sifter part inside the handle.

The pattern is on page 12 

of the sew along guide.

I used all 6 strands of 

gray Aurifloss 

and a backstitch.

After all is embroidered and appliquéd...

use the 4 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

and trim the block down to

 4 1/2" square.

This is the size it will need

 to be to sew into your quilt:)

Now that the flour is sifted...

let's start on the cake!

You will need

 E15 and E16 

Sew Simple Shapes

Trace two rectangles onto the 

Sew-In Interfacing 

for the cake layers.

1 1/2" x 4"

and

2" x 5 1/2"

Also trace a 1" square but only 

the sides and the bottom.

Pin coordinating fabric pieces

 with the interfacing...

And sew!

Backstitch where you stop and start

 on each side of the 1" square lines.

Trim off the stem allowances.

Clip the two cleavage areas 

in the cake stand bottom 

with one clip all the way to

 the sewing line but not through it.

Turn...shape and press.

Turn the square part using the 

open seam at the top.

Center and assemble the pieces 

onto the background.

Trace the embroidery line for the

 glass top using the pattern

 on page 13 of the sew along guide.

The top of the knob should measure 

3/4" down from the top edge

 of the background and the bottom

 of the cake stand should measure

 3/4" up from the bottom.

After applique...

use all 6 strands of gray Aurifloss

 to embroider.

I used the nutmeg Aurifloss

 for the cherry stems and 

#3 Cute Little Buttons... 

two leaf buttons and two red buttons 

for the cherries.

I used matching Aurifloss to stitch them on.

The Layer Cake block should measure 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" BEFORE sewing it into the quilt:)

Okay...

now it's time for some cross stitch!!

I used the red Aurifloss and 

3 strands for both of the blocks.

I also sewed scrappy 

2 1/2" strips around the fabrics...

just like I did for the 

cross stitch flowers on the 

gingham in week one.

It's important to find the 

exact center of these two pieces...

so press them in half both ways 

and place a small safety pin 

to mark the center before 

sewing the strips on and placing them in a frame of hoop.

Let's start with the 350 degrees block.

Use the pattern on page 15 

of the guide to do the cross stitch:)

Start in the center.

***NOTE***

Normally you would use a 

tapestry needle to cross stitch 

but because this is cotton fabric

 and not linen or Aida cloth 

with holes in it...

you will need to use a 

needle with a sharp point.

I used one of my 

Nifty Needles

I would recommend the embroidery 

or the chunky:)

Instead of cutting the strips off 

like you did with the 

cross stitch gingham flower blocks...

use your seam ripper and "un-sew" 

You will need to press from 

the back and trim up your block.

Trim it down to 2 1/2" x 4 1/2".

This is the size it will 

need to be to sew it into your quilt.

CUTE!!

Now to stitch the recipe:)

Use the pattern on pages 

17 and 18 of the guide.

because the pin is marking the center...

you know exactly where to start stitching.

YaY!!

"Un-sew" the strips after it's completed.

Press from the back.

I used an 8 1/2" wide ruler to center it.

Instead of using a

 rotary cutter for trimming ...

I opted to use the scissors for more control.

I used the ruler for marking the line that

 I would need to cut on and then used the scissors to cut right along 

that line on the fabric.

Both sides trimmed...

Now for marking the top...

Sorry for the dark photos 

but I had to cover the 

overhead light when

taking these pictures...

because the light just made a 

huge glare on the ruler and

 I wanted you to be able to see the 

lines on both the ruler and the fabric.

Now for the bottom.

Your block will need to measure

 8 1/2" x 16 1/2" BEFORE 

you sew it into the quilt:)

YaY!

This is my Mom's basic cake recipe 

that was my grandma's and my

 great grandma's too!

I love it and I plan on 

stitching it again onto linen

 and framing it for my 

cozy little cottage kitchen:)

Thanks for tying on your apron 

and baking with me today...

Tune in next week for more

 "block recipes"

xx

Lori