Let's Bake Sew Along - Week Six!!

Today is week six of our sew along...

and that means we have 

made it to the halfway point.

 Yippee!

We are  making great progress on our

 Let's Bake Quilt...

 and I love seeing everyones photos

 on the Instagram hashtag page:

#LetsBakeSewAlong

First block recipe today is the

 Kitchen Scale

You will nee E7 Sew Simple Shape

 for the scale...

and E11 Sew Simple Shape

 for the dial.

Run the 1" strip through the

 1/2" bias tape maker

Sew your pieces...

trim...turn...shape and press!

Cut the short strip 1 1/2" long 

and press under the ends of the 

other strip to measure 4" long.

Place your scale in the center 

of your background square and 

1" up from the bottom edge.

Glue baste the top strip 1" down 

from the top edge.

Use the pattern on page 12 

of the sew along guide and 

trace the embroidery lines 

onto the dial.

I used all 6 strands of the 

red and green Aurifloss.

I like to embroider 

first before appliqué.

After your embroidery and 

appliqué are completed...

trim your block to 6 1/2" square 

to sew into the quilt.

Use the lines on the Trim-It Ruler 

to get it exactly centered.

Sew a red button in the 

center of the dial:)

Fun and Done!

Now let's move onto 

making the oven block:)

Lay out your pieces like this.

All seams are 1/4" as usual.

And sew the background strips 

to the sides of the gingham.

Sew the two strips to the 

top and bottom of the oven handle.

Sew the two strips on 

each side of the oven window.

Now sew the two squares onto

 the sides of the handle.

Sew the strip to the 

bottom of the oven window.

Now sew all three segments together

 and your oven is pieced!

Your block should measure 

16 1/2" square BEFORE 

you sew it into the quilt.

Trace a 5" x 7" rectangle 

onto your sew-in interfacing.

Place it onto the gingham...

paying close attention to center it 

on both sides and straight.

You don't want your 

dishtowel to be crooked:) 

Look closely at where my 

traced lines are on the gingham

 and do the same thing.

You will need E11 for the clock 

and E12 for the knobs.

Sew...

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

Use the pattern on page 12 and 

trace the embroidery lines.

I like to embroider first.

I used all 6 strands of the 

aqua and the red...

as well as the off white 

for the chicken scratch 

on the dishtowel.

Here"s a close up of the 

chicken scratch.

Use the pattern on page 19 

for your stitching guide.

For the red stitches...

I just did straight stitches

 down the center of the squares...

alternating rows are 

horizontal and vertical.

Then I wrapped my thread underneath

 those rows to make the diamond design:)

You put your needle back down 

into the same place that you came up 

for each diamond.

I did my cross stitches first 

and then cross stitched over them 

again but from top to bottom 

instead of diagonal.

Easy peasy and fun!

I used Cute Little Buttons from the #2 Jar.

Cute as a button!!

I use matching Aurifloss to sew them on.

Baste the clock on first...

making sure its in the center.

Then add the knobs.

They are all 1" apart from each other.

Baste your dishtowel even with the top

 of the oven door handle and 

1" in from the left.

Now you can Applique!!

Now that you have an oven...

 you can bake all kinds of goodies!

Next week we will bake cookies...

so stay tuned:)

xx

Lori