Let's Bake Sew Along - Week Three!!

Well hello there!

Are you ready to bake up a few more blocks this week?

Let's do this!!

Preheat your ovens...

Grab your kit...

Your supplies and 

Sew Simple Shapes...

And Let's Bake!!

After today...

and when you are finished

 with the blocks that I have

 given instructions for up to 

this point in the sew along...

you can sew section one together:)

YaY!!

With that being said..

sew at your own speed because

 it's more important to enjoy 

making each block...

 instead of rushing through 

and feeling like you are

 always trying to keep up.

We all have different schedules

 and different priorities 

depending on the week.

Just know that the tutorials

 are here for you 

when YOU are ready!

First up is the Rolling Pin Block.

I talked about this block

 in the cutting posts 

right before the sew along started.

If you have not done so...

you need to trace a

 1 1/2" x 8" rectangle 

onto the 

Sew In Interfacing 

for the rolling pin part:)

Pin it to your fabric as usual...

And sew. 

Turn and press:)

Run the green strip through the 1/2" bias tape maker and cut two pieces 2 1/4" long.

Press one end under 1/4". These are your handles.

Place the rolling pin 

in the center of 

your fabric and pin into place...

 Place the handle under 

the left end like this.

The raw edge is underneath the 

rolling pin and the folded edge 

is on the outside end of the handle.

Use the Sue Daley Glue and 

glue baste into place.

Repeat for the right side as well.

Run the nutmeg striped fabric strip

 through the 1/2" bias tape maker.

Cut two pieces 1 1/2" long and

 press under each end 1/4" like this.

Tuck it under the rolling pin 

and on top of the handle...

 and glue baste.

Repeat for the other side 

and now you are all basted

 and prepared for appliqué!

For this quilt I have chosen to

 hand appliqué using the 

traditional appliqué stitch.

When I appliqué by machine...

 I just use a tiny zigzag stitch.

With either method...

I always match my thread to 

each appliqué piece.

With machine appliqué...

I only change the top thread 

and leave the bobbin white.

You can use your favorite method!

Your rolling Pin Block should measure

 2 1/2" x 12 1/2" 

BEFORE sewing into the quilt.

Now let's beat some eggs!

Use the embroidery pattern 

on page 11 of your 

Sew Along Guide and trace it 

onto your background fabric

 using a 

Light Box

Grab a 1/2" green button from the

 #3 Cute Little Buttons Jar

Run the widest strip through the

 3/4" bias tape maker for the handle.

Run the medium strip through the 

1/2" bias tape maker 

for the bottom bracket.

Run the smallest strip through

 the 1/4" bias tape maker

 for the center bracket.

Prepare the large strip for handle by

 cutting and pressing the ends under 

so that it measures

 2 1/4" long when finished.

The medium strip should measure

 1 1/2" long after cutting and 

pressing the ends under.

The smallest strip should measure

 1" long after cutting and pressing.

Glue baste the strips either

 before or after embroidery:)

I used a backstitch and 

all 6 strands of my gray 

Aurifloss

Your Eggbeater Block should measure 

4 1/2" x 8 1/2"

BEFORE sewing it into the quilt.

Okay...

now let's do the 

Large Apron Block...

or what I like to call 

Mama's Apron:)

You will need the 

E-1  E-2  E-3

Sew Simple Shapes

Run the 3 bias cut strips

 through the 3/8" bias tape maker.

Run the yellow graph paper print strip through the 1/2" bias tape maker.

Sew... trim...and turn your shapes.

There are no inner curves or

 cleavage areas in the 

seam allowance to clip...yay!

Use the turning tool to shape them

 and press to prepare for basting 

onto the background.

Start by placing the bottom edge

 of the skirt in the center 

and  3/4" up

 from the bottom edge 

of your background.

The top of the apron goes 

right above the bottom skirt...

just touching but not overlapping.

Finish up the pieces by basting 

the yellow top apron and 

red pocket into place.

I glue basted mine...

but not all the way to the edge

 because I wanted to leave 

plenty of space to tuck under 

the ties and the vintage trim.

***IMPORTANT***

At this point ...

grab your design boards!

When you are glue basting blocks

 that have vintage trim like this one...

you will want to do it

 on a design board so that you can

 pin straight down into it.

It makes this process SOOO much easier!

This is what the block looks like

 all basted and ready for appliqué.

You can glue baste your apron strings 

and neck down first before 

the vintage trim.

All raw ends are tucked underneath

 appliques and the ends showing 

are pressed under...

just like in the rolling pin block.

If you have NOT participated 

in my previous appliqué sew alongs...

 or if you need a refresher on making straight and curved bas tape...

CLICK HERE

to watch my video where I 

show you how in detail.

I do all of the bias tape 

in all of my quilts the exact same way:)

The video is from week one of my 

Bee Happy Sew Along.

So after placing drops of glue down...

I place the vintage trim on top

 of the glue and tucked underneath the appliqué piece like this.

I do about 2 inches at a time

 and pin straight down through 

all of the layers and into the 

design board to hold 

into place as I go along.

When doing the bottom edge of apron...

Trim the raw ends of the vintage trim

 even with the apron bottom sides and put fray check on them after appliqué:)

These are the pins I use when doing this.

They are the 

 Pretty Pins- Applique

They are longer than my

 Mini-Applique Pins 

because I often need the extra length...

 especially for this step.

The heads are easy to grasp and 

they are strong enough to pin into

 the design boards without bending.

They work perfectly!

I continue working my way around ...

pinning and glueing as I go:)

I keep all of the pins in until

 the glue is completely dry...

about 10 minutes:)

Now you can appliqué! 

In the photo above you can sew 

the neck strap appliqué is completed.

 I'll bet you are wondering how 

to appliqué the edges where there

 is vintage trim...right?

I do one stitch right in-between

 each scallop of the trim 

and going into the background..  

 taking a bite into the 

appliqué edge at the same time.

This is what the back looks like.

I tried to take side views 

very close up so that you can see...

although the stitches are 

so tiny that it's hard to!

And that's the way it should be...

but no worries...they are secure!

Large Apron Block completed!!

It should measure

 8 1/2" x 12 1/2" BEFORE 

sewing into your quilt.

Now you can sew the 

first section together...

I'm sew happy!!

We will start on section two 

during next weeks tutorials:)

Have fun baking!!

xx

Lori