Autumn Love Sew Along - Week Ten - House Block - Part Two!!

Well hello again:)

Welcome to the 

Autumn Love Sew Along

It's Week Ten!...

only two more weeks to go

 until we can put 

all of the blocks together:)

YaY!

Today we are going to finish up

 the house block by adding the

 appliqués at the bottom:)

Step One after last week:

Sew the AUTUMN BLOCK that we made 

in Week Four to the

 bottom of the house:)

Now we can prepare the appliqués!

Autumn Love 

Sew Simple Shapes

 for this week are:

3 - F1

2 - F5

2 - F7

2 - F18

3 - F20

6 - F21

2 - F25

2 - F26

Cut 3 - 1/4" wide bias  1 1/4" long 

for the acorn stems.

Press a slight curve into a 

6 1/2" long piece of 

Nutmeg 1/4" wide bias strip.

No worries! 

Even though it was NOT

 cut on the bias...

you will be able to 

press it slightly curved.

Take note that when you are

 tracing these shapes 

for the squirrel...

you will need to trace a set

 in reverse because they are

 facing opposite directions.

Draw a line down the center of 

the F1 traced circles 

for the acorn tops.

Remember that this is the way

 we did them in Week Six 

for the Oak Leaf Block:)

Sew them like this...

Trim...turn and shape.

This is a good time to remind you 

that this turning tool is

 your best friend when it comes to

 shaping up your shapes!

I would not be able

 to do without it:)

These are the shapes that need

 inner curves and cleavage areas 

clipped before turning:)

All shaped...pressed and 

ready for glue basting!

Before you start...

measure in 1 1/4" from each end

 of the acorn bottoms and trim.

The raw edges will 

tuck under the acorn tops.

You may want to 

save the other ends...

because you never know...

I may have something 

for you to do with them!

Let's start with the pumpkin 

on the right side.

Measure in 3/4" from the edge 

and place the first oval.

Place the other oval 

on the left side and measure 

so that your pumpkin is 

5 3/4" across like this.

You can trim the left side oval off

 a bit to reduce bulk:)

Now you can add the center oval...

the stem and the leaf.

Now for the squirrel:)

Measure 1" from the door and

 place the feet and the 

belly on that line.

Tuck the tail underneath.

Don't glue the arm yet...

just set it there.

Repeat for the left side of the block...

starting with the pumpkin.

Use page 18 of the sew along guide

 to trace the vines for embroidery:)

Add the left side squirrel:)

Just set the arm there...

don't glue baste it yet...

Because you will need to 

glue baste the bias strip first!

Measure 1 3/4" up from the 

bottom of the door and 

place glue dots (slightly curved)

 right above the ruler like this.

Glue the strip down... 

and now you can glue baste the arms:)

Press the acorn stems in half. 

Glue the center acorn bottom first

 and then the ones on each side.

Just set the tops there for placement

 but don't glue them down yet ...

Until you glue the stems first.

Space them about 1 1/2" apart like this.

Now you can glue the acorn tops!

Three cute little acorns 

hanging in a row:)

Now you can do all of 

the applique on the house block!

Just like all of the 

other pumpkin vines in the quilt...

I used all six strands of 

my dark green Aurifloss.

I will sew a 

Cute Little Button 

on for the doorknob:)

HOUSE BLOCK

It should measure 

26 1/2" x 36 1/2" 

BEFORE 

sewing your quilt together:)

Have you finished up

 all of your 4" star blocks?

When you do...

sew them into rows of  seven stars....

and sew the sashing strips 

in-between like this.

The 2 rows on the outside edges 

of this photo are the rows 

that go on the sides 

of the house block.

Sew a sashing strip onto each end 

before adding to the house.

I always press towards my sashing strips:)

The two side strips should measure

 36 1/2" long to fit the sides 

of the house block...

but of course anytime there is

 a lot of piecing involved 

sometimes it may be a little 

too long or a little too short.

If this happens...

it's easy to adjust the length 

of the border strips within the 

sashing strips that are between

 the blocks.

After you have added the side rows...

then you can add the 

two remaining star rows 

to the top and the bottom

 of the house block:)

You can adjust them as needed

 in the same way as well:)

You can do this now if you would like ...

or of course you can save this step

 for when you assemble the entire quilt 

after all of your blocks are completed:)

Here are all four

 Harvest Star blocks completed...

The tutorial for all of the 

pieced blocks are back on Week Four.

Remember that each and every tutorial 

remains here on my blog 

if you need to revisit.

Simply scroll down and look at 

the right side bar of my blog.

When you find the week that you want...

click on it...

 and it will take you right there!

Next week we will be doing the 

Crows and Vines Block...

See you right back here then!

xx

Lori