Bee In My Bonnet: January 2020

Hello and welcome to week one of the

Vintage Housewife Sew Along

Today we are doing the

Baking Block

If you have not downloaded the

Sew Along Guide PDF

CLICK HERE

so that you can "Bee Prepared"

My blog post telling you all about the

guide and how to use it was 3 weeks ago...

if you need to refer back to it

CLICK HERE

***NOTE***

When this sew along is over...

I'll add a list of links at the

bottom of this post

to each week's tutorials.

Just scroll down and click

on each one that you would like to read!

I'm sew excited to be using my

brand new collection called

Vintage Happy 2!!

And my latest set of

Sew Simple Shapes:

Vintage Housewife

We will be making the

Vintage Housewife Quilt

74" x 82"

For week one of my

Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs

Cindy and I always do a video

and I show you how

to lay out your first block and

how to do the bias tape strips.

CLICK HERE

to watch the video!!

If this is your first sew along

with my applique method...

just know that once your block

is ready for applique...

feel free to do your applique

on your machine or by hand.

When I applique by machine

I use a tiny zig-zag stitch and I

match my thread to each applique piece.

When I do it by hand I also

match the thread to my appliqués.

If you need a refresher on how

I do it by hand

CLICK HERE

to watch my hand applique video

during my previous sew along

for my Granny's Garden Quilt.

Hopefully you have followed the

Sew Along Guide cutting instructions

and have your kit for the Baking Block

all ready to go!

Just as a reminder here are

all of the Sew Simple Shapes

that you will need for this block:

J-6

J-7

J-8

J-10

J-19

Straight Bias Strips Needed

*From the Coral Gingham you will need

2 - 1/4" prepared that measure

10 1/4" long after pressing each end under

to tuck behind the oven sides.

*From the Vivid Stripe you will need

1 - 1/4" prepared that measures

5 1/4" long after pressing each end under

to tuck behind the pyrex dish.

*Also prepare one that is 3/4" long

after ends are tucked under.

Use this for the lid.

*From the Cayenne Clothespins you will need

2 - 1/2" prepared that each measure

6" long after the ends are pressed under.

Use these for the oven handles.

For the stove itself you will need to

use your ruler and draw a 8 1/2" x 10"

onto the Sew-In Interfacing

and then pair it up with the fabric

and sew directly on the line...

just like you do with the Sew Simple Shapes.

Be sure to follow the special instructions

that I showed you in the video

when making your Pyrex shape.

After you have sewn everything

it's time to shape and turn!

I covered the trimming and

clipping cleavage as well as

shaping in the video for you:)

After you have your shapes prepared...

do a quick satin stitch for the

clock hands before you glue baste.

I used 3 strands of the red

in my Bee Basics Aurifloss Box.

If you want to watch me do embroidery stitches...

CLICK HERE

to watch my

Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along video

Now you can go ahead and

layout your block for glue basting

just like I showed you in the video.

YaY!

I used 5 of the largest size

in the package of my

Barn Door Cute Little Buttons collection.

I also used the tiny size

for the clock center.

But before you sew them on

you will need to trim your block.

You may also choose waiting to

sew your buttons

on until after quilting.

This is what your block

should look like before buttons...

And before borders!

It's sew cute!

For each block you will need

2 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2"

border strips for each side.

You will also need

2 -1 1/2" x 14 1/2" border strips

for the top and the bottom.

Cutting for these strips

is in the Sew Along Guide as well.

When I trim my blocks I first

use the lines on the ruler to

completely center my design.

Because I am right handed

I trim the right side and top first...

Then I rotate my block and

trim the remaining two sides.

If you are left handed just do the opposite!

My Baking Block is all trimmed...

Cute Little Buttons are sewn on

and it's time to add the borders:)

I sew the side borders first and

then add the top and bottom borders.

I press towards the borders.

You will do the same borders

for all of the 8 square blocks

as we go along each week:)

YaY again!

My Baking Block is completed

and I sure do love it!

I hope that you will have fun making yours:)

Because I mentioned Chicken Casserole

in the video...

I thought I would share my

Grandma's recipe with you.

Millie's Chicken Casserole

2 Tablespoons butter
1 medium onion diced
1 cup celery diced
1 cup cooked carrots diced
1 cup cooked chicken diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup rice cooked
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup crushed Ritz Crackers
In a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and celery in the butter until tender.
Mix all ingredients together except the crackers.
Place in a 2 quart 'buttered' baking dish.
Sprinkle crushed crackers over top.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
Serves 6