Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week One - Baking Block!!

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

I hope you enjoy this vintage recipe...

you may want to add a jello salad 

on the menu for a true 

vintage housewife style meal:)

The block tutorial schedule is in the

 Sew Along Guide and next week 

we will be be right back in the

 kitchen doing some canning!

Please follow me on 

INSTAGRAM

if you would like to see what

new things I am working on 

and all things 

Vintage Happy 2

Be sure to use the hashtag

#VintageHousewifeSewAlong

when posting about your progress

 during this sew along:)

Because this quilt is all about the

 Vintage Housewife...

I've included a few vintage ads and photos 

to help celebrate all of our 

own special vintage housewives in our life.

Our mom's and grandma's 

and great grandma's...

they were the real tried and true

 vintage housewives:)

Scroll down and enjoy the photos and ads...

I'll be right back here next week

 with more vintage fun!

xx

Lori

***Links to each of the 

remaining weeks of this sew along:

WEEK TWO

WEEK THREE

WEEK FOUR

WEEK FIVE

WEEK SIX

WEEK SEVEN

WEEK EIGHT

WEEK NINE

WEEK TEN

WEEK ELEVEN

THE BIG FINISH!