Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week Four!!

Today is week four 

Vintage Housewife Sew Along

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 if you need to download the 

Sew Along Guide and 

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if you are just joining us and 

need to read the Bee Prepared post 

that tells you all about this sew along:)

We are using my latest fabric collection

Vintage Happy 2

And my new Sew Simple Shapes

Vintage Housewife

To make the 

Vintage Housewife Quilt

74" x 82"

These are the blocks that

 we have done so far:

BAKING BLOCK

CANNING BLOCK

IRONING BLOCK

Today we are making the 

Typewriter Block

Every vintage housewife kept up

 on her correspondence and a 

typewriter sure made it easier!

I also just had to add yarn

 as well because knitting and crochet

 was a big part of their lives too.

They made sweaters...socks...

pot holders...doilies etc.

to wear and to make their homes beautiful...

and to relax after working hard all day!!

Sew Simple Shapes needed

 for this block are:

J-6

J-13

J-14

J-15

J-16

J-17

J-21

After your kit is cut you will

 need to prepare your straight bias strips

 by running each through the 

size bias tape maker that 

they go with that is in the cutting.

Gray 1/4"-

Press a 2 1/2" long piece into 

a slight curve. 

This will work even though it is

 cut straight because it's very slight. 

Press one end under for the top.

Save the rest for the crochet hook 

and I'll talk about that in a minute.

Gray 3/4"-

Cut one 6 3/4" long for the roller...

no pressing ends under...

just keep flat to tuck under.

1/4" Sea Glass-

You will need 2 that measure 1" long 

after ends are pressed under.

This is what you will tuck the ends

 of the 3/4" gray roller underneath.

1/2" Sea Glass Gingham-

You will need one that measures 4" long

 after pressing each end under.

1" Red Stripe-

You will need 3 pieces that measure

 1 1/2" long after pressing each end under.

These ends will wrap around

 the yarn shapes for labels!

Before you do these you may 

want to scroll down and look 

at the photo when I did mine:)

You will need to use the green 

small vintage trim for the flower stems 

and red buttons from the 

Barndoor Cute Little Buttons package

 for the flower centers.

You will need several

 1/4" Cute Little Buttons 

for the typewriter keys:)

Okay now you are all ready to get started...

Just one more step

 before you sew your shapes...

Do the 2 pieces of Ruler Work tracing 

for the Typewriter Block on page 12 

*NIFTY TIP* 

Sew the circle first before you 

sew the gingham shape....

Shape and press the circle...

Then place it on top of the gingham

 and under the interfacing about

 1 1/4" down from the top...

And then go ahead and sew that 

gingham shape and the circle part 

will be sewn in ...

and then just trim off excess

 when trimming the shape!

Now you can go ahead and 

sew all of the shapes:)

Clip the inner curves and cleavage areas

 in the above pieces before turning.

These leaves are tiny but do-able 

if you turn the top part first.

Then you have something to hold on to

 so that you can turn the rest.

Perfection is not needed here...

and they are just leaves!

I turn my piece sideways like this

 when there is a point and gently push 

it out with the shaping tool.

All shaped and ready for pinning and glue!

I pressed my 1/4" gray strip into 

the shape of a crochet hook 

before glue basting it.

I made the top first by pressing the

 end under and then folding the 

remaining strip over that raw edge ...

(right sides face out on both 

the hook and handle)

and then pressed it so that there

 was a point at the top.

Then I measured 5 3/4" down

 from that point and cut.

Then I pressed that end under 1/4"...

leaving my hook to measure 5 1/2" long.

This is how I did the labels on my yarn...

I overlapped the pressed ends on the back:)

All of your pieces are ready now 

and it's just a matter of pinning them 

into place onto your background...

and your design board LOL

I took several close up photos 

of my placement for you...

Remember to use your ruler to

 make sure that your appliqué 

does not "grow" and stays with-in 

the window of the ruler:)

I used the second to the largest

 size of red buttons for the flower centers.

I used matching Aurifloss for sewing them on.

I used matching thread when I 

whip stitched the green stems down

 just like I did the iron cord...

I just didn't want a 

contrasting color on these.

Buttons Buttons Buttons!!

Did I show you enough photos??

 HAHA

I'm just showing button placement now

 but as you know I save that until 

after I have appliquéd and 

trimmed down with the ruler.

All ready for applique:)

TYPEWRITER BLOCK 

All trimmed up...

Borders and Buttons added!

Just like the first 3 blocks...

it should now measure 14 1/2" square 

before we sew it into our quilt.

Let's celebrate the vintage housewife

 with a few vintage ads and

also pattern book photos

 for crochet and knitting!

Aren't those fun!?

I'll be back here next week with

 the Telephone Block tutorial:)

xx

Lori

P.S. You really didn't think that 

I would forget the 

vintage typewriter ads did you?

Scroll down and enjoy:)