Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week Eight!!

Welcome back to my blog:)

It's week eight of the 

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 Vintage Happy 2 Fabric...

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

TYPEWRITER BLOCK

TELEPHONE BLOCK

TELEVISION BLOCK

CLEANING BLOCK

Are you ready to get started 

on the Sewing Block?

Sew Simple Shapes 

used for this block:

J-15

J-18

J-20

J-21

J-32

J-33

For the ruler work  

you will need to trace a rectangle 

3 1/2" x 4" and 2" x 10" 

onto the interfacing (page 12)

Prepared Straight Bias Strips:

1" aqua -

 2" long after pressing 

both ends under for dial.

2 - 2" no pressing under

 just press them both

 in half for the feet.

1" green -

1 1/2" long no pressing 

ends under for large spool.

3/4" yellow -

1 1/4" long no pressing 

 ends under for small spool.

1/4" gray -

3/4" long after pressing 

both ends under for 

presser foot bottom

1 1/2" no pressing under for the 

top of presser foot.

1/4" lt.brown -

2 - 1 1/2" long after pressing 

both ends under for large spool

1 1/4" long after pressing both ends 

under for small spool

You will need assortment of tiny

 Cute Little Buttons

 for the pin heads

and also a red Cute Little Button 

for the knob center:)

Before you sew this shape that you 

traced for the bottom 

of the sewing machine...

You will need to sew these two 

fabrics together and press the seam open.

After sewing...turn...shape and press!

Here is the piece that you traced 

for the patchwork block.

Place it just like this onto your mat ...

and then draw a diagonal line 

from corner to corner like this.

Place all of your 1 1/2" squares 

(ten of them) onto your design board 

like this and then sew them into rows...

and then sew the rows together.

Press the seams open for 

less bulk in the appliqué.

Now you can pin onto the 

traced interfacing like this.

This is what the back looks like

 with the seams pressed open:)

After sewing trim off the excess...

Turn and shape:)

Now you have a cute little 

patchwork block for your sewing machine!

Sew all of the remaining shapes and trim.

Before turning you will need to

 clip the inner curves and cleavage areas

 on these 3 shapes that I have on my mat.

All shaped and pressed and ready to go!

The following are photos of my pinning and glue basting process...

Use the ruler to ensure that 

your shapes do not "grow"

I used a backstitch and 3 strands of gray for the embroidered pins.

Cute Little Buttons for the pin heads 

and also one in the center of

 the tomato pincushion top.

And a larger red one for the knob center:)

All ready for applique...

Trimmed...borders on and buttons added:)

SEWING BLOCK

should measure 14 1/2" square

 before we sew it into the quilt.

I hope you have fun putting this

 block together...I certainly did!

Next week we will begin the

 Clothesline Block

xx

Lori

I just have to show you this classic photo of Lucy and her sewing machine because it's a favorite of mine.

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 and photos of the sewing vintage housewife:)