Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week Seven!!

Hello again!!

It's week seven 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

And today we are making the 

CLEANING BLOCK

Sew Simple Shapes 

used for this block:

J-15

J-17

J-18

J-27

J-28

J-29

J-30

J-31

For the aerosol cleaner can 

you will need to trace a rectangle 

1 1/4" x 2 3/4" onto the interfacing.

Prepared Straight Bias Strips:

1/2" red -

 7 1/2" long after pressing 

one end under for broom handle.

1 3/4" long after pressing

 both ends under for vacuum handle.

1/2" long after pressing 

both ends under for plug.

1/2" yellow -

3" long after pressing 

both ends under for vacuum.

1/2" green -

Make 2 that are 2 1/2" long after

 pressing both ends under for vacuum bag.

1/2" teal -

1 1/2" long after pressing 

both ends under for duster handle top

1/4" teal -

3" long no pressing under 

for duster handle

1/4" gray -

3 1/2" long after pressing 

both ends under for dustpan bottom

1" long no pressing for vacuum handle

cut 1" long and press in half

 for top of spray can

1/4" denim -

1 1/2" long after pressing

 both ends under for spray can

You will need the red small vintage trim

 for the cord and the broom

and also red buttons:)

You will need to sew these two 

fabric pieces together and press seams open.

Trace the line for sewing dustpan

 onto the interfacing.

Pin and sew like this...

view from the back side before tuning...

Turned shaped and ready to go!

Cut 2 pieces of vintage trim 

the same width as your yellow fabric.

Trace a line onto the fabric 2" down 

from the top and another 1/2" down from that.

Lightly glue a piece onto each traced line.

Now you can pin your 

traced interfacing on and sew!

Like this:)

Turned and shaped and ready to go!

Sew the rest of your shapes and trim.

Clip the cleavage in the feather duster 

and the yellow scrubby:)

I almost forgot to tell you 

to trace a new sewing line 1" down

from the previous sewing line 

and sew across it.

Trim off the top excess like this...

After turning and shaping use it

 for the dust pan handle!

Whew!

Okay...now all of your shapes 

should be ready to go!

The following photos are close ups that I took for you while pin basting my block.

Make sure to use the 

12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler so that your

 pieces stay within required size.

Pin basting is complete and 

ready for glue basting:)

There is a little embroidery on the

 plug end and for the spray lines.

 I used 3 strand of the gray 

in my Bee Basics Aurifloss set.

I also sewed the vacuum cord down 

exactly like I did the coed on the Iron.

I used 3 red buttons for

 across the vacuum bar.

All ready for appliqué!

Trim up your block using the ruler 

and add the borders:)

Just like the previous six blocks...

your block should measure 

14 1/2" square at this point.

Thanks so much for 

sewing vintage with me today!

Let's celebrate the vintage housewife 

taking care of her home in these 

vintage photos and ads.

I'll be right back here next week!

xx

Lori