My Happy Place Sew Along - Week Four!!

"Ironing Block"

Welcome to week four of the 

"MY HAPPY PLACE"

Sew Along!

Join me here each week 

when I will be doing tutorials

 on the blocks for the quilt.

 I will be posting each Monday 

right here on my blog 

and you can follow my tutorials 

any time during the week that 

 is convenient for you.

For this sew along...

We are making the 

My Happy Place Quilt

74" x 88"

I've been sew excited to begin...

This is going to be fun!!

The quilt is made with my newest fabric

 collection called STITCH...

Along with several Bee Backgrounds:)

If you are just joining us and you 

are looking for a kit...

simply do a quick google search of 

"My Happy Place Quilt Kit" 

and I'm thinking that you will easily 

be able to find quilt shops 

that still have a kit available:) 

As all of my 

Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs go...

 The pattern for this quilt are

these three things:   

1. Sew Simple Shapes 

set and of course the 

2. Sew Along Guide 

and finally my weekly 

3. Tutorials 

that I do for you each and 

every week during the sew along.

The set of shapes that we are

 using for this quilt are called

MY HAPPY PLACE

I have already posted the

 "BEE PREPARED"

 post which details all of the supplies

 for the sew along and how it works.

I have also given the link there 

for the free PDF Download 

of the Sew Along Guide

CLICK HERE

to read that post.

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions...hopefully

 you were able to have 

everything for this weeks block 

 all cut and ready to go.

The tutorial for this week

is right here on my blog

and we will be doing the 

Ironing Block and Block Six...

so let's get started!

For the Ironing Block 

you will need:

1 - L23

1 - L29

1 - L35

1 - L36

1 - L37

You will need your 

background for the applique...

your 3/4" strips cut for the 

3/8" bias tape maker 

and your 1 1/4" wide strip for the 

3/4" bias tape maker.

You will also need to 

have all of your 

background fabric and prints 

for piecing the patchwork underneath the iron and everything for block six cut 

and of course all of that cutting is 

in the sew along guide:)

Let's start by doing all of the piecing...

first up is Block #6:)

Start by laying out on your design board

 and sewing the rectangles together 

like this so that you can simply

 sew it together like a nine patch...

Like this!!

Now use the remaining four 

background squares to sew an

 easy corner triangle onto each corner.

Then trim off the excess...

And press!

This is how I sew my Churn Dash Blocks 

and it's super easy peasy:)

Your block should measure 

8 1/2" square at this point:)

Add the fabric strips and now 

it will look like the block is sitting 

on a design board on the ironing table

 when it's sewn into the quilt:)

Now your block should measure

 9 1/2" square at this point.

Go ahead and sew the 

background strip to one side 

of the block like this:)

The patchworks section of the block 

is also easy peasy.

Simply grab your squares and 

sew six sections like this.

Sew them together...

And press your seams open 

during the entire process 

so that it will lie flat.

You can do your squares in 

whatever order that you would like...

or do them how I did mine.

I put mine aside on my design wall 

and moved onto the next step:)

At this point it measures

3 1/2" x 36 1/2"

Now to sew the appliques!

After you have trimmed and 

cut the interfacing for turning...

you will need to clip the inside curves

 on both the iron handle and 

the top of the spray bottle.

Turn and shape your appliques...

use the seam roller to help shape your

 iron handle just like I showed you 

when doing the sewing scissors

during week two.

It's kind of a strange shape 

but it's easier than it looks:)

Now for the strips...

Run them through the bias tape makers

 and press a slight curve 

in the end of the 3/8" red strip

 to use for the spray bottle.

3/8" gray strips:

 Cut the strip for the bottom

 of the iron about 

11" long and press both ends under

 so that it finishes at about 10 1/4".

Also cut two pieces 1 1/2" long and

 press them in half for the plug ends.

3/8" red strips:

Cut a strip about 1 1/2" long

 and press both ends under 

so that it measures about 3/4" long.

Also cut the curved end of the strip

 about 2 1/2" long and press the 

curved end under about 1/4"

3/4" red strips:

Cut a strip about 2" long

 and press both ends under so 

that it measures about 1 1/4" long.

Also cut another one 2" long

 and press in half 

for the knob on the iron.

Before laying out your appliques for basting...

you will need to sew the block 

to right side of your background fabric

 and the patchwork along the bottom.

I made sure that my background fabric 

on the right side and bottom were

 cut straight before doing so.

Use a 1/4" seam allowance 

and press away from the patchwork.

The top and left side of the background

 for the applique part will hang 

over the edges and that's totally fine...

you can trim them up after 

the applique is completed.

It's easier to glue the strip 

onto the bottom of the iron 

and the red strip onto the top 

of the spray bottle and

 the end of the nozzle 

like this before glue basting:)

Pin the spray bottle 

approximately 1 1/2" away from 

the pieced block and the plug ends about

 3/4" away from the spray bottle like this.

Trace on the embroidery lines 

for the spray and the lines for the 

iron cord using the pattern

 in the sew along guide.

Tuck the end of the vintage trim 

under the plug before 

glue basting it down.

You will know how far apart the iron

 and the plug are by the 

embroidery pattern for the cord...

the tip of the iron is about 

2 squares in from the patchwork.

Pin your iron appliques into place

and Sue Glue them down:)

Now Sue Glue your cord.

When I do this I make sure

 to place my pins BETWEEN

 my little dots of glue.

I let the glue dry longer 

for the Vintage Trim to make sure

 it stays on there and 

 I don't want to actually glue

 my pins in as well:)

As soon as it's dry 

I'll stitch down the cord...

And embroider the spray lines.

All Sue Glued and ready for applique...

Side view:)

Time for embroidery!!!

After I applique I'll trim down the

 left side and the top 

of the applique background.

All together with the patchwork 

and the Block #6 added...

"IRONONG BLOCK"

should measure 

12 1/2" x 36 1/2"

unfinished...

and 12" x 36" finished after 

it's sewn into the quilt:)

These are all the blocks together

that we have made so far...

We are making great progress!!

Enjoy making your Ironing Block 

for this week and I'll be back next week

 for the pieced Quilt Blocks One and Two...

and the applique 

Embroidery Scissors Block.

I'll do the Fat Quarters Block too!

xx

Lori

Click on the links below 

to visit each week of this sew along:

"Week One"

 "Week Two"

 

Week Three

"Bee in my Bonnet"

Vintage 1966