Quilters Cottage Sew Along - Week Two!!

Today is week two in the

 Quilters Cottage Sew Along

It's hosted by 

Fat Quarter Shop 

and I am posting here during weeks 

two - four - six - eight!

Go on over and visit the 

Jolly Jabber Blog on weeks 

one - three - five - seven - nine

Here is the schedule for the sew along 

and how each week is divided up 

between the blocks in the quilt.

Of course you will need your 

 Quilters Cottage Book 

because it has all of the cutting and 

step by step instructions for 

making each block and 

putting the quilt together.

The quilt is made with my

 Vintage Happy 2 Fabric 

 but of course you can 

use whatever you would like because 

"you are the boss of your own quilt"

Fat Quarter Shop rounded up 5 amazing bloggers/instagram participants 

to post their blocks each week.

Please go visit them and give them some Quilter's Cottage Love!

Below are photos of their blocks

 for week one...

FLOWERING TREE

You can also visit the hashtag

 #QuiltersCottageSewAlong 

to see a lot of other 

block inspiration from the book as well:)

Beverly McCullough (@flamingotoes), Flamingo Toes
Kristie Muir (@crosshatchquilts), Cross Hatch Quilts
Fran (@sewbellasquiltcart), Sew Bella’s Quilt Cart
Jen Van Orman (@heritage.threads), Heritage Threads
Vickie Zaleski (@crochetingvixen),  Crocheting Vixen

Flamingo Toes

Crosshatch Quilts

Sew Bella's Quilt Cart

Heritage Threads

Crocheting Vixen

Everyone will be sewing the

 Quilters Cottage Block 

this week during week two...

I'm looking forward to seeing your blocks!

As you know...I love sew alongs.

They are the perfect opportunity

 to sew along with quilty friends

 on the same project while making

 new quilty friends along the way!!

I hope you are all having sew much fun

 making your blocks for Quilters Cottage:)

xx

Lori

Vintage Housewife Sew Along - The Big Finish...and a new book!!

Welcome to the Big Finish week of the 

Vintage Housewife Sew Along

CLICK HERE

 if you need to download the 

Sew Along Guide and 

CLICK HERE 

if you are just joining us and 

need to read the Bee Prepared post 

that tells you all about this sew along:)

We used Vintage Happy 2 Fabric...

And my new Sew Simple Shapes

Vintage Housewife

To make the 

Vintage Housewife Quilt

74" x 82"

The following are the blocks that

 go in the quilt...

Click on each title of block

 to go to the tutorial for that week:)

BAKING BLOCK

CANNING BLOCK

IRONING BLOCK

TYPEWRITER BLOCK

TELEPHONE BLOCK

TELEVISION BLOCK

CLEANING BLOCK

SEWING BLOCK

 CLOTHESLINE BLOCK

Part One

Part Two

APRON BLOCK 

All of the tutorials will remain 

here on my blog 

so no worries if you are behind

 or you haven't even started yet:)

This week is all about 

showing you my finished quilt.

I hung it on my studio wall and took

 SEVERAL photos of each section

 that are close up and personal:)

I did this so that you can see the 

beautiful quilting that my friend 

and quilter Juli Stubbs did!

She is just so amazing:)

If you have never put ric-rac 

in a binding before...

or if you want to know exactly 

how I do my binding...

CLICK HERE

for my step by step tutorial

 that I did several years back.

I have been doing this same method

 for years and it's my favorite:)

I hope my photos will help you

 when it comes time to quilt your own Vintage Housewife Quilt....

or any of my other applique quilts as well!

I sewed all of my buttons on

 beforehand and Juli went around them.

When you decide to put your buttons on

 is completely up to you

 and/or your quilter:)

I can't remember if I showed you 

this photo from quilt market 

when my Vintage Happy 2 fabric 

projects were on display in the

 Riley Blake Designs booth.

I know that I showed it on my

 INSTAGRAM

That's where I usually post 

my day to day happenings!!

I have had so much fun sewing with my 

Vintage Happy 2 fabric 

and the fun continues

 because my new book 

QUILTERS COTTAGE 

is just now hot off the press!

Click Here to purchase:)

The book is spiral bound 

just like my others and inside

 is the quilt...

a table/bed runner and three pillows.

The sew along will start in

 August and go for 8 weeks.

I will be doing a blog post 

 with all of the info about the sew along...

 such as fabric requirements and schedule.

Here are a few photos from the book...

I hope you love them!!

Thanks you sew much from the 

bottom of my heart for sewing vintage

 with me and celebrating 

the vintage housewife.

I hope you will continue sewing vintage 

with me to celebrate

 the quilters cottage!

CLICK HERE 

to watch the book trailer video ...

it's really fun!

I'll be back soon with a few blocks

 that I made using the "bonus"

 Sew Simple Shapes that were included

 in the set and were not used in the

 Vintage Housewife Quilt:)

We will chat more then!

xx

Lori

***Links to every week of this sew along:

BEE PREPARED

WEEK ONE

WEEK TWO

WEEK THREE

WEEK FOUR

WEEK FIVE

WEEK SIX

WEEK SEVEN

WEEK EIGHT

WEEK NINE

WEEK TEN

WEEK ELEVEN