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Monday, January 6, 2020

Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Bee Prepared!!

YaY!!!...Today is the

BEE PREPARED

post for the

Vintage Housewife Sew Along!

We will of course...

be making the Vintage Housewife Quilt:)

The quilt consists of a rotary cut

and machine pieced apron ...

surrounded by 9 applique blocks

that represent things that the

vintage housewife did

while wearing her apron!

The scrappy squares border

finishes it off vintage perfect:)

I'm so glad that you will be making

the quilt and celebrating the life

of the vintage housewife with me.

Here is how you

"sign up" for this sew along:

1. Simply tune in here on my blog

starting January 27th for all of

the instructions and step by step

tutorials on making each block!

The sew along will start in just

three weeks and will continue

each Monday after for 12 weeks.

2. Follow me on

INSTAGRAM

for weekly updates on this sew along.

3. Post photos of your sew along

progress along the way.

It's easy! Just take a photo and say

a sentence or two about it.

Photo things such as cutting...sewing...applique etc.

When you post be sure to tag me

(@beelori1) and then use the hashtag

#VintageHousewifeSewAlong

and your post will automatically go

onto that hashtag page so that you

are in the group and everyone

sewing along can see your post.

Also...follow that hashtag page

and Instagram will also show you

all posts from the sew along.

The fabric that we are using to

make the quilt is Vintage Happy 2.

If you do not have a kit yet

and are looking for one...

simply do a quick google search

typing in "Vintage Housewife Quilt Kit"

to find one before the sew along starts.

We are using the

Vintage Housewife Sew Simple Shapes

to make the quilt and all of the

other notions and supplies are

listed inside the Sew Along Guide.

The quilt shop that you purchase

your fabric kit from will also have

the notions needed as well.

And speaking of the Sew Along Guide...

it is now available as a free PDF Download

CLICK HERE

to get yours now.

You will need to use this during the

entire sew along and has very

valuable information for you!

About the guide:

I always put my guide in a

3 ring binder using sheet protectors

for the pages.

This is the cover of my guide.

I decorated it using the

"clip art" page (that I will tell you

about later in this post)

I also scanned prints of my

Vintage Happy 2 fabric and color copied

them to use in decorating my binder as well.

I always like to load up my binder

with clips and bookmarks

that I use to mark my place

throughout the guide.

I also used my Sew Handy Stickers

and added the words "Sew Along"

next to the vase of flowers...

Like this.

Now the cover of my binder says

Vintage Housewife Sew Along!

I copied my Vintage Happy 2 fabric logo

and glued it onto a piece of paper

that I copied from scanned

fabric for the front page.

Inside the sew along guide you will find

the schedule of what block that

we will doing each week.

Tune in here for the step by step tutorial.

The front of the sew along has a

nice photo of the quilt and is

sew handy for easy reference.

Inside you will find all of the

cutting that you will need to do

from each and every piece

of fabric in your kit.

The guide will also tell you

which block that piece is used for

and which sew simple shape or

bias tape maker that it's used with.

You will also find the information about

each sew simple shape...

what size to cut the sew in interfacing

and how many of each shape

that we use in the quilt.

There are a few "bonus" shapes in

the set and I will show you what they are

and how to use them

at the end of the sew along!

On pages 13 and 14 you will find

the diagrams and basic instructions

when it comes time to put the blocks together.

You will also find the embroidery patterns

and cord placement guides

for those blocks that need it.

There is a super cute page for notes...

you can copy several of these pages off

and write down tips from

each tutorial if you would like!

And finally...

included is the page of

Vintage Housewife clip art for you:)

It's fun to have a a few designs

from the quilt that you can

make bookmarks...tags and labels from:)

I copy this page off onto nice cardstock...

and with just a few paper crafting

supplies you can decorate your binder too.

The roller that you see is my new

Quick Press Seam Roller...

styled after a vintage wallpaper roller

and yes I use it when paper crafting too.

It works great to smooth papers after gluing.

Okay...now that we have the guide

all sorted let's talk about making the quilt!

Vintage Happy 2 became available in

December 2019 but during the

second week of last October 2019

I received some pre-yardage so that

I could make my quilt to display

in the Riley Blake Designs booth

at International Quilt Market

at the end of October.

I literally had 10 days to make

(and document for tutorials)

the entire quilt...but I did it!

Normally my daughter Kassidy

makes my sew along applique quilts

for Riley Blake for market booth display

and then I make my quilt right along

with you during the sew along.

But Kass wasn't able to do it

this time because she got married in August!

You can see my quilt here on display

at market along with more of my

projects made with Vintage Happy 2.

I did the tutorials for each block

as I made the quilt just like I normally

do and then pre-posted them for you.

They will be here on my blog on the

date that is on the schedule:)

I loved making this quilt...

actually it was fun to just

"lock myself in my studio" LOL

and just sew sew sew!

I thought I'd show you just a few

of the photos that I took

while making the blocks

so that you can get a peek

of what is to come!

We will start with the Baking Block

and I will be filming a video tutorial

for you just like I always do

only for week one.

If you are new to my sew alongs...

CLICK HERE

to watch the week one video tutorial

for my last Sew Simple Shape

Sew Along called Granny's Garden.

It will give you good insight on how to

make this quilt as the tools and process

are exactly the same...

just a different quilt...

shapes and fabric is all.

Okay ...now for more random peeks of

when I made my quilt...

but not necessarily in order:)

I hope that you are as excited

as I am about the

Vintage Housewife Sew Along

Go ahead and download the guide

so that you can

BEE PREPARED!

I'll meet you right back here

on Monday the 27th for week one

and the video tutorial!

Lori

*************************************

Edited after this sew along ended:

CLICK HERE

to go to the last post of this

sew along

to get the link to each

and every block tutorial:)

Monday, January 27, 2020

Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week One - Baking Block!!

Hello and welcome to week one of the

Vintage Housewife Sew Along

Today we are doing the

Baking Block

If you have not downloaded the

Sew Along Guide PDF

CLICK HERE

so that you can "Bee Prepared"

My blog post telling you all about the

guide and how to use it was 3 weeks ago...

if you need to refer back to it

CLICK HERE

***NOTE***

When this sew along is over...

I'll add a list of links at the

bottom of this post

to each week's tutorials.

Just scroll down and click

on each one that you would like to read!

I'm sew excited to be using my

brand new collection called

Vintage Happy 2!!

And my latest set of

Sew Simple Shapes:

Vintage Housewife

We will be making the

Vintage Housewife Quilt

74" x 82"

For week one of my

Sew Simple Shapes Sew Alongs

Cindy and I always do a video

and I show you how

to lay out your first block and

how to do the bias tape strips.

CLICK HERE

to watch the video!!

If this is your first sew along

with my applique method...

just know that once your block

is ready for applique...

feel free to do your applique

on your machine or by hand.

When I applique by machine

I use a tiny zig-zag stitch and I

match my thread to each applique piece.

When I do it by hand I also

match the thread to my appliqués.

If you need a refresher on how

I do it by hand

CLICK HERE

to watch my hand applique video

during my previous sew along

for my Granny's Garden Quilt.

Hopefully you have followed the

Sew Along Guide cutting instructions

and have your kit for the Baking Block

all ready to go!

Just as a reminder here are

all of the Sew Simple Shapes

that you will need for this block:

J-6

J-7

J-8

J-10

J-19

Straight Bias Strips Needed

*From the Coral Gingham you will need

2 - 1/4" prepared that measure

10 1/4" long after pressing each end under

to tuck behind the oven sides.

*From the Vivid Stripe you will need

1 - 1/4" prepared that measures

5 1/4" long after pressing each end under

to tuck behind the pyrex dish.

*Also prepare one that is 3/4" long

after ends are tucked under.

Use this for the lid.

*From the Cayenne Clothespins you will need

2 - 1/2" prepared that each measure

6" long after the ends are pressed under.

Use these for the oven handles.

For the stove itself you will need to

use your ruler and draw a 8 1/2" x 10"

onto the Sew-In Interfacing

and then pair it up with the fabric

and sew directly on the line...

just like you do with the Sew Simple Shapes.

Be sure to follow the special instructions

that I showed you in the video

when making your Pyrex shape.

After you have sewn everything

it's time to shape and turn!

I covered the trimming and

clipping cleavage as well as

shaping in the video for you:)

After you have your shapes prepared...

do a quick satin stitch for the

clock hands before you glue baste.

I used 3 strands of the red

in my Bee Basics Aurifloss Box.

If you want to watch me do embroidery stitches...

CLICK HERE

to watch my

Farm Sweet Farm Sew Along video

Now you can go ahead and

layout your block for glue basting

just like I showed you in the video.

YaY!

I used 5 of the largest size

in the package of my

Barn Door Cute Little Buttons collection.

I also used the tiny size

for the clock center.

But before you sew them on

you will need to trim your block.

You may also choose waiting to

sew your buttons

on until after quilting.

This is what your block

should look like before buttons...

And before borders!

It's sew cute!

For each block you will need

2 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2"

border strips for each side.

You will also need

2 -1 1/2" x 14 1/2" border strips

for the top and the bottom.

Cutting for these strips

is in the Sew Along Guide as well.

When I trim my blocks I first

use the lines on the ruler to

completely center my design.

Because I am right handed

I trim the right side and top first...

Then I rotate my block and

trim the remaining two sides.

If you are left handed just do the opposite!

My Baking Block is all trimmed...

Cute Little Buttons are sewn on

and it's time to add the borders:)

I sew the side borders first and

then add the top and bottom borders.

I press towards the borders.

You will do the same borders

for all of the 8 square blocks

as we go along each week:)

YaY again!

My Baking Block is completed

and I sure do love it!

I hope that you will have fun making yours:)

Because I mentioned Chicken Casserole

in the video...

I thought I would share my

Grandma's recipe with you.

Millie's Chicken Casserole

2 Tablespoons butter
1 medium onion diced
1 cup celery diced
1 cup cooked carrots diced
1 cup cooked chicken diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup rice cooked
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup crushed Ritz Crackers
In a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and celery in the butter until tender.
Mix all ingredients together except the crackers.
Place in a 2 quart 'buttered' baking dish.
Sprinkle crushed crackers over top.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
Serves 6