Let's Sew Along this Summer - Bee Patriotic Sew Along!!!

Hello busy bees!

Thanks for stopping by for a little visit 

and some sew along news:)

I'm excited to share with you

 my next Summer sew along...

Bee Patriotic

June 1st thru June 29

Let's "Bee Patriotic" and 

sew for our July celebrations:)

We will be using my book 

Vintage Christmas

and making the quilt above 

which consists of 12 of 

the blocks from the book:)

As a maker...I'm sure that you have

 heard of "Christmas in July" 

sew alongs and stitch alongs.

This year I thought that it would be fun

 to do a twist on that...doing

"July in Christmas" 

instead of 

"Christmas in July"

by making July projects

 from Christmas Blocks.

Yes...the block patterns are in the book

 and so are the instructions 

on how to sew the quilt together!

 The quilt setting that we will be using 

is the one called Deck the Halls

and is on page 182.

I made my quilt using the 12" block size

 but if you follow me at all...

you already know that I have 6" block 

cutting instructions in the book as well.

You could make your Bee Patriotic Quilt

 in whichever size you would like...

using either the 6" or 12" blocks.

"You are the BOSS of your own quilt!"

We are simply using patriotic colors

 instead of Christmas colors

 to make the blocks...

and just like magic...

the quilt transforms from

 Christmas to Summer.

Isn't it amazing how the look 

completely changes with different colors?!

Super Fun:)

As usual Toby has to 

get in on the photo shoot LOL

I'm so excited that my book publishers

(It's Sew Emma)

 are participating in the sew along 

as well and have kindly prepared

 a fabric bundle and a PDF with 

the yardage and schedule information.

CLICK HERE

to download the PDF

Feel free to pull fabrics from

 your scrappy stash or you can...

CLICK HERE

to use the exact same fabric that I did.

This is the Bee Patriotic Bundle

 which consists of fabrics from 

several of my fabric collections combined:)

Denim...Aqua...Red and Coral Pinks 

are the colors that I use when 

making patriotic quilts and projects....

and I LOVE how they all look together:)

I'll also be using these colors

 and this bundle to make a few more 

patriotic things that I will 

show and tell you all about

 during the sew along.

I hope you will join me for summer sewing...

it's going to be sew fun!

I'll also be talking about it on 

INSTAGRAM 

and using the hashtag 

#BeePatrioticSewAlong 

Please do the same so that we

 can share our progress together.

Okay stitchy friends...

I'll "bee here" on June 1st 

for week one and 

I hope you will be too!!

xx

Lori

P.S. During this short absence 

between sew alongs on my blog

 I took that time to start my very own 

YouTube Channel

where I have already filmed and posted

two tutorials and will be adding many more.

CLICK HERE

to go to my channel and watch them.

While you are there...

if you like what you see ...

click on the subscribe button 

and then the bell to be notified

 each time that I film something for you:)

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

Vintage Housewife Sew Along - Week Eleven!!

Welcome to week eleven 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 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

SEWING BLOCK

 CLOTHESLINE BLOCK

Part One

Part Two

Today we are going to sew the 

APRON BLOCK 

Before we get started on the block

 you will need to make sure that you

have cut all of the sashing fabric

 as per the cutting instructions 

in the sew along guide.

Some of the pieces that are cut

 from this print are used in the 

apron so have them ready!

And we will also be sewing the 

scrappy squares together for the border:)

All of these should be all cut and ready

 to go as per the guide instructions.

You will need a total of 

370 - 2 1/2" scrappy squares:)

When gathering your apron block kit...

grab the large vintage trim that goes

 in the binding because you will

 need to use some of it for the apron!

Cut two pieces about 9" long.

These are for the pockets.

Now measure down 1 1/2" and draw a line.

 This is the placement line for 

your large red Vintage Trim.

Use matching thread in the top only

 and just sew it down the center...

This is what the back looks like.

Trim the edges of the trim off evenly:)

Let's continue on by adding easy corner triangles to the bottom corners of the pockets...

You will use the 4 - 2 1/2" squares.

You can draw a diagonal stitching line 

from corner to corner ...

Or use my handy dandy

 Seams Sew Easy Guide 

like I do because then you 

do not need to draw lines.

After sewing on the lines...

trim about a 1/4" seam allowance 

and press towards the triangle like this.

PS. I turned my cutting mat over 

so that you could sew the

aqua fabric easier against the red:) 

Now that the pockets are completed

 simply lay out the rest of the

 apron pieces like this and sew together.

Now set this part aside for a minute...

And sew the 12 - 1 1/2" squares 

onto the bottom corner of the ruffle

for the bottom of the apron.

You should have 6 ruffle pieces:)

Now you can sew the ruffle together

 and add it to the bottom of the apron.

Also sew the two 5 1/2" squares

 onto the top corners of the apron.

You will need to mark the 

diagonal line for squares this large.

Now for more vintage trim!

Just top stitch the same way 

that you did for the pockets

 using matching thread:)

This is what your apron looks like now...

let's add the waistband and the apron strings!

Before you add the apron strings to 

each side of the waistband...

add the easy corner triangles 

onto each end like this.

Then sew another 2 1/2" square on the end.

You will need to add the appliqué blocks 

that go on each side of the apron

 before you can add the

 waistband piece across the top.

First add the 2 1/2" x 14 1/2" 

sashing strips to outside and the

 3 1/2" strip to the inside

 of the Telephone Block.

Add a 2 1/2" x 19 1/2" across the top.

Repeat for the Typewriter Block...

Sew them to each side of the apron

 and then add the apron strings

 and waistband across the top.

YIPPEE!!

Now let's add some 

scrappy squares to the sides.

Yay for scrappy squares!

I started by sewing two squares together...

And then joining eleven of these

 two square segments together 

so that I had a scrappy squares section

 2 squares x 11 squares.

I repeated for the other side:)

Then I sewed one to each side.

Okay!!

Turn to page 14 of the guide 

and you will see the rest of 

the instructions for putting 

your quilt top together.

How exciting!!!

Here are all of my 

scrappy square sections all ready to go.

Don't over think this part...

 remember it's meant to be scrappy...

and all of the fabrics go together well...

 so just have fun with it!

I used my new

 "My Happy Place Label Panel"

 to make a label for the back of my quilt.

The panel is one yard long 

and has 28 different labels that match my fabric collections:)

Any of them will match this quilt...

I chose this one because

 she reminds me of my sweet MOM:)

I always use a

 MICRON Pigma Pen for my labels.

It is safe for fabric and will not bleed.

I simply wrote the info onto the label

 and then I used some of my 

Sew-In Interfacing and sewed it 

just like I would an appliqué shape.

I appliqued it onto the my backing fabric.

You can either do this 

before or after quilting.

All ready to go are my binding strips cut 

and my spool of large 

Vintage Trim in Riley Red.

Next week for the big finish post I'll show you my finished quilt...

all quilted and bound.

YaY!

See you then!

xx

Lori