Sew Out Loud:Vintage Notions Quilt Block

It is my turn in the Sew Out Loud blocks- I guess you are all still reeling after Charise's amazing Design Studio block last week!

This block measures 12.5" unfinished and is made in 3 sections, the top and bottom of the block is rotary cut and the middle tray section is pieced.  I have done two sets of instructions as I know some like the template freezer paper method- I find this easier for fussy cutting and it is great for Y seams, and others like the foundation paper method where you stitch through the pattern- a precise method so you will get a neat finish

Version 1. Freezer paper pieced with or without Y seams

Version 2.  Foundation Pieced, without Y seams (You need Adobe installed I think to view this one)

Many of the fabrics for this block were supplied by the Fat Quarter shop who generously sponsored the Quilt-a-long and I have listed the fabrics at the end of this post.

Whichever method you chose the rouleau loop is on both versions so I thought I would show a few pics here to help if you haven't sewn one before.  You can see the bias strip seamed, trimmed and ready to turn through here with a loop turner- it is a hard job without this but you could use a blunt tapestry needle as described at the bottom of this link

Once it it turned through and pressed, this is where you position it on the background fabric strip- the red mark is the centre of the bottom edge.  The loop should be pointing upwards.

And this is the loop hand stitched on and long ends trimmed.

Another technique that I use in both patterns is using tick marks to join pieces and sections really accurately.  

The trick is to place pins vertically through the tick marks to line them up perfectly front and back.

You can either slide the pins out and hold tight all the way to the machine or pin within the seam, fine pins help for this.

Block Fabrics

Background Wall- Lost and Found Worn Dots by Mind's Eye for Riley Blake

Table- Sweet on NYC  by Katie Plitt for Timeless Treasures

Basket edge trim-Daisy Cottage White Leaf Stripe by Lori Holt for Riley Blake

Basket-Daisy Cottage Yellow Tossed Daisies by Lori Holt for Riley Blake

Basket Inner-Pinelope Gold Needle Thread by Anna Griffin

Tray and some of the notions- assorted Suzuko Koseki fabrics from my stash

Other notions: Kumiko Fujita and a scrap of a Robert Kaufmann fabric from Vintage Couturier range

If you make the block, please add to the Sew Out Loud Flickr group, and you can add it to my group too!  And remember, the final block for Sew Out Loud could be designed by you!  Suzuko Koseki will be judging this stage- more news on this to come from Julianna and Joanna soon