How to Survive Retirement

NOW in PRINT and an eBook

Are you thinking about retirement ?
Or already retired?
How to Survive Retirement

You have to find fun, excitement, and joy in your days. 40 years to achieve the retirement goal, and you are not happy, you don’t know what to do all day? YOU need a plan. 

How to Survive Retirement by Beth Ann StrubHusband and I retired early, he was 57, and I was 55. Most people hear us say our ages and they ask, “What do you do all day?” VERY, very rarely do they ask, “How do you afford it?” This book has NO money talk, it’s all about happiness.   Now in Print and eBook  ! ! 

To me that is hilarious: before retirement you plan financially, you plan the date, but you don’t take time to figure out what you want to do for 20-30 years of retirement. I have seen it now for five years. How to Survive Retirement 

Everyone thinks that you magically know how to retire. YOU DON’T but my book will help you think through what you need and what you want for YOUR life. No money talk, this is all ideas to make your 20-30 years of retirement what you want and need it to be for years of joy. Retirement is talked about just as going off to college is.

PLEASE retire happy!
“If you are unhappy….us other old people don’t want to be around you.”
How to Survive Retirement as an eBook and NOW in PRINT
How to Survive Retirement
HOW TO SURVIVE RETIREMENT

The Quilt Ladies and Beth Ann

Author information:
My name is Beth Ann Strub, sixty three years old, retired and living in central Florida, about 20 minutes from the white sandy beaches we all love and right on a golf course, which I have never played on, but it’s pretty. I was born and raised in Iowa and have lived in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and now in Florida. I am a quilt designer, book written, I love to swim, cook/eat and family is my joy.

Six by Six Inch Quilt Pattern Basket Block

From The Quilt Ladies

I have always liked basket quilt blocks. This quilt block has a finished size of six inches by six inches. See more of my Quilt Pattern at The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop on Etsy

And NOW SEE MY BOOKS in PRINT 

Quirky Basket quilt pattern

 Cut 2 Color 2 3/8” x 2 3/8”
Cut 2 Background 2 3/8” x 2 3/8”
Make Triangles

free basket quilt pattern block
Cut 1 Color 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 1 Background 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Make this triangle and reserve one 
Cut 1 Background Top 2” x 2”

Cut 1 Color Bottom 2” x 2”
Cut 2 Background Strips 2” x 5”

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See all My Books in Print
and Downloadable:

The Quilt Ladies Print and eBook
How to Survive Retirement Print and eBook
Anxiety of Anxiety Print and eBook
The Ladies Quilt Pattern Print   and  at Etsy 
B. Annie Quilt Pattern Print    and at Etsy
53 Quilt Block Patterns Quilt Print and  at Etsy
A Holiday Quilt Print     and at Etsy
One Quilt Block Twelve Ways Print   and at Etsy
Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Print  and at Etsy

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The Anxiety of Anxiety – My New Book

Happy is my Silent Prayer to Quiet my Mind

I know of what I speak. My new book is what I have learned and my process through The Anxiety of Anxiety.
My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.

The Anxiety of Anxiety Book

THE ANXIETY OF ANXIETY
Journey of Self-Care and Slowing Down,
My fourteen step plan. I am not a doctor, but this is now I did it.

Printed Copy   and Anxiety of Anxiety Book by Beth Ann Strub  eBook

I started Slow and Self-Care early in 2018, it’s been an on-going project. I’ve fallen short a few times, but always gathered myself up and started again.  The Anxiety of Anxiety

My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.
NO one will be free of stress, but you must learn to live and go about life with it. You need to make yourself first, this is terribly hard and still today, I quite myself, listen to myself and do what is need for me. Learn my tricks, my silent word prayer, mine is HAPPY ! over and over, hundreds of times in my mind.
Slowing Down has been VERY rewarding. Look around see what is around you, and SLOW is 30 seconds, not minutes slow, when you slow down YOU become first in your own world.
Table of Contents
1 …..Schedule Doctors                        

2 …..Choose your Word             
3 …..Be Gentle with Yourself       
4 …..Slow it All Down                           
5 …..Moments to See
6 …..Gentle Reflection
7 …..Take A Bit
8 …..Cozy Clothes
9 …..No Complaining
 10….Celebrate each Day
11….Create your Own Space
12….Say No
13….Laugh & Love
14….Remember who you Are
15….Idea Index

Anxiety of Anxiety in PRINT

Anxiety of Anxiety eBook

See all My Books in Print
and Downloadable:

The Quilt Ladies Print and eBook
How to Survive Retirement Print and eBook
Anxiety of Anxiety Print and eBook
The Ladies Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
B. Annie Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
53 Quilt Block Patterns Quilt Print and at Etsy
A Holiday Quilt Print and at Etsy
One Quilt Block Twelve Ways Print and at Etsy
Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy

One Quilt Block TWELVE Ways Book

IN Print or Download a Quilt Pattern

This is the second quilt I made for our first grandchild.  Designed around a simple Friendship pattern is taken in a new direction, from its basic form turns into a fun and wonderful. That’s the reason for it’s name, One Quilt Block Twelve Ways. Each block has a finished size of Twelve-by-Twelve Inches and you have a total of Twelve patterns. 
The finished quilt uses all the patterns and is 54″ x 76″ when finished.
One Quilt Block Twelve Ways a Quilt Pattern Book

NOW in PRINT and on PRIME

OR Download from My Etsy Shop

One Quilt Block Twelve Ways a Pattern Book

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My Books: NOW in PRINT

The Quilt Ladies Print and eBook
How to Survive Retirement Print and eBook
Anxiety of Anxiety Print and eBook

The Ladies Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
B. Annie Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy
53 Quilt Block Patterns Quilt Print and at Etsy

A Holiday Quilt Print and at Etsy
One Quilt Block Twelve Ways Print and at Etsy
Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Print and at Etsy

The Quilt Ladies and Beth Ann

Three Color Quilt Block to Make

From The Quilt Ladies

It’s always time to start thinking a little about the Holiday’s and here is ONE of the quilt block from my Downloadable quilt pattern book at my Etsy Shop “Holiday Quilt”

Here is how I make triangles, there are many ways, this is mine.
Finished quilt block is twelve by twelve inches.

Holiday Quilt Pattern Block

OR NOW in Print – HOLIDAY QUILT available with PRIME too!

A Holiday Quilt Pattern Book

Cut 2 Green – 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”

Make TrianglesSample quilt pattern from Holiday Quilt Book

 

Cut 10 Red – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 10 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

 

Sew as shown

 

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Read my book “The Quilt Ladies” 12 Quilt Stories
and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns

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Make Retirement fun with my “How to Survive Retirement” a Check List
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Bear’s Paw Quilt Pattern for YOU to Make

From The Quilt Ladies

As with everything you shouldn’t have favorites….BUT This Quilt Block is one of my FAVORITE’S

Bear’s Paw” 

As I look at this pieced quilt block now, it’s…. Wonderful

Take a bit of time for yourself and do a quilt block today ! How I do my triangles = From my downloadable book,

53 Quilt Pattern Blocks Quilt

 

NOW in PRINT TOO ! 

 

Sample quilt block from the book, 53 quilt pattern blocks

Finished Quilt Block Size 14” x 14”

Quilt Pattern, Bear PawCut 8 White            2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 8 Dark Green               2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

 

Cut 9 Dark Green              2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 8 Green            2 ½” x 2 ½”

 Cut 4 White            2 ½” x 6 ½”

 Sew as shown 

NEW BOOKS in PRINT 

The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Etsy Shop HERE for YOU

Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern to Make

The Ladies

If you’ve been around with me for a bit, you know that it all started for me  with The Quilt Ladies. I move everything over to this site as I didn’t own my first site, it was on one of the free blog sites. I know own bethanndoing.com, but this quilt block pattern is my ALL time most used, more downloaded and MORE and more pins on Pinterest. This quilt block has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches. Have fun with color as you are making yours. Here to see. Downloads to you in Moments

Want “The Ladies ” Quilt Pattern in  PRINT ? ! It’s NOW HERE 

The Ladies Quilt Pattern Book

simple pin wheel quilt pattern free

Cut 4 Pink– 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 4 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

simple quilt pattern block

Cut 8 Blue – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 8 Purple – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 16 White – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew as shown

simple pin wheel quilt pattern free

NEW BOOKS added DAILY 


It’s CRAZY Man Quilt Pattern Book Time

NOW in Print and Downloadable

A Crazy Man Quilt. I have a grandson who knows his own mind and has since birth. So, when he asked for a birthday quilt, this is what I came up with, he’s our Crazy Man. 

The “Crazy” part of this quilt is the background fabric, it’s bold, it’s yellow and it’s what makes the blocks a “Crazy Man” quilt. 

12 blocks each block 8″ x 8″ complete instructions how to put the quilt together finished size is 48″ x 60″  Instructions on how to do quilt binding included too. 

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Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Book

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A Little BUT Fun Quilt Block to Make

Maybe Little but FUN Quilt Block

I have to do different things in quilting to keep it interesting to me. This is one of my little quilt patterns, finished size two inches by two inches.

New and More added EVERY DAY ! ! Click HERE

I do everything the same as IF it was a full size quilt pattern, even the triangles, and done by a sewing machine. Hand piece it IF you like?

make a little two inch by two inch quilt block

3 Dark            1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ”
3 White          1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ”
Make triangles

 3 Medium      1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ”
3 White          1 3/8″ X 1 3/8 ”
Make triangles

two inch by two inch quilt pattern block tutorial

 2 Light 1″ X 1″

2 Dark 1″ X 1″

make a little two inch by two inch quilt block

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Read my book “The Quilt Ladies” 12 Quilt Stories
and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns
Make Retirement fun with my “How to Survive Retirement” a Check List
The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Etsy Shop HERE for YOU
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A Holiday Quilt – Time to Start

Holiday Quilt Pattern In Print and Downloadable

Sounds crazy, summer just starting, but if there is A Holiday Quilt to be made, it’s time to start ! Here is my A Holiday Quilt Pattern and I am thrilled to be able to say it’s Downloadable at my Etsy Shop and in PRINT on Amazon ! and NOW with PRIME ! !  

Holiday Quilt Pattern features TWELVE – Twelve by Twelve Inches quilt pattern blocks and they are made into a 62″ x 78″ quilt.

This quilt can be done in ANY colors ! How about a dark blue background, white and yellow blocks, let yourself have fun.  No matter the colors, it’s Holiday Quilt time. 

Holiday Quilt in PRINT
OR    Download at my Etsy Shop

A Holiday Quilt Pattern Book

 

Beth Ann of The Quilt Ladies

The Quilt Ladies and Beth Ann

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PDF download quilt patterns on Etsy

Meet  Beth Ann 
I’m a Quilter and an Author who decided to self-publish my quilt books and quilt patterns, with that I became a solo-business owner, Strubbie House Publishing. I’m taking my quilts and making a dream into a reality. I love quilts, painting, art, reading, furniture, decorating and The Quilt Ladies, they have changed my life.