Red and White Table Topper for You to Make from The Quilt Ladies

4-Patch Table Topper Pattern for YOU just in time for Valentine’s Day. Simple four-patches and FUN fabric.  

Four-patch quilt block free patternTable Topper finished size 29″ x 34″

Cut 80 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares

How I make my quilt block squares

Piece together to form a 4-patch blockFour-patch quilt block free patternYou will have 40 – 2-patch blocks

four patch quilt block tutorialOpen up the 2-patch blocks, press the seam to the 
dark fabric side
and add another 2-patch
How to make a Four-patch quilt block free patternMatching up the seams, open to check and 
make sure before sewing
You will have 20 – 4-Patch blocks
how to make a four patch quilt blockAfter the 20 – 4-patch blocks are finished, 
lay them out as you would like them
quilted table topper5 down and 4 across
Four-patch quilt block free patternThis is the sashing and border fabric I thought ! 
But, I didn’t like it.  I wanted something for our dining room to use all year long.
 
how to match fabric for borders
matching fabric for borders on a quiltSo, I pulled out fabric until I found what I liked, 
match fabric for quilt bordersThis is the one ! (for me) do what YOU like 
 
Cut 49 – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ sashing 
 
matching quilt fabricCut 30 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″  corner blocks
 
red and white four patch quilt blocksStack your rows up and move to sewing table, I don’t have a felt wall, so I use my dining
room table to lay things out. 
red and white quilt blocksSew a 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strip to each end and in between 
each in the row

 

Sew 6 rows as shown above, 4- 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strips and 5- 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares. 
how to make a Four-patch quilt block free patternSew the rows together 
Four-patch quilt block free pattern for a table topper
table topper made of four patch quilt blocksCut 2 Sashing color – 26 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
Sew to the left and right sides
Make the corners
Cut 4 Dark Color – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ 
Cut 4 Dark Color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
 Cut 4 Red – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
sew together 1 dark and 1 red,
sew dark 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ on
Cut 2 Sashing Color – 21 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ 
Sew to the top and bottom of the table topper
Four-patch quilt block free pattern
Finished size is
34″ x 29″

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Houseplant Appreciation Day – The Quilt Ladies

I have a friend who says, I live in a fantasy world of quilts, art and plants.  Today is Houseplant Appreciation Day. This is my little corner of the world. Plants play a huge part of it.

Decorating a Condo Lanai in Florida

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Everything is blooming right now in Florida. 

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This is the three time the violets have bloomed this year. I’ve learned to just water and leave them alone !

Violets in my World A Quilt Ladies World

Start of my Gerber Daisies, I purchased them last year and they are re-flowering, this is just two days open. 

Gerber Daisy just blooming

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Looking back in 2018 Myself-Care

Last week I started my annual writing out of my goals for the new year.  I took a bit of time doing them and even looking back into 2018. What a year it was for me, 2018. I had never really done anything that was closely related to self-care. 

Self-care can also be known as, “I’m putting myself first.”

Those around you, don’t really get it and will act and balk a bit, but that’s alright. I surprised myself a lot and walked away, turned quite or just said, “I can’t do this with you anymore.” I have heard from only one, “You don’t care,” I do, but it’s about me first now. I cannot be everything is everyone anymore. I have to come first. Funny what you learn at 60…..

I love the process of writing out goals, my ideas, sketches for quilt patterns and art projects. Loving a good list and marking off what I have finished from it makes me happy!

A huge goal checked off my list, my New book and it’s here for you!   It’s priced for all, with many ideas to make YOUR next 20-30 years of retirement great on a daily and emotional level.
So here I go into 2019, goals, ideas and a huge plan for travel, quilts, drawing, and photography. Plus a few more home decorating projects. 

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 The writing of goals makes them real, “A goal not written is just a dream.”

Quilt Pattern Block of the Week – My State of IOWA

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to share my home State of Iowa.  I was born, raised, went to school, married and had our babies here. I love it…in the summer. The state gave me a lot, from a wonderful childhood to schools, to an understanding of family and time. But, home in Florida now.

The finished quilt block is fourteen inches by fourteen inches and
NOW here for YOU 
Iowa state quilt block

Iowa State Quilt Block Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

Second 10 State Quilt Block Patterns

Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland

 

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National Bird Day TODAY ! !

It’s National Bird Day today and I have to share some 0f my Pictures !   I shoot birds as they are and try very hard not to photoshop them. Like us, they are what they are, perfect. I just sit on the beach and wait, they always seem to arrive !

Balance is Everything photo by Beth Ann Strub
Balance is Everything Beth Ann Strub
Playing with Lunch photo by Beth Ann Strub
Playing with Lunch by Beth Ann Strub
How you doing...LUNCH. photo by Beth Ann Strub
How you doing…LUNCH photo by Beth Ann Strub

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Arkansas State Quilt Block Pattern

The State of Arkansas is this week’s quilt pattern. I used just two colors in the quilt block, but play around with color and see what you can come up with. The finished quilt block measures fourteen inches by fourteen inches.

Arkansas quilt block pattern

Arkansas State Quilt Block Pattern

First 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia
Second 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland
Third 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey
Fourth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina
Fifth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Arkansas State Quilt Pattern Block

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2019 Here We Go !

It’s that time of the YEAR,  time to set up your goals for 2019 !  I love doing this and TRY every year to do better than the last year on achieving my goals. 

I have made the big jump this year to the journal kind of book. I’ve seen what everyone is doing with their journal, (my Pinterest) but I’m starting slow and steady, I chose a simple one, purchased stickers, and colored ink pens and going to go slow. I usually use a plain old notebook, mixing it up this year. It’s PINK too !

This is YEARS into writing my goals, the first year I used my daily calendar and filled in the blocks. I’ve used plain lined paper, notecards and this past year a binder. Don’t over think what you write it, just write !   I try to write my goals out FAST, quick don’t think about what you are writing, just write them. I will probably NEVER get to sing on a stage again, but I seem to write that one every year.

Remember too, goals and dreams are the same to me. Dream HUGE, Dream HAPPY, Dream FAITH !  After I have them all written down, which takes me a few days. I kind of outline them into time frames and calendar times to each month, or days.  No rules to goals, not right or wrong way.

This past year has been my year of taking care of myself. I don’t think I’ve ever really, taken care of me before. And I will continue to do it, it’s pretty much changed me, changed my outlook and how I put my feeling first. 
Clever Fox journal 2019
I chose a Clever Fox Planner from Amazon, it’s non-dated, has weekly and monthly calendars for productivity, passion, motivation, happiness and focus. IF I can do it pretty I will share, if not that’s OK, I have to have one place for all my ideas and stuff. I really want the daily calendar to record happy of each day.
My goals this year have a lot to do with time management. I seem to lose myself in others and I’m going to TRY and get a plan together.   These past few months I have learned and used a lot of self-care. I’m 60 years for just a few more weeks it’s time to do for myself a bit.  I am no longer the fixer. I am the walk away one.  Here are just a FEW of my goals.
  1. Care for and about myself first
  2. Daily walk
  3. Eat right
  4. Read one chapter daily
  5. Write daily
  6. Journal daily
  7. Take photo’s once a week – go someplace too!
  8. Lose myself in all my projects
  9. Sleep 7-8 hours
  10. Etc.
  11. Etc.
  12. I have 32 goals ? ! ?   Always More is better !

So, get yourself a cup of coffee and start having some fun setting up YOUR 2019 Goals.  IN 12 SHORT MONTHS IT’S 2020

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Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial

Self Binding means: Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding.

I bring this over from The Quilt Ladies, this post is used and asked for all the time, Thank you for that. Check out my Etsy Shop of all MyQuilt Patterns

Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post:   from Helen:

After reading the tutorial 3 times I committed to try the technique.

It worked perfectly. I just followed the instructions and it worked

on a table runner. This method stops so much waste of material.

Step by Step How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

 Make your quilt block, add batting heat resistant, and quilt. Trim the batting even with your quilt top

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Cut one backing 1″ from the quilt edge

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Fold the backing to the edge of the quilt, 1/2″, I like to press it down

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Again, fold the backing over onto the quilt top, make sure you are on the quilt top with the edge, this is your sewing edge, pin it down

How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Fold the corner over as shown

And then do the steps as before, fold over half way and then fold over half way again. Pin well.

Sometimes at the corner, you will have to move it around a bit to make the corner perfect, go slow and pin well. 

When I get it like, I like,  pin and I press a bit, between pins and at the corner it holds it just a bit better. Remember, pressing is up and down with an iron. Doing it up and down your fabric will not stretch or move.

With your machine sew along the backing edge, do a few back stitches to hold ends

I like doing 2 rows of stitching, just my personal like.

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My Quilt Pattern Block for North Dakota

I have only been through North Dakota on our way to a fishing week. I remember the fields and fields of Sunflowers, they were over the top perfect. And, the purple fields of Flax, which we had to stop and ask what it was?  Here for you their site.

This is my North Dakota State Quilt Pattern Block, it’s a simple and fun quilt pattern to make and with the center strips, it will go together as a full quilt wonderfully!  Finished quilt block is fourteen inches by fourteen inches

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North Dakota State Quilt Block Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

 

Fourth Book of US States from The Quilt Ladies
Fourth Book of US States from The Quilt Ladies
First 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia
Second 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland
Third 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey
Fourth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina
Fifth 10 State Quilt Block Patterns
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

 

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