My First Complete Quilt – Old but Pretty Good

I started quilting years and years ago, 30+ years. This is my first quilt, I had started with pillow tops. I took a class in Burlington, Iowa. Which was taught by Liz Porter, at the time she was working for Better Homes and Garden, was speaking on the weekends. This was a bring 2 1/2″ squares, share with all, and do color gradation. a one day class.  See my quilt patterns

My first quilt

We all start someplace, I didn’t know how to do corners or how to do a double binding. We are all new once. I love this quilt, it’s home to me, it’s been packed, moved, taken, machine washed and dried for years. I will not mend or fix anything on it. It’s like me, old but still pretty good. 

My first quilt My first quilt

BUT, what I did know how to do was hand quilt. All those pillows I made.  Hearts in each square and straight line on the outside edges. 

My first quilt

I see and hear it all the time about being perfect with your quilt making. Stop it !  DON’T be perfect, DO ! !  Do it wrong, do it right, but DO it. 

My first quilt

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Sunday Evening Shopping with The Quilt Ladies

Thank you all for your support of my little company, I’m a one woman show, with one goal to bring you my quilt patterns at a reasonable price and with the highest quality of directions that I canTake a moment to see my quilt patterns. Just a few here but see them all at, The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop. On Etsy 100% safe

This quilt pattern is named after…..ME !   B. Annie Quilt

 

B. Annie quilt pattern book

Crazy Man quilt pattern book by The Quilt Ladies

Crazy Man” Quilt is for Grand #2.  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″ 

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Sunday Evening Shopping with The Quilt Ladies = “Love Knot”

My newest quilt pattern, you asked and it’s on the site NOW, “Love Knot

 Start with a simple log cabin and turn it upside down. it’s my LOVE KNOT quilt pattern

Love Knot Quilt Pattern Book

This quilt pattern is all straight piecing and my quilt pattern has all cutting and piecing instructions. it’s a PDF download to you in moments, save to your computer or print out, its at my Etsy Shop and it’s 100% SAVE

Love Knot” Now at The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop

Love Knot quilt pattern book

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Sunday Evening Shopping with The Quilt Ladies = “The Holiday”

From The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop, my quilt pattern, “A Holiday”

A Holiday Quilt Pattern by The Quilt Ladies

Pick any THREE colors to make this quilt. OR if its “A Holiday” quilt, NOW is the time to start

12 – Twelve by Twelve Inches quilt pattern blocks and they are made into a 62″ x 78″ quilt.  save to your computer or print out. 

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A Holiday Quilt Pattern Book

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Sunday Evening Shopping with The Quilt Ladies = “The Ladies”

Here’s my Quilt Pattern Book, “The Ladies”

68 – 8 inch by 8 inch Quilt Block Patterns
Full Color PHOTO’s of Each Pattern and all how to’s.
Complete cutting and Piecing Instructions for each quilt pattern.
To you in Moments as PDF eBook
Print or save to your computer, site is 100% safe, IT’s on Etsy ! ! 

The Ladies Quilt Book

“The Ladies” are The Quilt Ladies. They quilt every Tuesday together and after years of doing that, they’ve decided to do a quilt pattern book. So “The Ladies” was born.

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Orange Rose with water drops photo

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Quilt Pattern Changed to New Quilt Pattern for Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all, Mother’s, Sisters and Girl Friends. We can only do this all together and with each heart we step as one. Today, I am continuing to change up traditional quilt patterns. The quilt pattern block has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches.  The Complete quilt pattern book is at My pattern shop  

The first quilt pattern is a traditional quilt block, the second is MINE, all dressed up.

There are a lot of way to make half-square triangles, I like the add 7/8″ method, as I find I can piece them to the right size pretty much all the time. Here is my how to for triangles

Traditional quilt patternCut 1 Blue     4 7/8” x 4 7/8”

Cut 1 Green  4 7/8” x 4 7/8” Make triangles

Cut 1 Blue     3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 1 Green  3 7/8” x 3 7/8” Make triangles

 

Traditional quilt pattern by The Quilt LadiesCut 2 White   3 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 2 White   4 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Sew As Shown

 

 

MY All DRESS Up Quilt Pattern

Traditional quilt pattern from the book by The Quilt Ladies

Cut 1 Green 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” 

Cut 1 White   2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Make triangles

Cut 1 Burgundy 3 7/8” x 3 7/8” 

Cut 1 White   3 7/8” x 3 7/8” Make triangles

 

Traditional quilt pattern by The Quilt LadiesCut 2 White   2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 2 Gray     2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 4 White   1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 4 Green  1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Make 2 four-patch squares

Cut 2 Purple 3 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 2 Purple 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Sew As Shown

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED DAY 
Birthday Rose photo by Beth Ann Stru
Birthday Rose

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It’s my Quilt Basket Beauty Quilt Pattern

Quilt Basket Beauty Quilt BookMy Quilt Basket Beauty Quilt Pattern, NOW at my, Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop

 

 

 

Quilt Basket Beauty is a quilt that you make using 16 basket blocks, finished quilt is 24” x 24” if made an shown. I use mine on my dresser or the center of our dining room table. But, would also be a great baby quilt or lap quilt.  As pictured, I machine pieced and hand quilted, Quilt Basket Beauty

Quilt Basket Beauty quilt pattern book

Quilt Basket Beauty

Basket quilt pattern book

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My Drop Leaf TABLE for my Office

I’m on the third go of doing my office/art room over and I think this time, I got it ! ! From the painted walls, my wonderful studio table and NOW my drop leaf table ! !   Of course lots of drawings and lots of research….I love project research !  Finished table is here and I love it. 

building a drop leaf table

With all the research done and three different options, I talk with Husband, it’s become an almost presentation. You know…..he’s the builder and THANK goodness he doesn’t roll his eyes at me anymore ! !

That being said, doesn’t mean he’s not going to change things a bit. First idea was just to purchase a 1950″s drop leaf, cut, fix to wall, he wanted nothing of that. I had though 2″ x 2″ legs and he wanted it to match my studio table, easy give. I wanted shelves, to get EVERYTHING off the floor in this room. Well…just about everything. My plans

drop leaf table plans

The leaf legs out of 1 x 4

 build a drop leaf table

All put together and ready for paint

how to build a drop leaf table with 2 x 4's

With drying time being an issue here in Florida, I moved the table into the house for painting. 

build a drop leaf table with pictures

Top, leaf and two shelves 

how to build a drop leaf table with 2 x 4's

Assembly was in it’s place, it’s very heavy

drop leaf one sided table

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Added legs on first, hinges on top and bottom of each. A piano hinge was used for the drop leaf and fitted over the legs and was fasten down from underneath.

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building a drop leaf table

Letting it cure for a bit and I will show it all soon.  First question…..YES, you can do both sides. I didn’t want that, I just want to put I sewing machine on the top and pull it out when I need it.   NEXT, I would like a fireplace in the living room….the planning has already began. 

Daisy Dark by Beth Ann Strub

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Time to Plan your Summer Quilt Making

Red Lips from Put on Some Red Lipstick and Let's QuiltSummer Quilt Planning starts with a NEW Quilt Pattern.  After you have the quilt pattern it’s all about the fabric.  I always say, purchase ONLY what you LIKE, what you can afford and ALWAYS 100% cotton. “I” and I repeat, “I” like to wash, dry and iron my fabrics, BEFORE I start cutting them.  This is MY Quilt, “PUT on Some RED Lipstick and Let’s Quilt” 

Put on Some Red Lip Stick and Let's Quilt Pattern

When I purchase fabric and have NO idea what I will be making with it, I always purchase 2 to 3 yards.  These red and white’s  are all from my fabric closet and some are getting old, as long as the cotton  is still tight, it’s just fine to work with. 

Put on Some Red Lipstick and Let’s Quilt, is an all straight piecing quilt pattern, with all cutting and piecing instructions, this quilt  measures 54” x 74” 

Whenever possible I like to chain piece and this is the start of my piecing of squares. 

Put on Some Red Lip Stick and Let's Quilt Pattern

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Quilt from the book Put on Some Red lipstick and lets quilt

Put on Some Red Lipstick and Let’s Quilt 

Book cover ofPut on Some Red Lip Stick and Let's Quilt Pattern

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A bit of Pin Wheel Quilt Pattern FUN

I love quilt patterns, changing and rearranging the pieces into something new makes me happy.  Sharing them is one of my favorites too.  Today’s finished quilt block is eight inches by eight inches.  Please don’t let the size overwhelm you, the quilt squares are cut one at a half and the triangles are two and a half, nothing hard to do.(cut 2 7/8″) 

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This is a wonderful quilt pattern to move color around the block. Maybe try the triangle as one color and square another??  Have FUN 

Quilt Block Pin Wheel and Squares by The Quilt LadiesCut 4 Red      2 7/8” x 2 7/8” 

Cut 4 White   2 7/8” x 2 7/8″ Make Triangles

Cut 8 Red      1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 White   1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 White   2 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Quilt Block Pin Wheel and Squares by The Quilt Ladies

Sew As Shown

Daisy Dark by Beth Ann Strub

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