Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Block just for YOU !

Here is one of my log cabin quilt patterns,  the quilt block will have a finished size of ten inches by ten inches. This is one of the quilt block you can have a ball with mixing and moving colors around or use up some straps.

how to make a log cabin quilt block

Cut 2 Pink – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 2 White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Make center 4 -patch

 

Log cabin quilt pattern block tutorial

Cut 2 Blue – 4 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut 2 Yellow – 6 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew to the sides

Cut 7 Pink – 2 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 7 Gray – 2 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew as shown, top and bottom

Add sides

Cut 2 Blue – 8 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut 2 Blue 10 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew to the sides.

how to make a log cabin quilt block

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Happy Father’s Day

Wish you a HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

This is the bow tie quilt which hung in Husband’s office for years

husband's office bow tie quilt by beth ann doing

Machine pieced and hand quilted

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Fishing

My GREATEST Catch, Love you and let’s just keep getting better

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Story is Fiction but the quilts are very real. You don’t have to be a Quilter to enjoy The Quilt Ladies – Just be a Reader.  All Twelve books in ONE, Fifteen Complete Quilt Patterns too 

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In The Quilt Ladies Book Collection five very different women come together. The books take you through learning to quilt, starting a business, moving, daily life and death. Each book continues the story and has Complete Quilt Instructions for the quilt the ladies are making in that book.

Mary Alice Gordon is a wife, mother and a very strong lady. She, with her husband, Samuel,
2 daughter, Hannah and Kimberly move into a new life and discover with change
comes new emotions, ideas and goals.
Emily Brown, welcomes Mary Alice to the area, by introducing her to the “Ladies”
Emily is very educated and the helper of the group.
Teresa Henderson  with husband William, 3 children, Molly,
Harry and Matthew. Making a life and raising children is hard and opening a
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Helen Jones and her husband, Robert understand how to hold on to each other as life
becomes too hard. And, as a basket of cut quilt squares changes everything.
Jenny Art
is married and moves in the area with Pastor Art, and a son, Jeffery. Jenny
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Celebrate Today

Celebrate every day

After last week, I had the thought of what really makes me happy on a daily bases, besides my STUFF…. Yes, Husband, the kids, friends, all make me happy. But, those little jewels that just appear that make you smile or content in your own life.

Good Morning from the beach in Florida
Endless Ways to Go Today

Walking in the morning and Husband almost always says, “We are at our Florida church.” The holiness of our bodies moving, the blue sky, the sounds of life starting from the birds to the cars of neighbors and the moments we thank God for another day.

Next my bed, I have a love for a good bed. It’s the sheets, mattress pad, pillows and quilt. Yes, a bit about stuff.  Crawling into a clean bed, it’s a simple pleasure to me. The feel of a quilt between my fingers, the softness of it, the warmth and I don’t care how hot it is, I always start with one, it makes it home.

I have always remembered and celebrate days gone by, my calendar on my phone is full of what happened on what day in our lives. I have stepped this up a bit, as I see it, why shouldn’t every day be a wonderful day, and if not, why not a wonderful memory of that day. I hope I can focus my days in the wonder of time and if it has to be memories of the past, so be it.

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Three Drawers and a Closet

Three drawers and a closet

Think about it, IF you only could live with all your worldly possessions in three drawers and a closet. What would be the things you would take with you?  Or the other question is. What would someone else take for you? Say a daughter or son?

moving in skilled nursing with only three drawers and a closet storyHere is just ONE space I love, a bit of my life, my stuff. This is one small corner of my life.  I love my stuff, nothing clean and modern about me.

Since, moving Mom into a skilled nursing home, it’s one of those things I think about all the time. The lack of the need to things, the idea of all my things not meaning anything to me anymore. For her, I did all the moving and cleaning out. I learned the things that were important to me for her to have, had NO meaning to her. That was hardest, the bed quilt, the lap quilt I made. No feelings just, “I don’t want that.” So, I re-made the bed with all their things, I moved quilts in/on and out, so a few photos, hanger clothes, socks, nightgowns/robes, personal hygiene things, some games, her crocheting and three books, went in the drawers and closet.  She asked for something the other day I said, “It’s in the drawer Mom.”  “Oh, the girls open them I’ve never looked in them.”  Did you see my mind blow, since August 2017, you have NEVER opened a drawer.

It’s three drawers and a closet and it’s working.  Now the conversation…..what do I want for myself?

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Making May Quilt Block Patterns

Simple three by three inch quilt pattern book

I like changing things and doing the different, today is a three by three inch quilt pattern for you, complete quilt pattern is here for you. 

 

When sewing the pieces in a smaller quilt pieces, as this quilt pattern is. I do everything just as IF it was a regular size quilt block. I cut with a rotary cutter, sew on my sewing machine, and press. The ONLY thing different is I trim my 1/4 inch seam allowance for just about 1/8 of an inch and press. REMEMBER, to press with a hot iron, UP and DOWN, you do not want to stretch the cotton.

making a small quilt

Make Triangles
Cut 2 Color 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 2 BG 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 4 Color Strip 1 x 1 1/2”
Cut 4 BG Strip 1 x 1 1/2”
Cut 1 Color 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”  Sew as Shown

Simple three by three inch quilt pattern book

Complete quilt patterns with all the quilt blocks and how to make my 18″ x 24″ quilt is here for you.

Mum Burst by Beth Ann Strub

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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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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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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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My LOVE KNOT Quilt Pattern Book HERE

My LOVE KNOT Quilt Pattern Book is AVAILABLE

You asked and it’s taken me a bit, but it’s done and ready for you to purchase. Each Love Knot quilt block is eleven by eleven inches. You will need four quilt blocks to finished the quilt as shown in the pattern. Read all the details.

Love Knot quilt pattern book

I am so very proud of this quilt pattern, it’s on my Etsy Shop, you purchase, Love Knot Quilt Pattern, it’s to you in moments as a PDF download. 100% safe, that’s why it’s only on Etsy. 

Love Knot Quilt Pattern Book

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