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The idea of no drama is what my slow and steady has become these past few years. Nothing makes me happier than a list so I’m loving my Holiday To Do List. If you missed September Holiday To DO List it’s here for you.
Had a question about Deep Cleaning. Deep cleaning is to get the corners clean so when needed, you dust, vacuum and ready to go. It’s true many hands make light work, other’s live in the house? Pick a day, afternoon, weekend and everyone helps, it’s everyone’s holiday, not just yours. Make a plan. See The Quilt Ladies Etsy Shop
Please remember these are just idea to get you started and ready for the holiday’s, not to make anything perfect, but with little steps maybe make for time for what you want to do, not have to do. This past week has been…well any who, here you go!
Gift Storage Spot– Very important if you are purchasing early and need to keep things out of sight. Pick up tape, wrapping, boxes as you see them when doing other things
Cook and freezeAND try out all NEW recipes
Do freezer inventory and clean out
Look through decorating things – purchase things you will need, purchase wrapping things too
Gift List check– Check with family for their lists. Think about your own wish list, nice to have something in mind when asked.
Try new traditions– what worked years before
Family outfits and clothing needs for What?
Hair cuts
Set Photo Shot (if doing) Order Christmas card and thank you notes
Make all travelarrangements – Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years
If needed start purchasing liquor for events and recipes.
Purchase stamps
Deep Clean Dining Room – Clean vacuum shampoo carpet, Clean and find Serving Dishes, polish or wax dining table, make sure chairs are stable and secure
Purchase holiday home show tickets – Great early gift too !
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My Journey of Self-Care and Slowing Down Being everything to everyone is what I call, “Tap dancing to please others.” I have stopped dancing, stopped making others happy first, and have undertaken the project of me by doing the work to understand my health and well-being. Fewer panic attacks, stopped re-living each day every night as sleep would not come, and how care for myself finally made anxiety step back from my day-to-day life.
This also has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches. With the solids using four-patch quilt blocks. How to sew a quilt square
Last week
Cut 12 Green 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Cut 12 Lt. Blue 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Cut 2 Lt. Blue 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” Cut 4 Blue 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” Cut 4 White 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
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After Christmas in July sales, I started picking up a few things here and there for the holidays. Christmas in July at our house, should be called let’s purchase for ourselves July. But now it’s that time of the year to start thinking about the holidays. See All Beth Ann’s Books
After years of doing everything the entire month of November. I started December 2020, a slow and steady way, but this is the first year I have written it down. Slow and steady but…WOW what a list.
Add what you need for yourself and family, and remember this is just Christmas, no Thanksgiving.
Start shopping as you go – see something pick it up, get one gift card per week,
Start any Handmade items you need to Make
Photo’s for cards (if doing)Schedule, whole family start talking and plan,
Start a Holiday Calendar – travel times, shopping days, other life appointments, doctor-dentist, birthdays etc.
Talk overwith loved ones who, what, where – travel? no travel? Who is hosting? Gifts? Photo Shot?
Meal ideas– purchase can goods and freezer items ONLY early if on sale
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Need a quilt quilted??? Call long arm quilter or get it there NOW ! They book up and some/most close down for the holidays
Deep Clean the Living room– Declutter – This is the time I like to have drapes/curtains cleaned, larger rugs cleaned, shampoo carpets, any furniture that need cleaned or repaired.
Deep Clean Your own Bedroom and Closet – Take off bed skirt wash, vacuum under everything, declutter clean off and out your dresser. Dust blinds, clean windows, wash drapes/curtains, bedding, your main bathroom too – floor, grout, shower, toilets, clean light, mirrors, shower curtains and linens
Closet – Go through clothes, put summer away if climate allows, organize jewelry, shoes and bags. Send anything to dry cleaner
Budget– Plan ahead and make the holiday better without charging or worrying about money. I have a line budget column and I know the amount, know it’s saved and what can be spent, plan a head for next year start 2023 or now.
Purchase holiday home show tickets – Great early gift too !
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Few days ago I started a quilt block, which I named, Star Around a Quilt Block Pattern, it probably has hundreds of names, but this is the one for me. Here is all cutting and Part ONE
From Part ONE to sew 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
white to top and bottom of the star quilt block center.
Take 2 – 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ white, add triangles to the sides
Sew as shown to each side How to make Triangles
Sew 2 Rows – Top and bottom
2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ white, 1 triangle, 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″,
1 triangle, 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ white Sew as shown, add to the top and bottom
Sew 2 Rows – Sides
1 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ color, 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ white, 1 triangle, 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″,
1 triangle, 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ white, 1 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ color
Sew as shown, sew to each side
Sew 2 Rows – Top and Bottom
2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ white, 2 triangle, 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″, Sew as shown, add to the top and bottom
Sew 2 Rows – Sides 1 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ color, white, 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″,
2 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ color, 1 – 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ white, 1 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2 color
Sew as shown, sew to each side
FINISHED Quilt Block Pattern – Star Around a Quilt Block Pattern
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Over the next few days, I will be sharing a fun quilt block pattern with you. This quilt block has a finished size of twenty inches by twenty inches. Let’s get started with the Center Star
Cutting for ONE entire Quilt Block YOU will need only 20 squares Cut 20 Assorted Colors – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ OR as shown here
Cut 5 – Blue – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 5 – Red – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 5 – Gray – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 5 – Lt. Gray – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 12 Purple – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 12 White – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles – How I make Triangles
Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
Cut 8 White 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew 4 squares to make 4-Patch – How I do Squares
Sew 2 triangles together – 2 times
Sew to the top and bottom of 4-Patch
Sew 2 triangles together – 2 times
Sew a square to each end and Sew to sides of the Quilt Block
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I have had The Quilt Ladies for many years, lots of quilt blocks, quilt patterns drawn, loads of quilt blocks made, quilt patterns on Etsy and even my quilt books in Print, Kindle and on Prime. These are the quilt patterns here from this site that are always asked about and for !
Here, I think it’s the color and the movement this quilt block has that all like. It’s finished size is eighteen inches by eighteen inches, using cut 2 1/2″ squares.
This quilt block star quilt pattern has a life of it’s own. It’s all over Pinterest, all over other’s sites as a link to get you to their quilt sites (not paid for OR asked for) and it’s been viewed here over 26000 times. Have to say, it’s liked !
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“Life was just too hard to deal with and even harder at two in the morning. All I had were my own thoughts. A needle and thread made things just a little better.”
The Story continues:
Mary Alice returned with the coffee and found that
Helen had finished a total of three two patches. “Hope you don’t mind, but
these cookies looked good. Great for coffee dunking.”
Helen’s mind was working. Now her body needed a little help, too. As Helen had her coffee and three cookies, they talked. Mary Alice showed her how to unfold the sewn square and draw another ¼ inch line from the top on the wrong side of the fabric. (How to quilt)
“Take this piece and add to the back of it another one just like it, good fabric to good fabric. Place it seam to seam and stitch them together.” Mary Alice did one as Helen ate.
They talked and sewed all afternoon. Helen did not need to put the line on the fabric any more, and a rhythm had started with her stitches.
“There is no wrong way or right way of quilting, just your way.”
When they spread out their work, they had finished ten, four patch squares. Mary Alice showed Helen how she could put them together, one after another, or place a solid fabric in between. Helen’s eyes were dancing as she looked at her work. She had finished a row, putting one after another.
“I like to sit by a window with the sun light or a lamp, put my feet up and get comfortable for some serious sewing.”
Two quilts are featured in Book Two, RoadWay 94” x
110” is a quilt that Teresa made for her boys as a road to drive cars and
Square Doll Quilt 17” x 21” using small squares.
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This is a simple quilt pattern made with squares, but with the three colors, and then doing it red, white and blue, the colors pop. It’s not the red and blue, it’s the white that will make any colors POP.
Complete instructions to make this quilt are in the PDF download and printed book. There is also a pieced square border on the outside edge. How to make a four-patch quilt block
I have set a goal for myself to get things on Etsy, in Print and as eBooks. The process of designing and making quilts is my favorite. But…the goal is to get my quilt pattern out to you all ! ! ! and here is what I have been doing. My New Quilt Pattern Book –Etsy and Amazon
Square Perfect a Quilt Pattern in Red, White and Blue, but only if you want it to be, you can use any three colors It’s a holiday of colors no matter what colors.
Complete cutting and piecing instructions are given. Square Perfect makes a finished quilt that measures, 108″ x 98″ a Perfect KING size quilt. Instructions to make each row and a complete how to make each square design as shown in the pictures. Beth Ann’s Books
Went through the boxes of red – How to do quilt squares
Made a trip to the quilt shop, maybe 
No plan just pieced squares together
I love the way it does this under my machine when I chain piece.
9-Patches
I cut so many squares did a pieced borders on each block.
