Quilt Basket Block for You to Make

Free Weekly Quilt Block

Let’s add a bit more to a basket quilt block from the one we did last week. This quilt block has triangle handle and base.  Nothing says traditional quilt block more than 2 colors. This quilt block has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches. Any two colors will work, anything with white will be perfect.

How I make my triangles tutorial

Traditional basket quilt block pattern

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

Cut 1 Purple   4 7/8” x 4 7/8” 
Cut 1 White   4 7/8” x 4 7/8”
Make Triangle – save extra for later

Cut 1 White   2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 2 White  4 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Sew as shown below

 Traditional basket quilt block pattern bethanndoing

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A Quilter and an Author who decided to self-publish her quilt books and quilt patterns, SEE her  BOOKS on Amazon and PDF download quilt patterns on Etsy

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Why 100% Cotton for Quilts

Purchase the best quality cotton fabric you have afford

With the addition of my weekly quilt blocks, I have added some very new quilters. and today I want to talk about quilt fabric

One of the best things about quilting is the Wonderful Fabric’s you get to purchase
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And with that I have to add,
This is the way I do my fabric, you do you !
a Quilt Ladies quilt
Purchasing fabric is fun, please, always buy the best fabric you can afford and what you like. For quilts you will use 100% cotton fabric. Fabric will cost between $6 and $17 per yard. If you are just purchasing for a maybe project, I do mostly cuts 1 to 2 yards. If you have a quilt pattern, follow the recommendations, but as I say in my books, “Please think of purchasing more fabric than needed, as a pattern designer I have no idea how you will cut and use your fabric.” One way to pick fabrics

I recommend for quarter cuts or  pre-cut 2 1/2 inch or 5 inch packs. (They go larger but start with these sizes and “I” DO NOT WASH precuts)

Purchased cotton yardage, wash, dry and iron your fabric before starting any project. Please think of purchasing more fabric than needed, a pattern designer has no idea how you will cut and use your fabric. From My Quilt Ladies Site HOW to Pick Fabrics

When talking about fabric it always brings up the conversation of washing fabric. Here is what I do, 

I wash and dry all my fabric BEFORE sewing cutting and piecing a quilt. You only have to pull out one finished quilt from the washer and see bleeding to know you must/should wash all fabric. 

Cotton fabrics bleeding means, the dyes used on the fabric will become loose when washing. It’s said that it’s common is cottons, but all fabrics can bleed. Dyes will/can stain other fabrics in a prewashing, the biggest problem is the dye transfer after a quilt is finished.

When cotton fabric is made it is stretched on a loom, pulling the fibers straight. A stabilizer is applied to keep fabric straight and that is what you are washing off. Washing allows the fabric to relax and return to a more natural state. A dryer lets the fabric relax or shrink. All cotton fabrics are different you cannot know the amount any fabric will shrink.

Knowing a cotton fabric will not bleed and not shrink is worth a bit of time for the perfect quilt in the end.

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When prewashing quilt fabric, I use my daily machine washer detergent, the same type that will be used when the complete quilt is washed. Same with the dryer, use the setting that will be used when the quilt is completed.

With 100% cotton fabric after washing and drying you will need to clip away all the threads that have twisted. If fabric is wrinkles you can shake it to smooth out more wrinkles, or press the fabric with a dry iron. 

It’s a habit for me to wash/dry as soon as I purchase fabric. You will develop YOUR way of caring for your quilt fabrics.

When using/cutting the fabric I will press and starch it BEFORE any cutting and square up the fabric so that all cuts with a rotary cutter are straight. I use what I use for clothing as my starch just plain old Niagara brand, it makes it just a bit stiff and will washed very easily.

All this being said,
“I do not EVER wash contest quilt fabric before sewing, or quilting the quilt.” That is just me, you do YOU !

The Quilt Ladies daily quilt picture by Beth Ann Strub

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Beth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !

Time to Make my B. Annie Quilt

It’s a B. Annie Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

Allow me to introduce you to my  Quilt, B. Annie. This  quilt as you see it is all about ME. It’s color, pattern, all stitched together in perfect harmony.
B. Annie Quilt Pattern at my Etsy Shop
in Print on eBook NOW on Prime too

The  inspiration came from the traditional quilt pattern known as bear paw. Something about those paws caught my imagination, and I just had to reinterpret them in a splashier, more playful way.

B. Annie Quilt Pattern Book

B. Annie Quilt Pattern Story

So there you have it! “Bear Paw Petals Quilt” is more than just a quilt—it’s a celebration of colors, patterns, and the joy of creation. It’s a cozy, quilted garden where the bear paws roam free and petals never wilt. Dive into its delightful details and let it charm you, block by block and make you own Quilt NOW!

The Quilt Ladies Log for Only Happy

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April Quilt Pattern 2024 is Here

See All My Monthly Quilt Patterns

April brings many things and here it’s a fun colored quilt for you to make. April Quilt Pattern has a finished size of 46″ x 46″ and is shown is yellow, blue and white, but any colors will work perfect. 

April Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

April Quilt Pattern by The Quilt Ladies

Complete how-to piece and a quilt binding sections.
Downloads to you in moments, print out on twelve sheets of 8.5″ x 11″ To you in Moments as PDF Download See all the Monthly quilts HERE

All my Monthly Quilt Patterns 2024

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Birthday and February Quilt Pattern

February Quilt Pattern and Free Table Topper Quilt

With so much going on, I kind of missed my birthday… but I have reached the ripe old age of 66 and some days everything seems to hurt. My Florida swim body now feels a bit saggy, and I have learned a new morning routine of time to get everything moving again.
February Quilt Pattern table topper from The Quilt Ladies
I have been trying to have self-care be more than a bubble bath. Taking walks, laughing quilting, drawing, read or just being, whatever helps me find peace within yourself and relaxes your mind. 

Here is my February Quilt Pattern, shown in red, but any colors and white will work too. The Quilt Pattern is here At The Quilt Ladies Shop and in my book All in ONE Year Quilt Patterns

I have added one of my table topper quilt patterns for you to make too, pictured below

February Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

But, who needs a bikini body when you’ve got quilts, a bit of wisdom and experience of a life well-lived? I have family, friends, a huge cup of coffee, a quilt, a book and a comfy home.  Life is wonderful

free Valentine's Quilt Table Topper
Valentine’s Gift to You from The Quilt Ladies
Red table topper quilt pattern made with squares, from The Quilt Ladies
Another Free Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

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Free Blue and White Quilt Block Pattern

Holiday Gift to You !

Here is another one of my Star Quilt block patterns. This is one of the quilt blocks that have it all,  it’s a star, it’s a log cabin, it’s a four patch and it’s FUN ! !  HERE is the Quilt Block of YOU!

Star Quilt block pattern from The Quilt Ladies

Why moving you over to The Quilt Ladies site?!
Nothing more than I am exhausted !
And they are all there !

Beth Ann is a Quilter and an Author
who decided to self-publish her books and quilt pattern books

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Make a Blue and White Quilt Block Pattern

Star of The Holiday

Here is one of my Blue and White Quilt Blocks and here is the quilt pattern for you too !
I find contentment at home, creating a space that truly reflects me. It’s comfortable and at ease, and I have incorporated my own personal style into my homes decor. With quilts, art and books all around me, it’s home !

Click HERE and stop over at The Quilt Ladies and get this quilt block pattern

Star Quilt block pattern from www.bethanndoing.com

Don’t miss my Baskets Around a Quilt Pattern Book HERE

It’s a tradition to share quilt patterns, but I can ONLY do this because you support my Etsy Shop and The Quilt Ladies on Amazon, nothing is possible without your purchase, Thank you, Beth Ann

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Beth Ann is a Quilter and an Author
who decided to self-publish her books and quilt pattern books

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Make a Quilt Block – Quilt Pattern is here for YOU !

My Trick for Halloween – A Quilt Block

Don’t let this quilt block overwhelm you,
I have taken the quilt block and broke it down into units and you will have no problem sewing and doing this quilt block . This is a larger quilt block fourteen inches by fourteen inches
Square and Square Quilt Block Pattern

How to make Triangles

How to make Quilt Squares

Cut 32 Blue – 1 ½How to make Square and Square Quilt Block Pattern” x 1 ½”

Cut 32 White – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Make 16 – Four patch square blocks

Cut 4 Lt. Blue – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 4 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

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

Cut 4 Green – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 Red – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 1 Blue – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Sew as Shown

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Time to Make one The Ladies Quilt Blocks

Pretty Pink Quilt Block

If you’ve been around with me for a bit, you know that everything for me started with The Quilt Ladies.
The Quilt Ladies Bog site www.thequiltladies.comFinished s
ize is eight inches by eight inches. Have fun with color as you are making your quilt block. Here to see. The Ladies on Etsy

AND it’s Now in Print – Kindle and on Amazon Prime

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

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Beth Ann is a Quilter and an Author who decided to self-publish her books and quilt pattern books

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Free Quilt Block Pattern for YOU to Make

Fabric Changes How to Quilt Block Looks

I draw quilt patterns all the time and what I like is to take a traditional pattern and change it up. The second quilt block added corner four-patch and moved from white to color triangles. Finished Quilt Block is eight inch by eight inch.
How to sew triangles
and How to sew squares

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Traditional quilt pattern block

Cut 4 Green2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 4 White – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles

Cut 4 Green – Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew as Shown for eight by eight inch quilt block.

pin wheel traditional quilt pattern

OR….do THIS ! !   – It’s a bit the same, but then again, a bit different, which is how I see things. 

how to make a pin wheel quilt block

Cut 4 Red  and 4 Blue –    2 7/8” x 2 7/8” triangles Make Triangles

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

Cut 8 Red and Cut 8 White 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Make 4 Four-patch quilt blocks

Sew as Shown

Pin Wheel quilt pattern block

hand applique quilt block www.bethanndoing.com

Read about All of Beth Ann’s Books

Beth Ann is a Quilter and an Author
who decided to self-publish her books and quilt pattern books

SEE Beth Ann’s BOOKS on Amazon and
PDF download quilt patterns on Etsy

www.bethanndoing.com
www.thequiltladies.com