Category: How to make a quilt

Walking Pinwheel Quilt Pattern for YOU !

Long ago (2011)this was the VERY first FREE quilt pattern I put on my site.
Walking Pinwheel 
 
I’m was asked for the quilt pattern 2-3 times a week. So, to make things a bit easier on me, I posted it ! 
Still today, if someone looking up quilt patterns on pinterest I get requests, please keep comments coming, LIKE’s and Share it. And tell your friends I have MORE quilt pattern, so stop over at my Etsy Shop and get one of my quilt patterns. 

How to piece the quilt pattern walking pinwheel
Walking Pinwheel quilt pattern block

Finished Block size 12” x 12”
Cutting for ONE Block
Cut 4 Yellow – 4 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 8 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Make Flying Geese
Walking Pin Wheel quilt pattern block

 Cut 4 Burgundy – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2

Cut 6 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” 
Cut 6 Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles
Cut 2 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 Burgundy – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles
Pinwheel quilt pattern block
 Do 4 of this Unit
Cut 8 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

 Turn block and sew into rows and rows into the block

 
Finished Block
Walking Pinwheel quilt pattern block

 

Free Quilt Pattern for you – HAPPY Summer !

This is Son #2’s Graduation quilt from 2000, the quilts been used and loved. And I just saw it hanging on a quilt stand at their house. I don’t remember this being expensive fabric but it has worn well, machine pieced and I had it long arm quilted.  This has always been a favorite pattern of mine.  See all my quilt patterns at: The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop
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Free Graduation quilt block pattern Finished block size 14″ x 14″ 

 

free graduation quilt pattern Cutting for ONE Block
 
Cut 1 Blue – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
 
Cut 2 Black – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″ 
Cut 2 Blue – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
 
Make into 9-patch 
 
Cut 4 Red – 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
Cut 12 White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 6 White – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″ 
Cut 6 Blue – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
Cut 4 Lt. Blue – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
 
Sew as shown
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Throwback Thursday – Ask Grandma’s for a Quilt

 This is a Throwback because this GRAND just turned Fourteen! One of the first quilt patterns I published, posting from 2011. 

One Quilt Block Made Twelve Ways – Complete Quilt Pattern

One quilt block made twelve different ways
Last year for the holiday’s I did three quilts for three of the Grands.
 
Well, the oldest did not receive one of the new quilts last year !  April at his birthday he asked for a quilt for Christmas.
 Quilt Fabric for a New Quilt So, I’ve collected fabrics and this is my starting off place.

Quilt Fabric for a Young Man's New QuiltAdding the Grandma fun !

Quilt Fabric for a New QuiltNo solid background for this one !

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Holiday Quilt Pattern

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Mini Log Cabin Quilt Pattern

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How to make Bias Tape

 Bias Tape is NOT hard to make and you don’t need to purchase anything – you will need 
2 Straight Pins
1 Piece of fabric cut 1″ x 3″ approx – Holding Strip
 
The strip you will make into bias tape, I cut mine large to show, normal cut will be 3/4″ to 1 1/4″ wide. 
 
Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

How to make Bias Tape Iron over your edges, 1/8″ to 1/4″ and Press

How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion WayDo both sides/edges
How to make Bias TapeLay your started binding down, press side up.
Take your Holding Strip and lay on top, Pin into your ironing board cover next to the bias tape.
How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion WayPull the bias tape
How to make Bias Tape And, with a hot, dry iron press, at first do a bit, and lift iron, pull and iron.
How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way
As the tape becomes longer you can leave the iron and pull slowly.
(Other side view)
How to make Bias Tape the OLD Fashion WayPull tape slowly
How to make Bias TapeGood side of bias tape.
How to make Bias TapeI like to roll mine  to keep it until I’m ready to use it.
I learned this years ago from a Home Eco. teacher in the 70’s
No need to buy a machine to do this for you !  But, you can if you like !

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Throwback Thursday – Picking Quilt Fabric Colors

COLOR is always on Quilter’s mind, And here is the way that I was taught.

Pick your Quilt Colors by The Quilt Ladies1) Start with one fabric. Take this one fabric and work from it. Is that one fabric, a dark, medium or light color?

 

This is a Dark

Pick your Quilt Colors by The Quilt Ladies

 

 

Add the light and medium. Move and change it until you like it.
Lay them out in front of you.

 

How to Pick your Quilt Colors by The Quilt LadiesThen add, a dark medium, a light medium, until you have the mix of what you like.

 

 

2) Choose colors and patterns you love. An average a twin size quilt will take me about a week to piece together, and if hand quilted another, 3-4 months. If tied or machine quilted 3-4 weeks, you have so much time and cost involved you have to love it.

3) Natural or background colors. These are the corner stone. More often than notPick your Quilt Colors by The Quilt Ladies the background color is your light color. Your background color helps bring the blocks together. It does not always need to be a light either, dark or medium work well to, any color can be used.
4) Color Wheel. I’m not a big fan of the color wheel, I do like when colors pops and on most of my quilts the start fabric is not the most prominent color used it in, it is just a starting point.
5) Make one block. This should always be done, a Quilters practice, cut only fabric for one block and live with it for a few days. Especially, if it’s something you’ve never tried before. Most times you will know right away if you like it or not.
6) Have fun. This is the best way I’ve found to pick colors, enjoy the process, your quilt will be fantastic.

Self-binding a Quilt Tutorial

How to do self binding to a quilt. You bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, It’s from The Quilt Ladies, you know they know !

Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial
Self Binding means: 
Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, I am bring this over from The Quilt Ladies, this post is used and asked for all the time, Thank you for that.
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 it.
It worked perfectly. I just followed the instructions and it worked
on a table runner. This method stops so much waste of material.

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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 QuiltCut one backing 1″ from the quilt edge

How to do Self Binding on a QuiltFold 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 QuiltFold the corner over as shown
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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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How to Mend a Quilt

I’m always on the look out for old quilts and IF I think I can save them I purchase them. They have to be washable and usable, nothing better to me no matter the temperature is a quilt to cuddle in. This is the Quilt AFTER, I am sharing this from my Quilt Ladies site, this post is NUTS on Pinterest !
how to mend an old quilt

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3 blocks that needed attention, 
I ALWAYS wash and dry quilts before I mend, this one turned out 
VERY nice, they usually do !

mending an old quilt how toI like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding
free how to mend an old quiltTry to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do)
how to mend an old quilt tutorialThis is the same fabric, one is the right side 
and one it the back side, I used the back.
how to mend an old quilt Add the seam allowance and cut out piece how to mend an old quilt
how to mend an old quiltFold down the point and press
how to mend an old quiltFold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !tutorial how to mend an old quilt
how to mend an old quiltApplique the pink down and I then hand quilted, forgot to picture !
how to mend an old quilt

how to mend an old quilt3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

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