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Make it Monday A Quilt Pattern Block – Color Change

Look at a Quilt Pattern in All Colors

It’s fun to see the same quilt pattern block made different by using different fabric’s, but keeping them all the same by using the same red in each pillow. Center quilt block is eight inches by eight inches.

Cut of each pillow – colors stated are for the first pillow

Cut 3 Red – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″

Cut 3 Background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″

Make Triangles

How to HERE

Cut 4 Background – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 2 Background 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″

cut corner to corner

Cut 1 Gray – 4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″

cut corner to corner

Cut 2 Outside corners – 8 7/8″ x 8 7/8″

set block on point and sew to corner

Changing the Squares to Green and Plaid centers

Light Plaid in Squares and Muslin outside Corners

Simple Blue and Muslin Corners

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Full MOON Saturday Quilt Pattern Block

Quilt Tutorial HOW to Make a Quilt Block

A free quilt pattern for you
I’m sharing the pattern as usual, but then I will walk you through the piecing of that pattern. I break the block down showing you how a quilt pattern is pieced. If you don’t need help piecing a block, get started ! !
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“Duck’s Foot in Mud” finished size of this quilt block pattern is eight inches by eight inches.

Cutting for entire block

Cut 1 Lt. Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 8 Assorted Colors – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Cut 8 White – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 2 Lt. Green – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 2 Green – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 4 White – 2 ½” x 3 ½”

Cut 4 White – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Breaking the Pattern DOWN

Cutting for the entire block is above

this cutting is just for this unit

For the corner

Make 4 of this unit

Make your triangles – How to link

Cut 1 Lt. Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Green – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 8 Assorted Colors – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Cut 8 White – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 4 White – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Lay your pieces out and sew together each set as shown,

Sew those units into the block.

Cut 2 White – 2 ½” x 3 ½”

Do this 2 times

Cut 2 Lt. Green – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 2 Green – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

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Cut 4 White – 2 ½” x 3 ½”

Sew rows into block

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Talk about it Thursday – How To Quilt

How to Quilt Link Pages for YOU

This is New Quilters and long time ones too. I started The Quilt Ladies Blog in 1999 and bethanndoing.com in 2013. I have requests for quilt how to all the time: I can’t look each one up, it’s just me here, so I’m putting a few of the links here for you.

YES, a how to book is thought about, but I’m working on something now just for and about me ! Will share later. HERE are the LINKS : My Complete How to Quilt Section

Picking Fabric

How to make a Square using freezer paper

How to make a Triangle

How to make a quarter square triangle

Center square

Add triangle to corner Like flower

Flying geese, off set triangles and triangle in triangles

Mirror image, triangle on one end, triangles on both ends –

How to tie a quilt–

How to add quilt binding and hand stitch it down

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Start with Some Basic Quilt Knowledge

From The Quilt Ladies

Here is some information that is nice to have when you start quilting, the need to knows.

Basic Quilt Making Information

Standard Cut Sizes of Fabric

Fat Quarter – 18” x 22”

Fat Eighth – 9” x 22”

Fat Sixteenth – 4 ½” x 22”

1 Yards is 36” x 44″ to 45”(width may be different per
fabric company)

Standard Mattress Sizes

Crib – 23’ x 46’ or 28” x 52”

Twin Single – 39” x 75”

Double/Full – 54” x 75”

Queen – 60” x 80”

King – 76” x 80” or 78” x 80”

Standard Batting Sizes

Crib Size – 45’ x 60”

Twin – 72” x 90”

Double/Full – 81” x 96”

Queen – 90” x 108”

King 120” x 120”

There are MANY ways to piece quilt blocks, I’m sharing the way I like to do it. My How to do Squares Tutorial

Cut 2 – 2 ½” x 2 ½” squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch)

Good to good Fabric

¼ inch seam allowance, sew

Trim threads

Open and Press to the dark

Triangles
My How to do Triangles Tutorial

Cut 2- 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Squares

(finished size
plus 7/8”)

Good to good fabric, with a pencil draw a line corner to
corner, this is

The line you measure your ¼” seam allowance from

Sew from edge to edge use a ¼” seam

Cut in half on the pencil line, trim threads

Open and press to the dark fabric,

There will be 2 blocks

Cutting Chart for Half-Square Triangles

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No Sugar in this – Broken Sugar Bowl Quilt Block Patten

From The Quilt Ladies

It’s “Broken Sugar Bowl” and it’s color fun. I made mine scrappy but with the same color placement, move your colors around and the quilt block takes can take on a completely different look.
Finished Quilt Block Size 9” x 9”

See all the Quilt Block Patterns HERE

Cut 2 White 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 2 Gray 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 2 Blue 3 ½”x 3 ½”

Cut 2 White 2 x 2

Cut 6 Lt. Blue 2 x 2

Cut 2 blue 2 x 2

Cut 2 Gray 2 x 2

free quilt block pattern broken sugar bowl

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How to Sew a Four-Patch Quilt Block

Back to Basic’s

Here we go, Let’s make a quilt square Four-Patch

Always remember that quilting has been done for hundreds of years and all the new gadgets are great.

You can still do things very simply and fill your sewing closet with new innovations as your talent grows.

No need to purchase a rotary cutter and mat your first time out. Take your time and enjoy.

Things needed to start a quilt project:

A sewing machine that sews a straight line, borrow one or purchase one at a large chain store. No need to spend hundreds on a machine to straight stitch. OR

Hand piecing can be done too. Everything is the same as a machine, but you hand stitch using the same ¼” seam allowance.

1)Graph Paper
2)Freezer Paper – Plastic coated paper, like the butcher’s wrap meat in. You can purchase it at your local store or if you ask they may give you some at your butcher counter
3)Glue stick
4)Iron
5)Gray thread
6)Ruler
7)Pencil
8)Basic sewing supplies, Scissors, thimble, sew riper, etc.
9)Needles – for hand piecing Sharps size 7-12, for quilting Between needles size 10-12
10)Sewing Pins
11) Fabric and Batting

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Fabric – The best rule of thumb is to purchase the best fabric you can afford. Always 100% cotton. Avoid loose woven fabrics. Wash cotton to check for color fast and iron if needed. If new to quilting it is always best to start with a light and dark color.

Cutting – Rotary cutter, mat and ruler can be used if you have them. If you are new to quilting and are not sure you want to buy all these supplies try Freezer paper. It may be purchased at any grocery store. You will notice that one side is shiny, one not.

Draw the pattern pieces on to graph paper, the finished
size, the – – – line. The – – – – will be the sewing line

Add a ¼ inch seam allowance around the entire outside edge –the cutting line
(example – 2 inch finished size cut square 2 ½” x 2 ½”) Cut pattern out

With a glue stick. Paste the pieces to the NON-shiny side of the freezer paper.

Cut the pattern out.

You can now iron the pattern to your fabric, shiny side down.
This pattern can be used over and over. It will leave no film on your fabric.

Square –
Cut 2 squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch) example cut 2 ½ x 2 Good to good Fabric
¼ inch seam allowance, sew
Trim threads
Open and Press to the dark

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1)sew seam with a 1/4 inch seam allowance,

you may need to mark your machine with this measurement.

2) You can chain piece a few at a time

Cut thread and open

3)sew these together

Watch your color placement, sew good side to good side.

4) A 4-patch quilt square

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Doing a Four Patch Quilt Block by Hand

Do a Bit of Hand Sewing

Hope you had a wonderful holiday and can take some time to sew. I’m showing hand stitching a four patch quilt block, but you can do it on a sewing machine too !

Cut 80 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares
Piece together to form a 4-patch block

I started with cut size 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares, I like a soft gray thread, needle and thimble.

Cut the thread about 20 inches long,

knot one end of the thread

I don’t mark a sewing line, I measure the outside edge of my left thumb in and use that as my guide.

As long as you do the entire project, it’s just fine to do it this way. Group project, draw the 1/4″ seam line, I use a pencil line, if line is drawn.

At the edge

I make what I call a circle knot, a loop and through,

do it once or twice.

I don’t cut my thread just work into the next piece

Do another circle knot to start this piece.

You will have 40 – 2-patch blocks

Open up the 2-patch blocks, press the seam to the

dark fabric side

and add another 2-patch

Matching up the seams, open to check and

make sure before sewing

You will have 20 – 4-Patch blocks

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Fun Log Cabin Quilt Block Pattern

Make it NOW !

This is the first quilt I made for myself after we moved to Florida full time. (sometimes I just can’t get warm)

It’s a fun and happy quilt.

It is machine pieced and I hand quilted with large stitches.

It’s been washed hundreds of time and is soooo…. soft.

Simple blocks and fun fabric.

Finished block is 6′ x 6″

Cut on center – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 2 green plaids for sides – 2 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew to sides

Cut 2 green plaids – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut 2 blue plaids, 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew to the sides

Cut 2 blue plaids – 6 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew to the top and bottom

I made the log cabin blocks, added two inch borders, quilted and binding added, NO over thinking on this one !

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Little Yellow Quilt Block to Make

Just for YOU to Make

I want to say, “Thank you all,
I can’t tell how my little company
has change my life, thank you….”
Finishing size of this quilt block is six inches by six inches

Cut 2 Yellow – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 2 Gray – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Gray – 2 ½” x 2½”

Cut 4 Yellow – 2 ½” x2 ½”

Piece as shown

Sew rows and then rows into blocks

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A Little Holiday Quilt Topper for YOU to Make

Just in Time for the Holiday’s

Happy Holiday’s !
Let’s make a little Quilt ! 20″ x 22″ finished size.

You will need 9, 4-Patch blocks

Cut 36 squares – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Sew together to form 4-patch blocks

Lay them out and like color placement.

Cut 6 Dark – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew into 3 Rows

Cut 4 – 2 1/2″x 1 1/2″

Cut 6 – 2 1/2″x 4 1/2

Sew into 2 Rows

Sew all Rows together to form center of quilt

Red Table Topper Quilt Pattern for YOU !

Cut 2 Dark – 2 1/2″ x 16 1/2″

Cut 2 Red – 2 1/2 x 16 1/2″

Sew to the sides

4 patch quilt block pattern for a table topper

Cut 2 Red – 2 1/2″ x 22 1/2

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut binding 88″ x 2 1/4″

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Here is some information that is nice to have when you start quilting, the need to knows.

It’s “Broken Sugar Bowl” and it’s color fun. I made mine scrappy but with the same color placement, move your colors around and the quilt block takes can take on a completely different look. Finished Quilt Block Size 9” x 9”

Hope you had a wonderful holiday and can take some time to sew. I’m showing hand stitching a four patch quilt block, but you can do it on a sewing machine too !

It’s “Broken Sugar Bowl” and it’s color fun. I made mine scrappy but with the same color placement, move your colors around and the quilt block takes can take on a completely different look.
Finished Quilt Block Size 9” x 9”