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Four-Patch Table Topper Quilt Pattern

Sew a Table Topper Quilt

4-Patch Table Topper Pattern for YOU. If you look close I did all my sewing by hand. Most will not, my office/library project continues….

Table Topper finished size 29″ x 34″

Cut 80 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares

Piece together to form a 4-patch block

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 they match before sewing

You will have 20 – 4-Patch blocks

After the 20 – 4-patch blocks are finished,

lay them out as you would like them

making a red four patch quilt table topper

5 down and 4 across

This is the sashing and border fabric, I always lay it out and like it, BEFORE cutting

Cut 49 – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ sashing

Cut 30 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ corner blocks

Stack your rows up and move to sewing table, I don’t have a felt wall, so I use my dining

room table to lay things out.

Sew a 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strip to each end and in between

each in the row

Sew 6 rows as shown above, 4- 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ strips and 5- 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares. Sew the rows together

Cut 2 Sashing color – 26 1/2″ x 4 1/2″

Sew to the left and right sides

Make the corners

Cut 4 Dark Color – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 4 Dark Color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 4 Red – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

sew together 1 dark and 1 red,

sew dark 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ on

Cut 2 Sashing Color – 21 1/2″ x 4 1/2″

Sew to the top and bottom of the table topper

Finished size is

34″ x 29″

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Time to Make one The Ladies Quilt Blocks

Pretty Pink Quilt Block

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Finished size is eight inches by eight inches. Have fun with color as you are making your quilt block. Here to see. The Ladies on Etsy

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

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

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2023 Quilt Block Pattern – Beth Ann Doing

August Quilt Block Pattern

Quilt Block Pattern of the Month for August 2023. Each quilt block of the month has a finished size of
12″ x 12″

My quilt block of the month are all about a log cabin quilt pattern mixed with a star quilt pattern block.
Add some fun to your quilting with this quilt block pattern and the other’s HERE
Read all about my books and quilt books

On Kindle and In Print
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Cut 18 Assorted Colors – 1 ½ x 2 ½”
Piece as shown for the center

This Quilt Block I hand quilted and made into a throw pillow for our living room.

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

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It’s Time for the July Quilt Pattern Block of the Month

It’s a Log Cabin and a Star Quilt Block

July’s Quilt Block Pattern has a finished size of twelve inches by twelve inches. Links to all 2023 Quilt block patterns are below.
Here are the links for my:

How to make Quilt Block Triangles

How to Make Quilt Block Squares

Center of Block

Cut 8 Assorted Colors – 1 ½ x 2 ½”
Piece as shown for the center

Cut 8 Yellow – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 8 White – 2 7/8”x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Sew as Shown

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

Cut 4 Orange – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Sew as Shown

If you missed any of 2023 Quilt Blocks of the Month here are the links to them.

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PDF download quilt patterns on Etsy

At NO Additional cost to you Disclaimer, this quilt pattern post contains affiliate links. I receive a few cents if you click to my links and purchase. These few cents help with my fabric collection and or obsession.
Beth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !
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Cut it Right to Make it Right

Had a very sweet email and she asked for information on how to read a ruler when I say cut a square 2 7/8″.
WHAT LINE ON THE RULER IS THAT!

Thanks for asking and here is ruler measurements.

Here is how I make triangles, How to make Quilt Block Triangles

The Red line is 2 7/8″

This is a lesson I didn’t think of! Happy Quilting

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Learn to Make a Square, Triangle and Quarter Square Triangle Quilt Block

I always tell new quilters, “Learn to make a 4-patch quilt block and you can do anything in quilting. It all starts with a square.” Add learning a triangle and you are on your way to becoming a Quilter.
Both my square and triangle tutorials are here for you.

How to Make a 4-Patch quilt block.

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

How to Make a 4-Patch Quilt Block with The Quilt Ladies

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 your two squares sewn together

3)sew these two units together

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

4) A 4-patch quilt square

How to make a Triangle and a Quarter Square Triangle Block. There are many ways to do these, this is the way ‘I” do them.

Triangles

Sew 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

Quarter Square Triangle

Cut 2 squares, 1 each color – your squares need to be cut 1 ¼” larger than the finished size you need, example you need a 4” finished square cut square 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
On lightest color on the back, pencil mark from corner to corner.
Sew ¼” from the line, on each side of the line.
With scissors cut on each of the center line, open up, now move the match colors, draw a line corner to corner, pin and sew as before, you will have 2 blocks.

For Future Information here is all the cutting sizes which are used the most

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Make a Quilt Monday – NOW I started Choosing Quilt Colors

Fabric Colors from a Photograph

This may seem a bit strange, but I love the colors in this dress, it’s from a Vogue magazine probably 6-8 years ago, (LOVE IT) and it’s how I picked the colors for my quilt Pattern Book.

I do have to say that after all these many years, I don’t over think color anymore. I have used some real dog of fabrics and when it’s all together…the quilt seems to work on it’s own.

quilt fabrics from a photo in vogue — Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop

Can you see it?

The purples, the pink/red sleeve, the green top
And a White added for the white Chair !

B Annie Quilt Pattern eBook by the Quilt Ladies

This is one of the quilt rows, choosing fabrics this way

The only color that just didn’t work for me was the black belt and I couldn’t find anything I liked, so I just left it off.

(Note: when piecing the blocks the dark green took the place of the black)

Here’s a look at one of the 16 blocks !

It worked !

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Meet Beth Ann:

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 EtsyBeth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !
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Basic How to Pick Quilt Fabric’s

COLOR is always on Quilter’s mind, And here is the way that I was taught in the 1990’s !

And it really works good for a basic color palette for a quilt. It’s the light, medium and dark fabric way, you can’t go wrong. Make a Quilt Monday

1) 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 Ladies

Then 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 not 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.

Pick your Quilt Colors by The Quilt Ladies

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.

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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 Monday – Fabric

Learn to Quilt

Let’s start at the VERY beginning of quilting, I’m starting a
Make a Quilt Monday for all, let’s quilt !

One of the best things about quilting is the Wonderful Fabric. Over the next few weeks, Monday will be our learning day. I will try and link everything, but if you can’t find, please just click on the side under search for Make a Quilt Monday

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THIS IS THE WAY I Do Fabric, many ways, this is MY Way.

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 most 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.”

I recommend for a new quilter to purchase charm packs, these are pre-cut 2 1/2 inch or 5 inch packs. (They go larger but start with these sizes and DO NOT WASH)

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.

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.

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 !

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

At NO Additional cost to you Disclaimer, this quilt pattern post contains affiliate links. I receive a few cents if you click to my links and purchase. These few cents help with my fabric collection and or obsession.
Beth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !
www.bethanndoing.com
www.thequiltladies.com

4-Patch Table Topper Pattern for YOU. If you look close I did all my sewing by hand. Most will not, my office/library project continues….

Quilt Block Pattern of the Month for August 2023. Each quilt block of the month has a finished size of 12″ x 12″

My quilt block of the month are all about a log cabin quilt pattern mixed with a star quilt pattern block. Add some fun to your quilting with this quilt block pattern and the other’s HERE Read all about my books and quilt books

July’s Quilt Block Pattern has a finished size of twelve inches by twelve inches. Links to all 2023 Quilt block patterns are below. Here are the links for my:

If you missed any of 2023 Quilt Blocks of the Month here are the links to them.

Had a very sweet email and she asked for information on how to read a ruler when I say cut a square 2 7/8″. WHAT LINE ON THE RULER IS THAT! Thanks for asking and here is ruler measurements.

I always tell new quilters, “Learn to make a 4-patch quilt block and you can do anything in quilting. It all starts with a square.” Add learning a triangle and you are on your way to becoming a Quilter. Both my square and triangle tutorials are here for you.

How to Make a 4-Patch quilt block.

How to make a Triangle and a Quarter Square Triangle Block. There are many ways to do these, this is the way ‘I” do them.

Triangles

Quarter Square Triangle

This may seem a bit strange, but I love the colors in this dress, it’s from a Vogue magazine probably 6-8 years ago, (LOVE IT) and it’s how I picked the colors for my quilt Pattern Book.

I do have to say that after all these many years, I don’t over think color anymore. I have used some real dog of fabrics and when it’s all together…the quilt seems to work on it’s own.

COLOR is always on Quilter’s mind, And here is the way that I was taught in the 1990’s !

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 !

Quilt Block Pattern of the Month for August 2023. Each quilt block of the month has a finished size of
12″ x 12″

My quilt block of the month are all about a log cabin quilt pattern mixed with a star quilt pattern block.
Add some fun to your quilting with this quilt block pattern and the other’s HERE
Read all about my books and quilt books

July’s Quilt Block Pattern has a finished size of twelve inches by twelve inches. Links to all 2023 Quilt block patterns are below.
Here are the links for my:

Had a very sweet email and she asked for information on how to read a ruler when I say cut a square 2 7/8″.
WHAT LINE ON THE RULER IS THAT!

Thanks for asking and here is ruler measurements.

I always tell new quilters, “Learn to make a 4-patch quilt block and you can do anything in quilting. It all starts with a square.” Add learning a triangle and you are on your way to becoming a Quilter.
Both my square and triangle tutorials are here for you.

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 !