How “I” Mend an OLD Quilt – BethAnnDoing.com

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Re-post from 2018 and I still receive this email, I link them to this post. Please, remember these are NOT museum quality quilts, these are love quilts, that are washing, used and loved.

I receive an email like this monthly. LONG ago, when home with kids this is what I did. I repaired old quilt, PLEASE, remember this is NOT a quick project, but so worth your time, how to mend an old quilt. She mentions in her email, that she removed pieces, I don’t do that. I make new pieces and applique to the top and or the quilt back, if you need binding, I do not remove the old, I sew new over it with fabric as close to the original as I can find. I like the idea of the old still being with the quilt….just me !

The Question: “I am trying to repair a quilt my mother made me for my wedding 48 years ago the bindings were torn from so much use as well as some of her beautiful star patches, I have separated the binding am not sure how to replace some triangle patches of her lone star quilt can you advise me I am a beginner have been watching a lot of videos decided I would start with this beautiful quilt that needs some fixing so I can hand it down to my daughter she adored her grandmother”

How to Repair an OLD Quilt
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out
VERY nice, they usually do ! I am doing a 100% cotton quilt, usually from 1940-50’s THEY ARE NOT MUSEUM QUALITY QUILTS, THEY ARE LOVED AND USED QUILTS. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND DO NOT EMAIL YOUR NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT OLD QUILTS AND WASHING. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. That being said, really who wants to work on, use, repair or sleep under a dirty quilt??? These are LOVE quilts.

Three blocks in this quilt needed attention,

I like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding Try to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)This is the same fabric, one is the right side and one it the back sideAdd the seam allowance and cut out piece Fold down the point and press

Fold 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 !

Applique the pink down and I hand quilted with white thread.

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

Beth Ann

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TODAY, it’s a LITTLE quilt pattern block for you to make. This little quilt block has a finished size of two inches by two inches. I use a 1/4″ seam allowance, sew the seam and then trim down to about an 1/8″ seam allowance and press, as you would with a larger quilt block. SEE all my quilt patterns HERE

1 Dark 1 7/8” X 1 7/8”
1 White 1 7/8” X 1 7/8”
Make largest triangles

2 Medium 1 3/8″ X 1 3/8″
2 White 1 3/8″ X 1 3/8″
Make smaller triangle

2 White 1″ X 1″
2 Light 1″ X 1″

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Cut 3 Green and Cut 3 White – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8” (one will be leftover)

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Blue – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8’ cut corner to corner

Cut 1 Green and Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Make Triangle (one will be leftover)

Cut 1 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”cut corner to corner (one will be leftover)

Cut 2 Background -1 ½” x 2 ½”

Sew As Shown

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The quilt featured in the book has a finished size of 54” wide and 74” long.

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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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Finished Quilt Block Size 15” x 15”

Cut 4 White 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 4 Red 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 White 3 ½” x 3 ½”

Cut 4 Gray 3 ½” x 2”

Cut 4 White 3 ½” x 2”

Cut 4 Gray 2” x 9 ½”

Cut 4 White 2” x 9 ½”

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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 ! !
Need a bit of How to Here’s my page

“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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Quilt Binding and Hand Stitching it Down

I’m sharing the way “I” do quilt binding. Like everything in quilting there are MANY ways. This is the way “I” do it ! !

I have tried and used other methods, but I always come back to this way. IF you ever think, “Should I pin this?” “PIN IT!” I am a firm believer that a moment to pin is better than a moment of seam ripping !
This post is huge with LOTS of pictures.

Cut your strip 2 ½” inches wide and long enough to go

all the around your quilt PLUS 6-8 Inches

More is ALWAYS better with this in my mind.

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How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Cut enough strips to go around the outside edge of your
quilt. Sew all strips together with a 45-degree angle.

Sew and Trim to ¼ inch seam allowance

Open and Press and trim any ends.

Do this to make all binding needed.

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BUT ALWAYS check YOUR BOBBIN THREAD, make sure you have enough to make it all the way around the quilt. NOTHING worse than to stop and fill or change a bobbin!

This is where “I” do it a bit different, I just can’t get the seam right using the fold the corner way, I do a straight seam here as shown.

Start sewing about 5-6 inches from your binding end,

Sew the binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance.

I mark with a pin on each corner

Sew the binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance. Stop ¼ from
the edge. Back stitch a few stitches.

Fold the binding back.

Fold binding back down on to the Quilt. Match up edges.

A diagonal fold will form between the
layers and a straight fold on top. Do corners one at a time, but

Do this on all four corners

Stop sewing about 4-5 inches from the first end.

Pin well, fold over and match the ends

Press

Open up and mark your SEWING line

On both sides

This is your SEWING line, Sew and trim seam.

Continue sewing the binding to the quilt.

The right side of the quilt

You will need to trim your batting, I like to trim mine about an 1/8 of an inch from the binding edge

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Fold the binding open

Pull it over the machine stitches.

Pin and I like to hand stitch

Blind Stitch, I like to hide my knot in the inside.

Single thread, I use about 18 inches at a time.

Catch just a bit of fabric on the binding,

Take a stitch straight across and then back into the binding just a few threads.

Make sure your thread matches and as below, I have about 6-8 stitches down in this photo

Stitch all the way into the fold.

Pull your needle out and fold other corner over,

Sew the corners closed on BOTH sides. Back side here

Push needle through and stitch the front corner seam closed.

Push needle through to the back and continue sewing around the quilt.

Finished corners.

Do all Four Corners

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Make it Monday a free Quilt Pattern

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A Little Quilt Block for you to make. I know, I know every see’s a little quilt block and can’t think for making it. It’s easy, do the same as a larger quilt block, go slow and you can do it.

It’s a Churn-Dash outside and a four-patch center.
Finished Block Size 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cutting for one block

Cut 2 Dark Green – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″

Cut 2 Background – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″

Make Triangles

Cut 2 Burgundy – 1″ x 1 “

Cut 2 Background – 1″ x 1″

Make 4-Patch

Cut 4 Dark Green – 1 1/2″ x 1″

Cut 2 Background – 1 1/2 x 3/4″

Sew into rows and rows into block, trim seam allowance to 1/16″

Mine is machine pieced and hand quilted

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A Turn Blue Quilt Pattern Block to MAKE !

Blue or Pink It’s a Great Quilt Pattern to Make

Of course this quilt block’s name is “True Blue” and I made mine pink !
This is one of the quilt blocks that you use, triangles, squares and a four patch. If a beginner it’s perfect to use all you are learning. See all The Quilt Ladies Quilt Patterns

Finished Quilt Block Size 9” x 9”

Cut 2 White 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 2 Blue 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 White 3 ½” x 3 ½”

Cut 8 White 2 x 2

Cut 8 Lt. Blue 2 x 2

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Happy 4th of JULY

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“Double Churn Dash” Quilt Block Pattern The pink make the outside pop ! Finished Quilt Block Size 15” x 15” My how to quilt The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop This quilt block pattern is from my book HERE

I’m sharing the way “I” do quilt binding. Like everything in quilting there are MANY ways. This is the way “I” do it ! !

Of course this quilt block’s name is “True Blue” and I made mine pink ! This is one of the quilt blocks that you use, triangles, squares and a four patch. If a beginner it’s perfect to use all you are learning. See all The Quilt Ladies Quilt Patterns

See all My Books in Print
and Downloadable:

See all My Books in Print
and Downloadable:

“Double Churn Dash” Quilt Block Pattern
The pink make the outside pop !
Finished Quilt Block Size 15” x 15” My how to quilt
The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop
This quilt block pattern is from my book HERE

Of course this quilt block’s name is “True Blue” and I made mine pink !
This is one of the quilt blocks that you use, triangles, squares and a four patch. If a beginner it’s perfect to use all you are learning. See all The Quilt Ladies Quilt Patterns