Beth Ann Doing

Star Quilt Block Pattern with a bit of Everything Added.

Make it Monday a Quilt Pattern

This is one of my quilt block patterns from my Quilt Ladies book
The Ladies

Finished blocks are 12″ x 12″

Cut 4 Pink– 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 4 White 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 8 Blue – 2” x 2”

Cut 8 Purple – 2” x 2”

Cut 16 White –2” x 2”

Sew as shown

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and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns
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See one of My Quilts – Hearts and Applique

Over the Top Hand Quilting

This is one of My first posts on The Quilt Ladies site from May 2010. I’m not new at much and have loved doing and sharing all these years. Thank you all for following a long. My Heart and applique little quilt.

Heart Quilt Machine Pieced and Hand Applique, Hand Quilted.

I love applique and I spent many a day on a bleacher or in the car waiting for the boys to finish a practice appliqueing. This is one for the first, hand appliqued and hand quilted.

Heart Quilt Machine Pieced and Hand Applique, Hand Quilted.

Hearts are on the first things I learned to applique.

Pieced borders in a crazy patch design.

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A Presidential Chair Quilt Pattern Block to Make !

From My Book

“Presidential Chair” a free quilt pattern block you to make today. This is a fun quilt pattern, it’s straight line and a large block when completed, it’s from
my Etsy book, see it here
or in PRINT HERE

Finished Quilt Block Size 18” x 18”

Cut 8 Blue2 ½”x 2 ½”

Cut 12 Lt. Blue2 ½”x 2 ½”

Cut 21 White 2 ½”x 2 ½”

Cut 4 Blue2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 4 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 8 Lt. Blue2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 8 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 4 Red2 ½” x 8 ½”

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It’s my Birthday and I LOVE this Quilt Block Pattern

Make it Monday – A Quilt Pattern Block

Today is my birthday, 63 and getting better and better ! So, today I am sharing one of my favorite quilt block patterns. This quilt block has a finished size of 16″ x 16″, it uses triangles and squares, put together in units as you sew.

“May Basket Stamp”

Here’s one of my favorite quilt patterns See the Quilt Block Patterns from this The Quilt Ladies book HERE

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Finished Block 16” x 16”

Cutting for 2 Purple Squares

Cut 7 Purple – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 7 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Purple – 6 7/8” x 6 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

Cut 6 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 3 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

Cutting for 2 Pink Squares

Cut 4 Pink – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 4 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 6 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 1 White – 4 7/8” x 4 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

Cut 1 Pink – 6 7/8” x 6 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

Cut 8 Green – 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 10 Pink – 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 2 Green – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

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It’s a GREAT day for National Gourmet Coffee Day Tomorrow

Make Mine Coffee

NOTHING makes me happier than a mug of coffee. January 18th is National Gourmet Coffee Day ! I haven’t been going for coffee these past months, I had to figure out how to do it at home and doing it I am! BUT, then came the 19 pounds of Covid talk with Dr. and it’s now coffee with Silk milk, no sugar syrup and NO Carmel! And it’s REALLY OK ! Has to be !

I moved a hutch into our kitchenette to make into a coffee bar, but no water, talked with plumber, too expensive, carried water for 3 days AND no thanks, back on our kitchen counter.

Amazon Coffee Pods

Coffee Spoons

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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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Stepping Up My Style

Having It All Together

I am stepping up my style and I really do like and purchase what I share. This is my little table in our kitchenette.

Blue Flowers

White Ceramic Vase

Black Over Sunglass

MKF Tote Satchel Handbag for Women

Digital Day – Time Calendar

The Florida Tablecloth which I used for the wall hanging over my table is not available but this on is !

Table cloth

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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

How to Start Quilting 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

3)sew these together

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

4) A 4-patch quilt square

Read my book “The Quilt Ladies” 12 Quilt Stories and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns

Make Retirement fun with my “How to Survive Retirement” a Check List

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Wordless Wednesday – The Ladies

Click Quilt to See The Ladies Quilt Pattern

Read my book “The Quilt Ladies”
Make Retirement fun with my “How to Survive Retirement” a Check List
The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Etsy Shop HERE for YOU

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This is one of My first posts on The Quilt Ladies site from May 2010. I’m not new at much and have loved doing and sharing all these years. Thank you all for following a long. My Heart and applique little quilt.

Heart Quilt Machine Pieced and Hand Applique, Hand Quilted.

I love applique and I spent many a day on a bleacher or in the car waiting for the boys to finish a practice appliqueing. This is one for the first, hand appliqued and hand quilted.

Hearts are on the first things I learned to applique.

“Presidential Chair” a free quilt pattern block you to make today. This is a fun quilt pattern, it’s straight line and a large block when completed, it’s from my Etsy book, see it here or in PRINT HERE

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

I am stepping up my style and I really do like and purchase what I share. This is my little table in our kitchenette.

The Florida Tablecloth which I used for the wall hanging over my table is not available but this on is !

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”

“Presidential Chair” a free quilt pattern block you to make today. This is a fun quilt pattern, it’s straight line and a large block when completed, it’s from
my Etsy book, see it here
or in PRINT HERE

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”