It’s Sewing Machine Day !

Happiness in Seeing it

  Today is National Sewing Machine Day and I had to get it OUT ! I knew it was in the closet and seeing it again…just makes me HAPPY! It’s been a very long time.
I had to say good-bye to it’s original box years ago and this carpet bag is perfect for it.
my singer feather weight sewing machine
A Singer Feather Weight
Feather weight Singer sewing machine
Singer sewing machine
My mom gave this to me years ago and I used it for classes for years. 
She tells the story.  This sewing machine was the first thing that She and my Father purchased together. She remember it being around 70.00 dollars. If they did it on payments my Grandfather would have to co-sign. They saved and purchased with cash, she said with a very large smile.
The pedal was replaced sometime ??
Singer Sewing Machine
It works wonderful 
Singer Sewing machine
And So Pretty and Makes me HAPPY

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Red Fabric and Fade

Do This With all Fabrics

I start by WASHING and DRYING all my fabrics as soon as I get them home. Color fabric with colors and whites/background together in cold water. I am in Florida and our water on cold is like a medium temp water in the Midwest.  NOTE: Red and White Quilt Pattern Coming Soon to The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop. 

When I use Pre-cut fabric I wash the quilt after the top is pieced, before batting and quilting.  I still do this EXTRA step as shown below when using a solid color with a white background., after machine washing and drying fabric.
These are the fabrics that I will check for color fade. check for red fabric fade

I make my own little washing, I use dish soap and hot tap water
check for red fabric fade

Add fabric, move it around
check for red fabric fade

Add lid and shake as a washer does. Let is set for a bit. 10-15 minutes.

check for red fabric fade
check for red fabric fade

Rise well, this fabric DID NOT fade.

check for red fabric fade

IF NO fading please check for fade or bleed in drying. Lay fabric on clean white paper towel and let dry. Some fabrics will dry color onto another fabric.

check for red fabric fade

These fabrics did NOT fade or bleed, time to cut a quilt ! !


check for red fabric fade

Generations Quilts I have shared this post here for YEARS and it’s one of the best. I DO NOT like using any form of product on my fabric/quilts. But these products are here if you like. She has linked all in the post ! as I did.

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A Holiday Quilt Pattern for YOU !

From The Quilt Ladies Site

It’s “Northern Lights” this is great two colors or as I did mix up the colors and patterns, but that’s OK, if that’s all that’s wrong in 2020??? We are all GOOD !
Have a GREAT Day and Make a quilt pattern. 

Northern Lights quilt pattern
northern lights quilt pattern
Finished Quilt Block Size 8” x 8”
Cut 2 Lt. Blue      2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 White        2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles
Cut 1 Lt. Blue      4 ½” x 4 ½”
Cut 2 Lt. Blue      2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 6 White        2 ½” x 2 ½”
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Little Red and Green Wall Quilt

From The Quilt Ladies Site

In my sewing room today, as I was having lunch, I want to share this little quilt. One of my favorite things is to eat at my computer desk in my office and just be. With Husband home, it doesn’t happen as much as it used to, but the days it does, I make sure I enjoy every moment.  My Red Flower Quilt was machine pieced and I hand quilted. If I remember this pattern is from a quilt magazine, I probably made it in the late 80’s. It’s still timeless. 

Red and White Flower Quilt from my Sewing Room
It’s just pretty.
Measures about 16′ x 16″

Red and White Flower Quilt from my Sewing RoomIt’s paper pieced, which I don’t do anymore, so machine pieced

Red and White Flower Quilt from my Sewing Roomand I hand quilted.

Red and White Flower QuiltTake time to enjoy EVERY day !

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English Rose Quilt Pattern for YOU

From my book 53 Quilt Pattern Blocks

This is “English Wedding Ring” Quilt Pattern for YOU.  September is  National  Sewing  Month,  and  a quilt  pattern  is the  Best  Way  to  SEW ! To me ! 

English Wedding Ring Quilt PatternJust have to love this quilt pattern, it’s simple and fun !
 
All the quilt patterns for this quilt can be found in my book HERE
53 Quilt Block Patterns
 
Finished Quilt Block Size
10” x 10”
Cut 6 Burgundy 2 7/8” x 27/8”
Cut 6 White    2 7/8” x 27/8”
Make Triangles
Cut 5 White    2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 4 Burgundy  2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 4 Gray       2 ½” x 2 ½”
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Grand Child Quilt Pattern

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Ever think that you make everything to complicated ? I know I do. Why do I?  This is probably one of funniest quilt I have made and when it’s for Grand #1 it’s SO worth all the time and work. The quilt has a finished size of 54″ x 76″ with all straight line piecing.   Finished quilt top.  

One Block Twelve Ways eBook PDF 

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One Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different Ways  
Brother’s Grand #2’s quilt is in “Get to the Center of It” on 
In EBook (PDF) – HERE  So, his has to be in one too  !  He has no idea, but you know me as Grandma?? Make everything fair.
One Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different Ways in PDF Form
 In One Quilt Block 12 Ways –  I  took the basic star and had  fun !
One Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different WaysOne Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different Ways in PDF Form
I had emails about the argyle fabric (corners), remember it’s just fabric, “don’t over think it !”

One Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different Ways in PDF Form

EBook (PDF) – HERE

One Quilt Block Pattern Twelve Different Ways in PDF Form prints in moments
All layered, ready for put together !

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Twelve Quilt Blocks

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It’s all finished in a box and mailed.
PDF Pattern for One Block 12 Ways – HERE Grand #1 received this quilt for Christmas a few years ago ! 

One Quilt Block Twelve Different Ways Quilt Pattern
I double layered the batting.
On the dining room table, I just leave it until I finished.
One Quilt Block Twelve Different Ways Quilt Pattern Tied it from the back.
Lots of knots.

One Quilt Block Twelve Different Ways Quilt Pattern

Big, thick and ready to keep him warm.
As Husband said, ”
One heck of a gift Grandma !”  Love it
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Hankie Shirt

From Back of Closet to Wearing

I have been working on a hankie shirt. I purchased these hankies a few years ago and I’ve been seeing clothing using them (Pinterest) and I decided to give it a try. This is an old…Old Navy all cotton shirt, which I haven’t worn in a bit. It’s also one of the shirts from our overseas trip last year and I took a carry-on for 18 days and I wore it a LOT !

I haven’t been able to sit at my sewing machine for along time. It’s right there…but I sit down and I just can’t do it. And right now that has to be OK ! So, my shirt is hand stitches and hand quilted (top stitched). I laid it out on the dining room table and didn’t put it away. The idea was see it, do it. It worked !

hankie shirt by beth ann doing

Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing
Beginning cotton shirt

I used a total of 4 hankies, washed and ironed. I cut and appliqued each down and then hand quilted around the outside edge.

Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing
Added Hankie to front

Removed top stitching and cut down center and added hankie, stitched and top stitched.

Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing

This is my finished shirt. Only thing I would change is not adding to the side seams, it was not needed. I added a tuck or dart to fix it, or so you can’t see my bra !

Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing
Finished Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing

And before  you ask, You can use a sewing machine !  And, yes I really am that brown, Florida baby !  I wear sunscreen and now a swim shirt, (the one I wear)  Sun hat too (the one I wear) 

Hankie Shirt by Beth Ann Doing


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Double Wedding Ring Quilt is Yellow

Think About a Fun Background Color

From”The Antique Mall” in McKinney, TX

Walked around a corner and this is what I saw.
double wedding ring quilt is yellow
I went around to the other side and the window light changed the fabric color
wedding ring quilt in yellowThis quilt was JUST about PERFECT
and VERY expensive, I didn’t purchase.  BUT, WHAT A Beauty ! 
double wedding ring in yellos
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Pin Wheel Quilt Pattern

Any Color will DO ! ! !

I love quilt patterns, changing and rearranging the pieces into something new makes me happy.  Sharing them is one of my favorites too.  Today’s finished quilt block is eight inches by eight inches.  Please don’t let the size overwhelm you, the quilt squares are cut one at a half and the triangles are two and a half, nothing hard to do.(cut 2 7/8″)

This is a wonderful quilt pattern to move color around the block. Maybe try the triangle as one color and square another??  Have FUN 

Quilt Block Pin Wheel and Squares by The Quilt LadiesCut 4 Red      2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 4 White   2 7/8” x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles

Cut 8 Red      1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 White   1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 White   2 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Quilt Block Pin Wheel and Squares by The Quilt Ladies

Sew As Shown

Daisy Dark by Beth Ann Strub

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