Re-doing our Master Closet

On Our Own – A Custom Closet

It’s been along time coming, finding a place for everything. We went from a four bedroom, four bath house to a two bedroom, two bath condo, with no basement and a one car garage. And, I love it. I have gotten things paired down and now it’s time to make things pretty and finished. We went to all the show rooms and looked…but Husband kept saying, “I can do this.” So here we go ! Lots of measuring and plans later, here we go.

I love our Ikea dressers and I purchased the matching hutches for them. Painting walls, double up the rods, shelving above and a new ceiling light.

First, it’s time to “Clean it OUT !” I have been a bit brutal about it. Not worn it or seen it for years, “LET IT GO”!

The Fun has STARTED !

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Star Quilt Pattern – Another Twist

Simple to Star Quilt Block to Something Special

Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing how I took a simple star pattern and change it. The Simple Star Pattern

Finished quilt block will measure eight inches by eight inches

Cut 4 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 4 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” make triangles

Cut 4 White 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 Pink 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 Yellow 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 8 Gray 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 1 Red 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

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Quick & Easy Cheese Broccoli Soup Recipe

From The Quilt Ladies Recipe Box

This Cheese Broccoli Soup is one of my go to recipes. It’s very easy and I do it at least once a month. Recipe is included here, but please know that this is the best clean out the frig soup you can make. It comes out perfect every time.

Use a purchased chicken or cook/shed two chicken breasts. Fiesta Tableware

1 mix of Cheese Broccoli Soup – Make soup as directed on the package. Add 2 Cups of the Rotisserie Chicken cut and shredded. 1 Small onion, 1 can of whole kernel corn drained, 1 can of black beans drained and washed. 1 Carrot diced.

Add all ingredients to a soup pan, stir and let cook for 15-20 minutes just be cook vegetables. Salt and Pepper to your taste.

This soup is great with all vegetable, and great with turkey or ground beef too.

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A Traditional Quilt Block with a Twist

The Quilt Ladies doing it Different

Last week I shared a Traditional Star quilt block – Here if you missed. Now it’s my time to have fun with that basic pattern. Eight inches by eight inches finished size of the quilt block.

Cut 6 Lt. Blue 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 4 White 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 10 White 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Cut these in half to make triangles

Cut 4 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut these in half to make triangles

Cut 2 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut these in half to make triangles

Cut 1 Lt. Blue 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut in half to make triangles

Cut 8 Gray 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 2 Green 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 6 Yellow 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 4 Yellow 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Cut these in half to make triangles

Piece together as shown

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How to Survive Retirement
My new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT

The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Etsy Shop HERE for YOU

This post may contain affiliate links. I will receive a few cents

if you click to their site and purchase

Thank you for supporting my Etsy shop and my Quilt Ladies Book on Kindle and Nook,

nothing is possible without your purchases

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B. Annie Quilt Pattern

From The Quilt Ladies

When you walk into your bedroom and see this quilt on YOUR bed, your heart will skip a beat. This is my quilt pattern book B. Annie Quilt Pattern Book

A Bear Paw pattern has been redesigned into Sixteen different quilt blocks, each with a finished size of Fourteen by fourteen inches. The quilt will be 88” x 84” finished size. Download my quilt patterns in moments from The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop – it’s Etsy so EVERYTHING is safe and downloaded directly to YOU !

The quilt block are set in white with a pieced leave border to bring the quilt all together. I machine pieced and had the quilt long-arm quilted as shown about

Pattern can be used as shown or put together in many different combinations. Complete quilt pattern blocks, all cutting and piecing instructions and how to put the quilt together section. Quilt binding section included too.

Remember, my quilt patterns are Digital Downloads from my Etsy Shop and they are to you in moments after purchase. My Sewing Machine Questions about downloading a digital file, Etsy helps answer the questions

Beth Ann

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

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Traditional Quilt Star Block Pattern

Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

I love playing with quilt patterns and this quilt block is a tradition quilt star block. It’s one of the first quilt blocks everyone learns to make. Today is the basic block with a finished quilt block size of eight inches by eight inches. I will be sharing what else you can do with this quilt pattern over the next few weeks.

Cut 1 White 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”

Cut 4 White 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 4 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 4 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Sew with Red to make triangles

Beth Ann

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

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Time to Read a Book

The Dutch House

Rules of Visiting

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

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Two Fun Quilt Pattern Blocks to Make

Color Fun with these Two Quilt Blocks

Here are two of my quilt pattern from The Quilt Ladies Site.Both quilt patterns are fun and here for the making. Quilt Patterns have a finished size of eight inches by eight inches.

Cut 2 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 Burgundy 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 Yellow 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 1 White 4 7/8” x 4 7/8” triangles

Cut from corner to corner

Cut 1 Blue 3 7/8” x 3 7/8” triangles

Cut 1 Green 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”

Cut 1 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut this triangle corner to corner and sew to green base

Sew As Shown

Quilt Pattern of FUN

Cut 7 White 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Cut 7 Yellow 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”

Make triangles

Cut
1 Red 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Cut 1 Green 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”

Make triangles

Cut 1 Yellow 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 1 Burgundy 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Fun Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial by The Quilt Ladies

Cut 1 Red 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 1 Pink 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 2 Green 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 2 White 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 1 Lt. Green 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 1 Lt. Green 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 1 Green 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Cut 1 Green 3 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Sew As Shown

Remember, my quilt patterns are Digital Downloads from my Etsy Shop and they are to you in moments after purchase. Questions about downloading a digital file, Etsy helps answer the questions

Beth Ann

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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Saturday Show and Tell – Photo’s

My Week with My Camera

We traveled last week and are so blessed to spend time with our Kids and Grands. We did a nature hike and I was in camera heaven. We spent the day at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum I think the best part of the day is just the walking and talking with our teenage Grands. Of course it was cool and lots of the flowers were done for the season, the rose garden was being put to sleep for a long winters nap, but there was wonderful fall colors, pumpkins and lots of joy ! Here are just a few of my shots.

Lavender Rest Photo by Beth Ann Strub — Lavender Rest

Pretty in Pink a Flower by Beth Ann Strub

Over the Hill in Fall photo by Beth Ann Strub — Over the Hill in Fall, photo by Beth Ann Strub

White Flower by Beth Ann Strub — White Flower Photo By Beth Ann Strub

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My new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT TOO

The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Etsy Shop HERE for YOU

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Thank you for supporting my Etsy shop and my Quilt Ladies Book on Kindle and Nook, nothing is possible without your purchases

Star Quilt Pattern Block – Sun Flower Quilt Pattern Block

Star Sun Flower Quilt Block

Here’s a Quilt Pattern for you !

I say this is a Sun Flower, but it uses a Star to start, so a Star Sun Flower ! It’s one of my originals. Finished quilt block is twenty-four inches
by twenty-four inches

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You will need TWO of this Block below

For the Flowers

Cut 2 Med. Green –

4½” x 4 ½”

Cut 8 Med. Green –

2½” x 2 ½”

Cut 16 Yellow – 2
7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 16 White –

2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Sew as Shown

You will need TWO of the GREEN block

For Green Block

Cut 16 Lt. Green –

2½” x 2 ½”

Cut 8 Dk. Green –

27/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 8 White –

2 7/8”x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 4 White –

4 ½” x 4 ½”

Cut 4 White –

4 ½” x 8 ½”

Sew as Shown

Sew blocks into rows

Sew row together to
form quilt block

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Just going through Quilt Photo Files

Sampler Quilt Patterns

Setting a lot over the rehab of my knee and I have been going through old computer files, loads of old ideas, some quilt patterns and lots of quilt pictures.

After the old computer crashed (PLEASE back up your work…BACKUP your work) and the computer guy pulled everything off and it’s here on this computer under, recovered files, which makes me backup what I just backed up. Any way, I thought…What better time???

This is Grand #2 and he’s our Crazy Man and this is HIS Quilt ! He is a whole lot bigger now and the quilt is folded and on his top shelve in his closet, yes Grandma noticed !

After finding Grand #2 had to find Grand #1. He’s even bigger than NOW! I love little boys heads shaved and the ears ! His quilt is one of my first sampler patterns, it’s One Quilt Block Twelve Ways.

No luck in the photo files finding Grand 3 and 4 but I’m pretty sure they are on another USB and I hate to say, “I can’t get up” Next time Photo’s Grand #3 and Grand #4 are here too !

Remember, my quilt patterns are Digital Downloads from my Etsy Shop and they are to you in moments after purchase. Questions about downloading a digital file, Etsy helps answer the questions

Beth Ann

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

#quilting #quilts #quilt #quiltpattern #thequiltladies

I love our Ikea dressers and I purchased the matching hutches for them. Painting walls, double up the rods, shelving above and a new ceiling light.

First, it’s time to “Clean it OUT !” I have been a bit brutal about it. Not worn it or seen it for years, “LET IT GO”!

The Fun has STARTED !

Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing how I took a simple star pattern and change it. The Simple Star Pattern

Finished quilt block will measure eight inches by eight inches

This Cheese Broccoli Soup is one of my go to recipes. It’s very easy and I do it at least once a month. Recipe is included here, but please know that this is the best clean out the frig soup you can make. It comes out perfect every time.

Use a purchased chicken or cook/shed two chicken breasts. Fiesta Tableware

1 mix of Cheese Broccoli Soup – Make soup as directed on the package. Add 2 Cups of the Rotisserie Chicken cut and shredded. 1 Small onion, 1 can of whole kernel corn drained, 1 can of black beans drained and washed. 1 Carrot diced.

Last week I shared a Traditional Star quilt block – Here if you missed. Now it’s my time to have fun with that basic pattern. Eight inches by eight inches finished size of the quilt block.

The Quilt Ladies Book Collection ONLY on Kindle and NOOK

How to Survive Retirement My new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT

When you walk into your bedroom and see this quilt on YOUR bed, your heart will skip a beat. This is my quilt pattern book B. Annie Quilt Pattern Book

Beth Ann

Beth Ann

Time to Read a Book

Here are two of my quilt pattern from The Quilt Ladies Site.Both quilt patterns are fun and here for the making. Quilt Patterns have a finished size of eight inches by eight inches.

Beth Ann

The Quilt Ladies Book Collection ONLY on Kindle and NOOK

My new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT TOO

Here’s a Quilt Pattern for you !

I say this is a Sun Flower, but it uses a Star to start, so a Star Sun Flower ! It’s one of my originals. Finished quilt block is twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches

Setting a lot over the rehab of my knee and I have been going through old computer files, loads of old ideas, some quilt patterns and lots of quilt pictures.

After the old computer crashed (PLEASE back up your work…BACKUP your work) and the computer guy pulled everything off and it’s here on this computer under, recovered files, which makes me backup what I just backed up. Any way, I thought…What better time???

Beth Ann

How to Survive Retirement
My new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT

I say this is a Sun Flower, but it uses a Star to start, so a Star Sun Flower ! It’s one of my originals. Finished quilt block is twenty-four inches
by twenty-four inches