Celebrate Each Day November 20 to 26

Holiday’s you NEVER think about !

I have been trying to Celebrate Every Day. My Mom is in a nursing center and in the process she has forgotten joy. The joy of the simple or the joy of grand.
I have taken to writing ONE thing each day. I have found a notebook and it’s my goal to journal that one joy each day.  Big or small, an idea or a simple walk around the block. Quote’s I’ve read or something fun someone said today.

The journal maybe better as it’s written, I see NO iphone calendars at the facility. Maybe in 20 years…

I add the Year – 2019 and then one special thing for that day, this book will last me 20 years.
Daily Joy Journal

I figure, I’m 61 now, in 20 years I will have 20 wonders for each day ! I want to live in Happiness as I grow old.  To get YOU started, I found these day celebrations from this site, http://www.holidayinsights.com

November 20
Absurdity Day

Beautiful Day

Universal Children’s Day

November 21
False Confession Day

Great American Smokeout  – third Thursday in November

World Hello Day

November 22
Go For a Ride Day

November 23
 Eat a Cranberry Day

National Adoption Day – Saturday before Thanksgiving

National Cashew Day

National Espresso Day

November 24
All Our Uncles are Monkeys Day

Evolution Day

November 25
National Parfait Day

November 26
Shopping Reminder Day

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Traditional Basket Quilt Block

From The Quilt Ladies

Today, I’m share a traditional basket quilt block, it’s easy to piece and just wait to see what can be done with it over the next few days.  The quilt block has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches.

Traditional Basket Quilt Pattern

Cut 1 Color     6 7/8” x 6 7/8” square cut corner to corner

Cut 1 White     6 7/8” x 6 7/8” square cut corner to corner

Reserve extra triangle of another block

Cut 1 White     2 7/8” x 2 7/8” make triangles

Cut 1 Color     2 7/8” x 2 7/8” make triangles

Cut 1 White     2 1/2” x 2 1/2”

Cut 2 White     4 1/2 x 2 1/2”

making a traditional basket quilt pattern

Sew as Shown

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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

Red Pointed Star Quilt Pattern

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 TablewareCheese Broccoli Soup Recipe
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. 

Cheese Soup Recipe

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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.

Change a Star 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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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 !

B. Annie Quilt Pattern Book

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

B Annie Quilt Pattern Book

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.

B. Annie Quilt Pattern Book

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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

Star Quilt Block Tutorial

 

Star Quilt Pattern Block

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The Dutch House

Rules of Visiting

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

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. 
Fun Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial
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
Fun Quilt Block Tutorial 
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
 
Fun Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial 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 LadiesCut 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

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Beth Ann

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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
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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