This quilt post just keeps going and going. I’m re-posting it as I think to tie a quilt is a quick way to finish a quilt which is to be loved and used.
As with everything I’m sure there are a few ways of doing a tied quilt, this is the way “I” do it.
This quilt pattern block is ONE of my favorites and one that I seems to go back to time and time again. It’s a Friendship Star. This is a three inch by three inch finished quilt pattern. See the complete quilt here.
I piece by triangle as I would for a larger quilt pattern block. I piece mine as shown here, and remember to press the pieces and trim as you go.
Make Triangles
Cut 2 Color 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 2 Backgrounds 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 1 Color Center 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 4 Backgrounds 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
See my Quilt Pattern Book
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When sewing the pieces in a smaller quilt pieces, as this quilt pattern is. I do everything just as IF it was a regular size quilt block. I cut with a rotary cutter, sew on my sewing machine, and press. The ONLY thing different is I trim my 1/4 inch seam allowance for just about 1/8 of an inch and press. REMEMBER, to press with a hot iron, UP and DOWN, you do not want to stretch the cotton.
Make Triangles
Cut 2 Color 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 2 BG 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Cut 4 Color Strip 1 x 1 1/2”
Cut 4 BG Strip 1 x 1 1/2”
Cut 1 Color 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Sew as Shown
I started quilting years and years ago, 30+ years. This is my first quilt, I had started with pillow tops. I took a class in Burlington, Iowa. Which was taught by Liz Porter, at the time she was working for Better Homes and Garden, was speaking on the weekends. This was a bring 2 1/2″ squares, share with all, and do color gradation. a one day class. See my quilt patterns
We all start someplace, I didn’t know how to do corners or how to do a double binding. We are all new once. I love this quilt, it’s home to me, it’s been packed, moved, taken, machine washed and dried for years. I will not mend or fix anything on it. It’s like me, old but still pretty good.
BUT, what I did know how to do was hand quilt. All those pillows I made. Hearts in each square and straight line on the outside edges.
I see and hear it all the time about being perfect with your quilt making. Stop it ! DON’T be perfect, DO ! ! Do it wrong, do it right, but DO it.
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“Crazy Man” Quilt is for Grand #2. The “Crazy” part of this quilt is the background fabric, it’s bold, it’s yellow and it’s what makes the blocks a “Crazy Man” quilt.
12 blocks each block 8″ x 8″ complete instructions how to put the quilt together finished size is 48″ x 60″
My newest quilt pattern, you asked and it’s on the site NOW, “Love Knot“
Start with a simple log cabin and turn it upside down. it’s my LOVE KNOT quilt pattern
This quilt pattern is all straight piecing and my quilt pattern has all cutting and piecing instructions. it’s a PDF download to you in moments, save to your computer or print out, its at my Etsy Shop and it’s 100% SAVE
68 – 8 inch by 8 inch Quilt Block Patterns Full Color PHOTO’s of Each Pattern and all how to’s. Complete cutting and Piecing Instructions for each quilt pattern. To you in Moments as PDF eBook Print or save to your computer, site is 100% safe, IT’s on Etsy ! !
“The Ladies” are The Quilt Ladies. They quilt every Tuesday together and after years of doing that, they’ve decided to do a quilt pattern book. So “The Ladies” was born.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all, Mother’s, Sisters and Girl Friends. We can only do this all together and with each heart we step as one. Today, I am continuing to change up traditional quilt patterns. The quilt pattern block has a finished size of eight inches by eight inches. The Complete quilt pattern book is at My pattern shop
The first quilt pattern is a traditional quilt block, the second is MINE, all dressed up.
There are a lot of way to make half-square triangles, I like the add 7/8″ method, as I find I can piece them to the right size pretty much all the time. Here is my how to for triangles
Cut 1 Blue 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”
Cut 1 Green 4 7/8” x 4 7/8” Make triangles
Cut 1 Blue 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 1 Green 3 7/8” x 3 7/8” Make triangles
Cut 2 White 3 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 2 White 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Sew As Shown
MY All DRESS Up Quilt Pattern
Cut 1 Green 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 1 White 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Make triangles
Cut 1 Burgundy 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 1 White 3 7/8” x 3 7/8” Make triangles
Cut 2 White 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 2 Gray 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 4 White 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 4 Green 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Make 2 four-patch squares
Cut 2 Purple 3 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 2 Purple 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Sew As Shown
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED DAY
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Quilt Basket Beauty is a quilt that you make using 16 basket blocks, finished quilt is 24” x 24” if made an shown. I use mine on my dresser or the center of our dining room table. But, would also be a great baby quilt or lap quilt. As pictured, I machine pieced and hand quilted, Quilt Basket Beauty