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From The Quilt Ladies Book

!2 Quilt Stories, 15 Quilt Patterns

Excerpt from my Book “The Quilt Ladies”
Available on Kindle and in Print

“Life was just too hard to deal with and even harder at two in the morning. All I had were my own thoughts. A needle and thread made things just a little better.”

The Story continues:

Mary Alice returned with the coffee and found that
Helen had finished a total of three two patches. “Hope you don’t mind, but
these cookies looked good. Great for coffee dunking.”

Helen’s mind was working. Now her body needed a little help, too. As Helen had her coffee and three cookies, they talked. Mary Alice showed her how to unfold the sewn square and draw another ¼ inch line from the top on the wrong side of the fabric. (How to quilt)

“Take this piece and add to the back of it another one just like it, good fabric to good fabric. Place it seam to seam and stitch them together.” Mary Alice did one as Helen ate.

They talked and sewed all afternoon. Helen did not need to put the line on the fabric any more, and a rhythm had started with her stitches.

“There is no wrong way or right way of quilting, just your way.”

When they spread out their work, they had finished ten, four patch squares. Mary Alice showed Helen how she could put them together, one after another, or place a solid fabric in between. Helen’s eyes were dancing as she looked at her work. She had finished a row, putting one after another.

“I like to sit by a window with the sun light or a lamp, put my feet up and get comfortable for some serious sewing.”

Two quilts are featured in Book Two, RoadWay 94” x
110” is a quilt that Teresa made for her boys as a road to drive cars and
Square Doll Quilt 17” x 21” using small squares.

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All 12 of The Quilt Ladies Stories in ONE place
and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns to MAKE

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The Anxiety of Anxiety – Christmas in July Today for You

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I know of what I speak. My new book is what I have learned and my process through The Anxiety of Anxiety.

My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.

THE ANXIETY OF ANXIETY
Journey of Self-Care and Slowing Down,
My fourteen step plan. I am not a doctor, but this is now I did it.

Printed Copy and eBook

I started Slow and Self-Care early in 2018, (if ONLY it was before) it’s been an on-going project. I’ve fallen short a few times, but always gathered myself up and started again. The Anxiety of Anxiety

NO one will be free of stress, but you must learn to live and go about life with it. You need to make yourself first, this is terribly hard and still today, I quite myself, listen to myself and do what is need for me. Learn my tricks, my silent word prayer, mine is HAPPY ! over and over, hundreds of times in my mind.
Slowing Down has been VERY rewarding. Look around see what is around you, and SLOW is 30 seconds, not minutes slow, when you slow down YOU become first in your own world.

Table of Contents
1 …..Schedule Doctors
2 …..Choose your Word
3 …..Be Gentle with Yourself
4 …..Slow it All Down
5 …..Moments to See
6 …..Gentle Reflection
7 …..Take A Bit
8 …..Cozy Clothes
9 …..No Complaining
10….Celebrate each Day
11….Create your Own Space
12….Say No
13….Laugh & Love
14….Remember who you Are
15….Idea Index

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Christmas in JULY – Square Perfect Quilt Pattern Book

Quilt Book, eBook, PDF Download

This is a simple quilt pattern made with squares, but with the three colors, and then doing it red, white and blue, the colors pop. It’s not the red and blue, it’s the white that will make any colors POP.
Complete instructions to make this quilt are in the PDF download and printed book. There is also a pieced square border on the outside edge. How to make a four-patch quilt block

I have set a goal for myself to get things on Etsy, in Print and as eBooks. The process of designing and making quilts is my favorite. But…the goal is to get my quilt pattern out to you all ! ! ! and here is what I have been doing. My New Quilt Pattern Book –Etsy and Amazon

As an Etsy Download

In Print And An eBook

Square Perfect a Quilt Pattern in Red, White and Blue, but only if you want it to be, you can use any three colors It’s a holiday of colors no matter what colors.

Complete cutting and piecing instructions are given. Square Perfect makes a finished quilt that measures, 108″ x 98″ a Perfect KING size quilt. Instructions to make each row and a complete how to make each square design as shown in the pictures. Beth Ann’s Books

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Red, White and Blue Quilt Stars

Little Stat Quilt

This is one of my little quilt, each quilt star measures, two inches by two inches. Not paper pieced, machine pieced, (I go slow) clip, and press as I do, hand quilted.

This is an 18″ x 18″ quilt using traditional Red, White and Blue.

Little Quilt in Red, White and Blue, machine pieced and hand quilted

It’s machine pieced and hand quilted. I use only 100% cotton.

The Quilt back. The stitches are very small and add a texture to the quilt.

I do 8 to10 photo’s of things that are set ups. A stand, quilt, milk glass, flowers. Moving it to the dining table. Sitting in a red bowl. And again I took 6-8 pictures.

I like this, I pulled out a red, white and blue quilt. added it to the table and it works.

But for, “How long?”

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My Heart of Hearts Quilt

Applique and Hand Quilting

Heart Quilt Machine Pieced and Hand Applique, Hand Quilted.

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I love applique and I spent many a day on a bleacher or in the car waiting for the boys to finish a (football/baseball) 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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Log Cabin Quilt Block with a Twist

Large Quilt Block to Make

Want to make me HAPPY !
Pull out a quilt I made in front of me !
Nothing make’s me HAPPIER ! This is the seating at Grand #3’s soccer game. It’s his Daddy’s VERY old quilt. I think it is about 15-18 years old… I machine pieced and had it long arm quilted. The pattern is drafted for you here too ! !

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how to make a simple quilt pattern block

14′ x 14″ Finished Size
Cutting for 1 Block

Cut 4 Pink – 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
Cut 2 Purple – 6 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 1 Purple – 14 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 Gray – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 Gray – 6 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
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purple quilt pattern and all cutting instuctions

I did 5 blocks across and 6 blocks down, 30 total blocks.

Simple 2 inch border, quilt and binding.

free quilt pattern for a purple quilt block

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Rosebud Quilt Block Pattern

Log Cabin Quilt Block

The name of this block is “The Rosebud”

I had fun with color on my block, but looking now, I would have made the corner green darker, but hindsight… If you like the center flower do a bit of fabric placement to make the center of the quilt block pop.

Finished Quilt Block size 10″ x 10″

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Cut 1 White Center 6 ½’ x 6 ½”

Cut 4 White 4 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 4 White 6 ½’ x 1 ½”

Cut 8 Green 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 4 Green 3 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 4 Red 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Sew as Shown

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Photo Wall

Cut, Paint and Hang

This has been on the back burner for a bit. Like you I have seen them on Pinterest.
When I cleaned out a cedar chest to move it out, it was the keeper of the photo’s. So, off to Pinterest to find a photo wall. Here is my before and after photo.
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I used for the back 1″ x 4″, the bottom 1″ x 3″ and the front edge 1″ x 2″. I did have them cut at Lowes, I sanded, glued/nailed and painted with the same wall color paint. Made three of them.

The hardest part was the hanging of the shelves, both Husband and I on ladders, getting it level and into the wall stud…needed more hands, but we finally got it.

Our finished photo wall.

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Shoofly Quilt Block to Make

You have to love this quilt block name, Shoofly and I’m sharing a 3 inch by 3 inch finished quilt block today. (Triangles) I choose a bit darker fabric for the four squares around the center, just me.

Cut 4 Background – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 1 Center – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 2 Colors – 1 7/8”’ x 1 7/8”
Cut 2White – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Make Triangles

Sew as shown

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Friendship Star Quilt Block Pattern

Traditional Quilt Block

This is a quilt block that is used and loved by many. My Friendship Star today has a finished size of three by three inches.

There are many methods to make quilt triangles, I like this way.

3 inch by 3 inch finished quilt block

Cut 4 corners – 1 ½” x 1 ½”
Cut 1 center – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 2 Colored – 1 7/8”’ x 1 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8”
Make Triangles

Sew as shown

SEE MY BOOKS on Amazon Print and eBooks

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.

Excerpt from my Book “The Quilt Ladies” Available on Kindle and in Print

All 12 of The Quilt Ladies Stories in ONE place and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns to MAKE NOW in Print The Quilt Ladies

I know of what I speak. My new book is what I have learned and my process through The Anxiety of Anxiety.

My entire life it was something I dealt with quietly, internally and even sometimes loudly. Never spoken of, not talked about until I happened upon my now doctor at sixty.

Heart Quilt Machine Pieced and Hand Applique, Hand Quilted.

You have to love this quilt block name, Shoofly and I’m sharing a 3 inch by 3 inch finished quilt block today. (Triangles) I choose a bit darker fabric for the four squares around the center, just me.

Excerpt from my Book “The Quilt Ladies”
Available on Kindle and in Print

All 12 of The Quilt Ladies Stories in ONE place
and 15 Complete Quilt Patterns to MAKE

NOW in Print The Quilt Ladies