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Pink and White Quilt

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March Quilt Block Pattern for YOU to Make

2023 Quilt Block of the Month

Here is March’s Quilt Block Pattern for you to make. Finished quilt block is twelve inches by twelve inches (12″ x 12)

Each of the 2023 Quilt Blocks have the same center, it may be turned as you like. January Quilt Block,
February Quilt Block
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Center Block

Cut 8 Assorted Colors – 1 ½” x 2 ½”
Piece as shown

How to make Squares

How to make Triangles

White Edge

Cut 1 White – 1 ½” x 4 ½” sew to the top
Cut 2 White – 1 ½” x 5 ½” sew to the right side and bottom
Cut 1 White – 1 ½” x 6 ½” sew to the left side

Cut 2 Orange – 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 3 7/8” X 3 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Green – 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 2 White – 3 7/8” X 3 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 2 Gray – 3 ½” x 3 ½”
Cut 2 Yellow – 3 ½” x 3 ½”

Sew as Shown

March quilt block pattern — Hand Quilting for Pillow

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My Valentine’s Gift to YOU

Table Topper Quilt Pattern

Valentine Table Topper

What makes this quilt is the red fabric. This quilt is made using 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ cut quilt blocks. My table topper quilt was machine pieced and I hand quilted with straight lines. The finished quilt table topper will measure 24″ x 18″

A simple square is always a good thing in quilting and this is the traditional 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ square.

Piecing 7 quilt squares across and 10 down,
you will need a total of
70 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ red quilt squares
Cut 2 Red – 20 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew to the long sides
Cut 2 Red – 14 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 Corner – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew to the 14 1/2″ Strip
Sew to the Top and Bottom

Cut Binding 2 1/2″ x 86″

Here is also my
February Quilt Block of the Month Pattern

A good table center piece.

Hand quilt stitches

Quilt Corner

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Beth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !

Fun Days of February – The Quilt Ladies

Silly Days of February

This is my February Holiday List with SO many things to do.
When we lived in a cold climate February was a way to have fun every day, indoors or out, with silly or real holidays. Here are just a few of the days I liked, check link to see them all.

WE ALL NEED and Should do February 1st
Change your Passwords day !

February 2023

Change Your Password Day: 1

International Day of Black Women in The Arts: 1
(First day of Black History Month.)

National Get Up Day: 1

Groundhog Day: 2

Wear Red Day: 3 (First Friday)
National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day: 4

Take Your Child To The Library Day: 4

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Canadian Maple Syrup Day: 6

Laura Ingalls Wilder Day: 7

Fillable 12 month calendar from The Quilt Ladies — Fillable 12 Month Calendar

National Pizza Day: 9

Flip Flop Day: 12

*Lincoln’s Birthday: 12

Paul Bunyan Day: 12 (Born Feb. 12, 1834 in Bangor, ME)

Super Bowl LVII (57): 12
World Marriage Day: 12 (2nd Sunday)

Madly In Love With Me Day: 13International Kissing Day: 13

Library Lovers Day: 14
Valentine’s Day: 14
*National Women’s Heart Day: 14

Love Reset Day: 15
Random Acts of Kindness Day: 17

National Drink Wine Day: 18

Chocolate Mint Day: 19

Love Your Pet Day: 20 (or Love Your Dog Day)

Presidents Day: 20

Ash Wednesday: 22
George Washington’s Birthday: 22

National Margarita Day: 22
National Supermarket Employee Day: 22

Pink Shirt Day: 22

International Toast Day: 23

Tootsie Roll Day: 23

Women in Blue Jeans Days: 24-25

Play More Cards Day: 27 (Last Monday)

National Tooth Fairy Day: 28

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Every Quilt Has a Story – Perfect Square

Square Perfect a Quilt Pattern Book

This is a simple quilt pattern made with squares, using just three colors, and 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. You can use any two colors and white, result will be wonderful.

This quilt’s story started when we lived in Nebraska. Husband had a grocery store and always worked every holiday. After the boys left, I seemed to have very long holidays. This is one of the July 4th weeks.
Holiday parties and get togethers are not that much fun when you arrive hours late when Husband is available and others are about partied out. I have helped way to many hostesses clean up. After a few of those, I decided, home and make a quilt.

Square Perfect quilt pattern book — Watercolor of Square Perfect Quilt

This quilt was used before it was quilted, I machined pieced it and had it long arm quilted after we relocated to Florida.

Square Perfect makes a finished quilt that measures, 108″ x 98″ a Perfect KING size quilt. Instructions to make each row and complete how to make each square design as shown in the pictures.

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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It’s Whipped Cream Day

Husband’s birthday is on Christmas day and like just about every year (and this one), angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.
HAPPY Whipped Cream Day !

January Quilt Block of the MONTH

Getting Ready for 2023 – A NEW Calendar

NEW On Amazon and NOW on PRIME

Making and doing a Calendar has been a huge project for me. I have learned a lot and I am going to be featuring dates and ideas in 2023. If you’d like to follow along, with my calendars, here they are or any calendar.

I have a 12 Month Fillable Calendar and a 24 month Fillable Calendar

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All Quilter’s Have a First Quilt

First Quilt Made – The Quilt Ladies

This is My first quilt
In the early 1980’s we moved to Burlington, Iowa, it’s in the southeastern corner of the state on the Mississippi River and yes, I learned how to spell Mississippi. The Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop

I had done some quilt blocks, some pillows and then I saw in the paper a class being hosted by the local quilt group. I remember it being expensive and how I agonized over it for days. but, finally signed up.

The teacher was “Liz Porter” at the time she worked for one of the magazines, Better Homes maybe, but is was a wonderful day and I learned so much.

Tutorial How I do my Squares

It was a color class which meant nothing to me at the time, looking at the quilt today I didn’t get the whole idea. Liz brought letters to add to each quilt to identify, I used my initials.

Hand quilting was so relaxing to me, I had no frame, just a dining room table, pinned it very well and quilted. I checked out library books on how to do everything. The quality of books we have now is crazy different from then.

I was approached to join the quilt group after the class. I think I was a rarity in the group a “new” member. I remember being laughed at when they saw my round corners (months later) on the quilt. I love these corners. This is my quilt, I curl up under it daily, it’s washed all the time and it’s just over 43 years old. It’s never looked better to me.

And, if you are in the group in Burlington, IA. I’d love to hear from you ! !
My e-mail – thequiltladies@gmail.com

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Put on Some Red Lipstick Quilt Pattern Book

Red and White Quilt

I was looking for a quilt block pattern and found one of my original posts about Put on Some Red Lipstick Quilt Pattern Book on Etsy
Collecting as many red and white was fun, and I used up stash too.

Re-Post
I’ve started a new project, and it’s all about ME !

RED and WHITE Quilt
Complete Pattern is HERE for you

Went through the boxes of red – How to do quilt squares

Made a trip to the quilt shop, maybe

start designing fabrics.. WOW, now that’s a goal…..

No plan just pieced squares together

I love the way it does this under my machine when I chain piece.

9-Patches

I cut so many squares did a pieced borders on each block.

This Quilt Pattern is HERE for YOU

Read about All of Beth Ann’s Books A Quilter and an Author who decided to self-publish her quilt books and quilt patterns, SEE her BOOKS on Amazon and PDF download quilt patterns on Etsy

At NO Additional cost to you, this quilt pattern post contains affiliate links. I receive a few cents if you click to my links and purchase. These few cents help with my fabric collection and or obsession.
Beth Ann and as always, Thank you for making my dream a reality ! !
www.bethanndoing.com
www.thequiltladies.com

How “I” Mend an OLD Quilt – BethAnnDoing.com

From The Quilt Ladies

Re-post from 2018 and I still receive this email, I link them to this post. Please, remember these are NOT museum quality quilts, these are love quilts, that are washing, used and loved.

I receive an email like this monthly. LONG ago, when home with kids this is what I did. I repaired old quilt, PLEASE, remember this is NOT a quick project, but so worth your time, how to mend an old quilt. She mentions in her email, that she removed pieces, I don’t do that. I make new pieces and applique to the top and or the quilt back, if you need binding, I do not remove the old, I sew new over it with fabric as close to the original as I can find. I like the idea of the old still being with the quilt….just me !

The Question: “I am trying to repair a quilt my mother made me for my wedding 48 years ago the bindings were torn from so much use as well as some of her beautiful star patches, I have separated the binding am not sure how to replace some triangle patches of her lone star quilt can you advise me I am a beginner have been watching a lot of videos decided I would start with this beautiful quilt that needs some fixing so I can hand it down to my daughter she adored her grandmother”

How to Repair an OLD Quilt
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out
VERY nice, they usually do ! I am doing a 100% cotton quilt, usually from 1940-50’s THEY ARE NOT MUSEUM QUALITY QUILTS, THEY ARE LOVED AND USED QUILTS. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND DO NOT EMAIL YOUR NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT OLD QUILTS AND WASHING. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. That being said, really who wants to work on, use, repair or sleep under a dirty quilt??? These are LOVE quilts.

Three blocks in this quilt needed attention,

I like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding Try to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)This is the same fabric, one is the right side and one it the back sideAdd the seam allowance and cut out piece Fold down the point and press

Fold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !

Applique the pink down and I hand quilted with white thread.

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

Beth Ann

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Here is March’s Quilt Block Pattern for you to make. Finished quilt block is twelve inches by twelve inches (12″ x 12)

Each of the 2023 Quilt Blocks have the same center, it may be turned as you like. January Quilt Block, February Quilt Block See all The Quilt Ladies Do:

Valentine Table Topper

February 2023

This is a simple quilt pattern made with squares, using just three colors, and 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. You can use any two colors and white, result will be wonderful.

I was looking for a quilt block pattern and found one of my original posts about Put on Some Red Lipstick Quilt Pattern Book on Etsy Collecting as many red and white was fun, and I used up stash too.

Beth Ann

Each of the 2023 Quilt Blocks have the same center, it may be turned as you like. January Quilt Block,
February Quilt Block
See all The Quilt Ladies Do:

I was looking for a quilt block pattern and found one of my original posts about Put on Some Red Lipstick Quilt Pattern Book on Etsy
Collecting as many red and white was fun, and I used up stash too.