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Make a Quilt Pattern Block

Quilt Pattern from The Quilt Ladies

Six Inch by Six Inch quilt pattern blocks just for YOU! This is a little Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern, using triangles and squares. 

tutorial how to make a quilt block with free pattern
Cut 2 Color 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 2 Background 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make triangles

Cut 4 Color Strip 1 1/2” x 3 1/2”


Cut 4 Background Strip 1 1/2” x 3 1/2”

Cut 1 Color 2 1/2”x 2 1/2
Sew as shown
tutorial how to make a quilt block with free pattern by the quilt ladies
tutorial how to make a quilt block with free pattern

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How to Sew Quilt Block Pieces

Mirror Image, One End and Both End Quilt Block How To

Hope you are learning a bit about quilting and if you are a seasoned quilter hope you are seeing something you’d like to try in a new quilt.  
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
One End Triangle
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner (size as in pattern)
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.

 

Triangles on each end

The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
1.  
 The base fabric (Blue) is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width. Corner is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width.
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
 When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.
2.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
3.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
4.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
5.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
6.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
7.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
 
Mirror Image Triangles
 
Mirror Image Quilt Pattern Tutorial
Cut Larger triangle finished size plus 7/8” example 6” finished cut 6 7/8”
Cut each square from corner to corner You will have 2 triangles
Cut Points finished size plus 1 ¼” example 6” finished cut 7 ¼”
Cut each square from corner to corner and then again corner to corner. You will have 4 triangles
Sew each color and piece as shown

 

 

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How to Mend an Old or Damaged Quilt with The Quilt Ladies

Go Step by Step to Repair an Old Quilt

I’m always on the look out for old quilts and IF I think I can save them I purchase. They have to be washable and usable, nothing better, no matter the temperature is a quilt to cuddle in.
This is a recent purchase !

How to fix and old quilt by hand stitching it

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 There was 3 blocks that needed attention, 
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out 
VERY nice, they usually do !

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

 

how to mend an old quilt

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 !

tutorial how to mend an old quilt

 

how to mend an old quilt
Applique the pink down 
how to mend an old quilt

I do hand quilt them too, it completes the look and makes it VERY hard to find the new piece.

how to mend an old quilt
There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt
Can you find them ?
how to mend an old quilt
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Put on Some RED Lipstick and Let’s Quilt

My Quilt Pattern, Put on Some RED Lipstick and Let’s Quilt is an eBook ready for YOU !

The quilt has a finished size of fifty-four inches by seventy-four inches (54″x74″)  HERE for YOU at a great price

Quilt for the book, Put on some Red Lip Stick and Let's quilt

Book cover ofPut on Some Red Lip Stick and Let's Quilt Pattern

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