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Repairing an Old Quilt

Torn to New

This is Husband’s fishing quilt and it needed some

HELP. This is the quilt that I have been using these post-knee surgery days, Here is how to make a quilt block.

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After it’s last wash it just seems to fall apart ! I try to fix them, the owner of the quilt in our family will usually not give their quilt up !

Laying out each place to repair

Pinned it really good

And used applique stitches, by hand.

They were all on seams, fabric becoming weak?

I think just YEARS of use.

Looks pretty good !

Ready for many more years of wear !

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Make a Button Bracelet

Happy May Day Project

I have Husbands Grandmother’s buttons and I wanted to do something for just the Ladies in our family.

And here is what I made, Button Bracelets

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I had seen the bracelets on Pinterest, but no instructions so here is how “I” did it ! !

First the buttons

I laid each bracelet out and made sure that each one had at least one button the same in each bracelet, the white ones

For the bracelet you need one’s with 4 holes, I used 7 per bracelet

and then 1 button with just 2 holes for the end, to use as the clasp.

I used cord “Jewelry Designer Satin Rattail” cord

5.49 m

I cut the length about 24″ long = double it over

Tie a knot in the end, this will be where the end clasp button goes through

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Pull the cord up and then down over the other side.

When you cross over and come up again this is when you need to

have the other cord end UNDER that closing to hold it in place.

Pull the cross stitch tight, and start the process over

with the cord NOT used on the first button and do

it all again.

I left space between each button.

When you get to the end, leave about a 1 inch of cord

and add the 2 hole button, tie a knot at each hole

This is the end button which will become the clasp button

I made 7 bracelets

I made gift cards as I’m pretty sure no one remembers I have these buttons.

Buttons provided by: Lucy Strub

Grandma !

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Making it Better with a Fish Quilt Block

One Fish to a School of Fish

Last week I told about a Fish Quilt that seemed to make everything just a bit better. Today I’m sharing the quilt pattern with you !

This quilt is loved, used, washed and dried. Finished size of ONE quilt block is ten inches by ten inches. My quilt I made 6 quilt blocks, added sashing and binding. It long to be used in a reclining chair.

Cutting for this ONE block as shown on the Left

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

Cut 4 White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 1 White – 3 1/2 x 2 1/2″
Cut 1 White – 4 1/2″ x 10 1/2″

Sew as Shown

You will need FOUR of this block to make a School of Fish

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Old Ladies Rock

A Story

Today is Tell a Story Day ! and it’s Monday and I’m moving over from The Quilt Ladies Site: a classic from 6-29-2009.
Yes, I have been doing this for WAY too long, that too has been a discussion going on for a bit….but for another day. Here is

OLD Ladies ROCK – A Bike Story and Aging

Well, I’m going to have to face the fact; I’M OLD. I have gone kicking and screaming (and Laughing) into middle age but yesterday

was the end all of end all.

We volunteered at a Triathlon in Des Moines, IA, it’s the swim, bike, run thing and we were bike marshall’s and I loved it. Have a chair and cheer the riders on. I loved it, until….

As we (Sister-in-law #2) cheered on, one of the female riders said,

“OLD LADIES ROCK”

I haven’t stopped laughing yet.

I know I (we) maybe not be riding, swimmer or running in spandex,

I know the hair maybe a bit gray, but an OLD lady.

I know at the age of 20, 51 is old, but please, OLD. Neither one of us have a cane, a walker or knit, well, I do quilt? Anyway, I’m claiming my 50’s ! I thought the 50’s, are the new 30’s. Will someone please tell, the 20 year old this !

Anyway here’s some pictures of the day,

This Old Lady Rocks

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Book Eight of The Quilt Ladies Collection

Quilt Patterns and Stories

The writing of book 8 was so much fun for me. I planned a wedding and did not answer, ask or tell anyone, why or what I wanted. From the simpleness of the day, to the family and friends. It is what I hope my day was about, many years ago. Back then I sold individual copies of each story and quilt pattern. But things they have changed, the complete collection is available only on kindle. The book is over 400 pages long, 15 complete quilt patterns, and 12 quilt stories.

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At the time of book 8’s writing, we lived in Windom, Minnesota. A VERY long way from home and I had some long days and even longer nights. Son #2 was in high school, working, sports and always busy, Husband had his first retail store and worked 24/7.
And I wrote, The wedding was on….. I wrote, ate and dreamed of nothing but a wedding, for months and months. Then came the quilt. It was overwhelming, everything I’ve always wanted in a quilt. This one was designed and made for me, no one else, just ME!

There are 12 blocks, machine pieced and hand appliqued with
vines and leaves.

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The Wedding

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Finished quilt block of 14″ x 14″

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Finished
Quilt Block Size 14” x 14”

Cutting Colors for block on the left

Cut 8 White 27/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 8 Pink 27/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 9 Pink 2½” x 2 ½”

Cut 8 Dk. Pink 2½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White 6½” x 2 ½”

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Making it Better

With an OLD Quilt

Funny thing is…it WORKS !
Since my knee surgery on February 17th I have been home. And, after being home just a few days, I needed more love and understanding than I could muster up for myself or in myself, so at 2:30am I was pulling quilts out of a closet to sleep in a chair with. WHY, hadn’t I thought of it earlier??? AND, it worked !

It was Husband’s old fish pattern quilt, which I made YEARS ago. The cottons so soft from all the washing it’s almost like silk, with it’s raggy binding and just the right amount of love, I made to through some very LONG nights. Together me and a fish quilt. I know this pattern is on the quilt ladies, I will find it…….?? and post soon !

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Let’s Make a Table Topper Quilt

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Use up some of those scraps you have around my table topper quilt. Squares are cut 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. The finished quilt will be 20″ x 22″

You will need 9, 4-Patch blocks

Cut 36 squares – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Sew together to form 4-patch blocks

Lay them out and like color placement.

Cut 6 Dark – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″

Sew into 3 Rows

Cut 4 – 2 1/2″x 1 1/2″

Cut 6 – 2 1/2″x 4 1/2

Sew into 2 Rows

Sew all Rows together to form center of quilt

Red Table Topper Quilt Pattern for YOU !

Cut 2 Dark – 2 1/2″ x 16 1/2″

Cut 2 Red – 2 1/2 x 16 1/2″

Sew to the sides

4 patch quilt block pattern for a table topper

Cut 2 Red – 2 1/2″ x 22 1/2

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut binding 88″ x 2 1/4″

I’m going to TRY and do machine quilting on this, it’s gong to be my TRY !

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Quilt Ladies Little Quilt Pattern Block to Make

Moving Them Over

Here is one of my little quilt pattern blocks from the Quilt Ladies Site. It has a finished quilt block size of six inches by six inches. My triangle tutorial is here for you too. And, how to do squares.

Cut 4 Color 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 4 Background 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 4 Color Center 2 1/2”x 2 1/2”

Cut 4 Background Corners 2 1/2”x 2 1/2”

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Log Cabin Quilt Pattern for YOU !

Another one of The Quilt Ladies

This is one of my Quilt Ladies designed Log Cabin Quilt Pattern with a bit of a twist.
Finished size of the quilt pattern is 10″ x 10″

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Cut 2 Dk. Gray – 2 ½” x 1 ½
Cut 2 Lt. Gray – 2 ½” x 1 ½”

Make center

Cut 2 Blue – 4 ½”
x 1 ½”

Sew to top and bottom

Cut 2 Blue – 2 ½” x 1 ½”

Cut 2 Green – 2 ½”
x 1 ½”

Sew to the sides

Cut 2 Green- 2 ½” x 6 1.2”

Sew to the top and bottom

Cut 2 Red – 2 ½” x 8 ½”

Sew to the sides

Cut 2 Blue 1 ½” x 10 ½”

Sew to the top and bottom

FINISHED QUILT BLOCK

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