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Let’s Make a Log Cabin Quilt Block

From The Quilt Ladies

 Log Cabin Quilt Block Pattern is a classic quilt block that all quilters love and use all the time. This log cabin has a finished size of ten inches by ten inches. This quilt block as pictures used blues on one side and loud pink flowers on the other.  
Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial from The Quilt Ladies
Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial from The Quilt Ladies




Cut 1 Yellow – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 2 Blue – 2 ½” x 1 ½”
Sew to make center
 
Cut 2 Gray – 4 ½” x 1 ½”
Sew on the right and left side
 
Cut 1 Green – 4 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Blue – 4 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the bottom
 
Cut 1 Pink– 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to right side
Cut 1 Red – 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to left side
 
Cut 1 Blue– 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Red – 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to bottom
 
Cut 1 Gray – 8 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the right side
Cut 1 Pink – 8½” x 1 ½” Sew to the left side
 
Cut 1 Red – 8 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Blue – 8½” x 1 ½” Sew to the bottom
 
Cut 1 Red – 10 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the right side
Cut 1 Gray – 10 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the left side
FINISHED QUILT BLOCK
log cabin pattern
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Friendship Star Quilt Pattern Block

From The Quilt Ladies

This quilt block seems to be my go to, need fast quilt pattern. Here is my
Friendship Star Finished size
Six inches by Six inches. 
How to make Triangles Tutorial  
Friendship quilt pattern blockCut 2 Colors – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 2 Background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
Cut 4 Corners – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 1 Center – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew as shown
A Scrappy Triangle Quilt Pattern Block

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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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My Darting Birds Quilt Pattern Block

From The Quilt Ladies

This quilt pattern block is just a fun one to do, it’s everything we love about quilting, squares and triangles. A great scrap quilt block to use up any of that fabric you have laying around.
Darting Birds
Finished quilt block will be 6″ x 6″

How to piece a quilt block

Cut 1 solid color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 2 background color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 3 colors – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 3 background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles

How I do my triangles – HERE

How to piece a quilt block, Darting Birds
Sew as shown
How to piece a quilt block using triangles
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How To Sew a Quilt Block

Make Flying Geese, Off Set Triangles Quilt Patterns

Basic Quilt Info from The Quilt Ladies
over set triangle corner quilt blockOffset triangles added to
square
Cut the base square as stated in the pattern or example: 
Cut 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″  base square
Cut your Corner Squares as stated in the pattern.
Cut corners – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ 
Mark corner to corner SEWING line – Lay smaller square good fabric to good fabric, sew on drawn line.
Trim what is behind the sewn square and
press to inside or base square.
Repeat on other side.
Trim what is behind the sewn square and press to inside or base square.
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
 
I know I’ll hear from some of you about wasting fabric. I like doing it this way, they are perfect the first time. 

 

It’s all sizes of Triangles in ONE quilt block

little big triangle piecing

Breaking down triangles
Cut your Square into triangles as stated in
the pattern (finished size plus 7/8″ then cut corner to corner)
(Example Blue and White)
Do three triangles as stated in Triangles
Small triangle, cut square and cut corner to corner finished size plus 7/8″ 
Sew units together.

 

piecing a triangle quilt block

 

 

make a flying geese quilt piece Flying Geese
I like doing Flying Geese this way, there are many other ways too
1.Cut your Base fabric width and height + ½” 
example – 4” x 2” cut 4 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut Point fabric width and height + ½” example – 2” x 2”
cut 2 ½” x 2 ½” 
On the wrong side of small squares draw a light pencil line corner to corner
2.Place corner on top of base fabric, sew corner to
corner moving your needle to the section to be cut off by just a few threads.
3.Trim seam allowance 1/4″
4.Press seam allowance to the small square
5.Place corner on top of base fabric, sew corner to
corner moving your needle to the section to be cut off by just a few threads.
6.Trim seam allowance 1/4″
7.Press seam allowance to the small square, Finished
Flying Geese
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
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Speak Less – Daily Words

Make Every Day Special

growing older daily words beth ann doing

I know my drum beats different than others. And, that’s just fine with me. With silence I don’t have to share your drum beat.
My tap dancing to please everyone else has stopped. My silence is not acceptance, it’s usually fury and most others are not worth my anger. Anger harms me more than them, truthfully it exhausts me.
So, when you see my doings, (art, photos, quilts), it’s my drum beat.
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A Little Churn Dash Quilt Pattern Block for YOU !!

Small Quilt Pattern

Little Churn Dash Quilt Pattern Block. I love little quilt blocks and I piece my little one’s the same way a do a large quilt block. I use a 1/4″ seam allowance and trim it to 1/16″ after each seam is sewn.
This Churn Dash Block has a finished size of  2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. My quilt block is machine pieced and hand quilted. 
little quilt pattern block tutorialCutting for one block  HOW to make Triangles
How to make 4-Patch
Cut 2 Dark Green – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
Cut 2 Background – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
Make Triangles
 
Cut 2 Burgundy – 1″ x 1 “
Cut 2 Background – 1″ x 1″
Make 4-Patch
 
Cut 4 Dark Green – 1 1/2″ x 1″
Cut 2 Background – 1 1/2 x 3/4″
Sew into rows and rows into block, trim seam allowance to 1/16″ 
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Do your Best – Daily Words

Make Each Day Special

Do your Best Daily Words Beth Ann doing

Do your Best, at this time, at this one moment. I learned this standing on a bank teller line.

I learned to listen, do only what and for the person in front of me, at the moment do my best. The next moment it maybe different as long as it’s always my best, you can give or do no more.

I can’t remember the last time I was in a bank. (Do people go daily and weekly to a bank?)

Beth Ann

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Making a Center Square a Quilt Tutorial

How to’s from The Quilt Ladies

Move it Over Monday The Quilt Ladies

 

Here is a fun way that I do a Center Square Quilt Block
Center Square
how to make a center square quilt block
Cut your Squares and then into triangles as stated in the pattern.
Sew on the top triangle, Trim the ends even.
Sew on the bottom Triangle, Trim the ends.
Note:
sewing the pieces across make the square lay flat, as does trimming the ends.
Sew on the side triangles.
Trim the block make sure to leave the 1/4” seam allowance. 
Press
 
how to make a center square quilt block

 

center square quilt block cutting chart

 

how to make a quilt block with triangle cornersTriangle Corners Adding Triangle to corner unit
 
Cut your Squares into triangles as stated in the pattern.
Sew triangles (finished size plus 7/8″) to square or triangle block,
trim and press.
Cut your Squares (finished size plus 7/8″)and then into triangles as
stated in the pattern
Place the good-side of fabric to good-side of
fabric, sew from corner to corner.
Using a 1/4” seam allowance, trim, press to larger triangle. 
corner triangle added to quilt block
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