Quilt Ladies Blogs and Sites List

The Winner of The Quilt Ladies Books held on Quilting Blogger is:
Barbara G, of Mesa, Arizona Congratulations, they are on their way !

I've been having so much fun with all the new sites I've found:

Here are just a couple:
http://www.quiltingarts.com/ All free, have to sign in and password. SO much information.

http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/ A very nice site. Great how to's, quilt, applique, etc.


http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ Very nice site - cookbook - great story - fun. One of the first bloggers.


and The Quilt Ladies Collection

Sew Happy,

Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

Piece a Friendship Quilt Block

I have to say this is one of my favorite blocks and it is machine pieced and framed for a holiday gift.

For a refresher on how to's for Square or Triangles

Cut 1 Center Pattern Color - 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Cut 2 Points Pattern Color - 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"

Cut 4 Background Squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Cut 2 Background Points 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"

Piece together the triangles - lay out design

Sew together to form rows.



Sew the row together

To finish the block

Cut 2 Background 3 1/2" x 2" Sew to the top and bottom of the block.

Cut 2 Background 6 1/2" x 2" Sew to the sides of the block

Press well, you can add batting to the back and quilt now, or just frame.

The reason for the different colors - An Old Ladies moment...

I forgot to take the pictures ! ! !

Sew Happy,

Beth

www.thequiltladies.com

The Quilt Book Winner IS

I've notified the winner by e-mail and as soon as she gets back to me, and before Monday 8:00 am (CST)

The Winner is:
Sandy A and from Ferguson, MO

The Ladies have been mailed out The Quilt Ladies Books

Thank you everyone for sharing your comments, becoming a newsletter member or a follower. We will be doing it again.

My Friday show and tell for Cindy at http://romantichome.blogspot.com/ I love getting all the things out for the holidays and with me everything gets a little quilt.

Check out the Quilt Ladies Too:

Sew Happy,
Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

Thanksgiving Quilt Notes

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Thursday, November 26th is the Last Day

Thanksgiving's a holiday for reflecting, please take some time today and remember what is really important to you.

To say thank you for time, for love and for each other.

To listen with your ears and with your heart.

To laugh with a sense of humor, and to smile with love.

To understand not everything can be perfect and that with a prayer, a smile and a laugh you will make your Thanksgiving and everyone close, just a little brighter and happier.

Happy Thanksgiving to all,

and Thank you, with all my love,

Sew Happy,

Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

Time to Hand Quilt

This is from my needs to be quilted PILE. I love this quilt.

This is one of the baby quilts I love and will be included in a book some day.

Hand applique flowers and stems.

Sew Happy,

Beth

Beth is the Author of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection

and Little Quilt Ladies Pattern Series 

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Log Cabin Quilt

I'm taking a bit of time here and just being. Trying very hard to enjoy everything I'm doing. If' I'm grocery shopping, cleaning the bathroom or doing dishes, I've been trying to enjoy it. Not making everything a task, but doing the task and not complaining.

I have to say I'm trying not to complain.

This is a little quilt on an end table, it moves from table to table when I put flowers out, a lamp, anything I don't want to mark a table.

It has been around for a LONG time, I enjoy knowing it is here.

"I'm trying not to complain," it's a good time of year to try.

I have health, happiness, and family.

No complaining here.

Sew Happy, 
Beth

Beth is the Author of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection

and Little Quilt Ladies Pattern Series 

Quilt Ladies Books in Print
Quilt Ladies Books on KINDLE
Quilt Ladies Books on NOOK

Little Quilt Ladies on KINDLE 

Little Quilt Ladies on NOOK

The Quilt Ladies Home Page

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Quilts Triangles and Squares DONE

Remember, to sign up for the Quilt Ladies Book Give AWAY, how to's here: http://thequiltladies.blogspot.com/2009/11/quilt-ladies-book-give-away.html

All the pieces are ready and it's time for some sewing. The four-patches and triangle are all done.

There is a light and a dark set, they will be pieced together with dark triangle and light squares, and then the opposite.

These are the light pieces.

Forming the pieced block.

My work table, let's start piecing blocks.....

Sew Happy,

Beth

Beth is the Author of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection

and Little Quilt Ladies Pattern Series 

Quilt Ladies Books in Print
Quilt Ladies Books on KINDLE
Quilt Ladies Books on NOOK

Little Quilt Ladies on KINDLE 

Little Quilt Ladies on NOOK

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Quilt Squares About Finished

I've finished all the strips used for the square. It's a simple pattern with many colors and many pieces. I really like it.

I pieced everything at once and then cut. These are cut at 2 inches and will have a finished piece size of 3 inches.

All the strips, before cutting

All the square cut, next to make a 4 patch block.

Sew Happy,

Beth

Beth is the Author of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection

and Little Quilt Ladies Pattern Series 

Quilt Ladies Books in Print
Quilt Ladies Books on KINDLE
Quilt Ladies Books on NOOK

Little Quilt Ladies on KINDLE 

Little Quilt Ladies on NOOK

The Quilt Ladies Home Page

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Quilt Wall - Show-n-Tell

Remember, to sign up for the Quilt Ladies Book Give AWAY,

see how to's post on Thursday November 19th http://thequiltladies.blogspot.com/2009/11/quilt-ladies-book-give-away.html

Show-n-Tell Friday, with Cindy's http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Long ago, (so long ago), I did this quilt. When my father was very sick and after he lost his battle, this is the quilt that I worked on. I quilted and quilted it. I filled so many hours. I remember having so much to do and not being able to do anything but sit and quilt on this little wall quilt.

It was some months later and I put it in an area quilt show and over heard someone said, "You'd have to be nuts to quilt like that." You know I was, but in it's way this quilt brought me back.

Stitches and more hand stitches.

Years ago, (12 years) this magazine was very popular, and this little quilt of mine was on the cover, a very large honor, for me and dad's quilt. Both hang very proudly in my sewing room, this little quilt of mine.

Sew Happy, Beth

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Quilt Ladies Book Give Away

Holiday Give Away

From Friday November 20th thru Thursday November 26, we will be

giving 2 set for books away.

2 Ways to Win Quilt Ladies Books

1.) For books 1-2-3 you just click on the box at the left that says, "TGIF, Friday Give Away" Remember it starts on Friday, November 20th, and ends Thursday November 26. You will be notified by "Quilting Blogger" if you are the winner of Books 1 -2 - 3.

2.) From The Quilt Ladies Collection, Books 4-5-6, become a Follower, leave a comment or sign up for The Quilt Ladies Five Newsletter, on any post from Friday, November 20th, to Thursday November 26. A random drawing will be held on Friday, November 27th.

This giveaway (#2) ends, Thursday, November 26 at midnight (CST.) The winner will be announced, Friday, November 27 and winner has until Monday, November 30 at 8 am (CST) to get back with me. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected. Please make sure, I can get a hold of you, as I will post back to you if you are the winner, as info will be needed for shipping (in USA) the books to you !

Good Luck, Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

Quilt Blog Anniversary

The Quilt Ladies Blog had an anniversary??? And guess WHAT, I missed it????

I was doing the weekly "clean things up on the blog" and noticed.

There has been way to much going on, the show, the basement and getting holiday gifts done???

I marked it on the calendar and I'll try harder next year, any way, Happy 1 year and 1 month and 14 days???? To The Quilt Ladies and me !

Sew Happy, Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

Book give away starts on Friday, stop back

OH BABY, It's DONE

I have to say, "It's Done ! "

The bath is just like it was to begin with, we loved it before and they replaced it just right.

We did chose a plusher carpet, will not show much.

We have to go do furniture yet, but I think I'll wait a bit, I had a chair in the extra bedroom and it's good for the time being.

Yes, the animals are STILL in the room. They were all on the walls or stands, not one bit of water damage.... Oh my.......

Well, it is done, it was not a project I wanted to take on, but did. A very long couple of months, IT'S DONE.

Sew Happy,

Beth

www.thequiltladies.com

Dress it UP for a Party

There is an annual Gala here at one of our local hospitals, the Mercy Hospital Gala and my husbands company always buys a table (this past Saturday Night). It was very nice to be asked to go this year. I was going through jewelry and started taking pictures for Show - n- Tell Friday, that Cindy does on http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Long ago my folks were very involved in Eastern Star Chapter ??? At 51, I still don't understand, but they always dressed up, I've had this necklace forever and it goes perfect with a simple dress.

I always think I'm going to wear these, but I've never made it out of the house with them on. The are clips and they hurt. Women before me had stronger ear lopes.

I know in a family you are not to have favorites, but I had a Grandma G who broke the mold. She was one of a kind and this is something she gave me, her charm bracelet with all the grands and greats names and birthdays. I seem to take it out when I miss her.

Grandma G, wore this and I called it her sand paper necklace. So many memories..... I wore my own designed beads and stub earring. But I had a ball going through everything.

Sew Happy,

Beth

http://www.thequiltladies.com/

The Quilt Ladies will be having a book give away soon, check back......

Quilters Triangles How To

The next step is the triangle. Just like the square if you are not ready to purchase a rotary cutter and mat. You will need to make a freezer paper pattern.  How to do Square's HERE

Take the FINISHED size of the square you want and add 7/8 of an inch.
example:
for a finished size 2 inch square you will cut your fabric 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
for a finished size 3 inch square you will cut your fabric 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
for a finished size 4 inch square you will cut your fabric 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"

And so on, either make you freezer paper pattern or up with a rotary cutter and ruler.

I've used a 3 inch FINISHED Square cut 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"

A light and a dark.

On the Wrong side of the light fabric draw a line from corner to corner.

This is the cutting line NOT sewing line

On your sewing machine sew a straight seam, 1/4" from the line.

Turn and do the same thing on the other side.

(when I have many to sew, I do chain piecing, one right after another, not stopping the machine until all finished and then turn and do the other side)

If NEW do them one at a time.

Cut on the drawn Cutting line.

You have 2 triangles

Open them up and 2 triangles

Press your seam to the dark fabric and trim the end tail off.

This is your finished triangle


GIVE IT A TRY.... IT'S NOT HARD.

I recently posted a block on Facebook and there was a lot of take about points.

Here's how I do it.

Pieced together a triangle to a block

Added this as a strip to another piece.  Pin as much as you need, check as you pin to make sure

you have the 1/4 seam allowance. 

On this seam I had to move the needle in just 2 threads to make the point perfect.

Press the fabric 

The point.