Wednesday, June 29, 2011

How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

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It's ONLY a Square
Your quilt top will be finished

See Part 1 HERE  and Part 2 HERE

With the center of the quilt finished, next will be the outside borders.
How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

Cut 2 (Darker Color) 34 1/2” x 3 1/2”
Sew to the top and bottom of the center
How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's


Cut 2 (Dark Color) 40 1/2” x 3 1/2”
Sew to each side of the quilt.

How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

Cut 1 Red – 1 1/2” x 40 1/2”
Cut 1 Black – 2 1/2” x 40 1/2”


How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's
Sew together and sew to the TOP of the quilt.
How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

Cut 1 Red – 1 1/2” x 43 1/2”
Cut 1 Black – 2 1/2” x 43 1/2”

Sew to the Right side
How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

Cut 1 Red – 1 1/2” x 43 1/2”
Cut 1 Black – 2 1/2” x 43 1/2”

Sew to the Bottom of the quilt

How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3
Cut 1 Red – 1 1/2” x 46 1/2”
Cut 1 Black – 2 1/2” x 46 1/2”

Sew to the LEFT side of the quilt


How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Square's, Part 3

Cut binding 2 1/2" x 160

Your quilt top is finished ! !  That wasn't hard.....

Remember, take each step one at a time and enjoy the process !
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Quilt Ladies - Quilting Tips

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I use my rotary cutter only when I’m standing. I can see the ruler lines better and I seem to be more accurate with my strip cutting.  
Beth




Saturday, June 18, 2011

Husband's Office Quilt A Bow Tie Quilt

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Office Quilt
A Bow Tie Quilt

This is the wall hanging I made for Husband's office.


Husband's Office Quilt A Bow Tie Quilt

I like all the colors.
A Bow Tie Quilt

It's machine pieced and hand quilted.
A Bow Tie Quilt
Back of the quilt.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

How to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S, Part 2

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If you missed a few weeks ago, HERE's our start of the quilt.

Now that you have your 16 blocks finished it’s time to do some arranging. I lay mine out, 4 cross and 4 down. I used to lay them out on the floor, at one house I had a felt wall but with age I lay them out on my bed, I like the white so that nothing takes away from my pieces. bethanndoing.com

How to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S

Now is the time to move them around, so that you like the placement.

Cut  40 (mine soft gray) – 2 1/2” x 6 1/2”

Piece the border piece between each quilt block, for each row


How to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S, Part 2

Inside borders.

Take one 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” Square,  add 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” keep doing this until your row looks like this.

Nine patch quilt blocks
Do this ROW as above 5 times, using different colored squares, making no row the same.

How to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S

Piece the border to each row, and row the rows together.
How to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S, Part 2

When you finish all the rows you will have the center of the quilt.


Nine patch quilt blocksHow to Make a Square Quilt with only SQUARE'S, Part 2 Nine patch quilt blocks

I'll give you a couple of weeks and we'll finished up with the outside borders then.


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Friday, June 10, 2011

Path of Faith Quilt

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I’m reading a book right now, “Super-Charged Retirement” by Mary Lloyd, her Site. I think with Husbands personality and work ethic, for the past 37+ years, I/we better have a plan going into retirement in the next few years.  But, on page 68, there is the paragraph that made me understand what I did years ago in a quilting group.

“Groups take you in and expect you to remain who you were when you joined. When you grow, they don’t know what to do with you. Eventually you will either revert to your old ways to fit in or be pushed out of the group.”

This sentence rang in my ears and I had to put the book down. I rolled it over and over for a couple of days, then went and unpacked a box.

This quilt was the catalyst that made be rethink my quilting.  These little ladies walking in a row, did a lot for me ! Funny...... a quilt did that.

Path of Faith Quilt

 I was awarded a ribbon, my first and was thrilled, but what I didn’t except were the comments from some, “Powers” that be in the group.


Path of Faith Quilt
To me this piece said, I was changing, I was doing what I liked, not what was traditional or expected. I was looking at things different. You know when things are said with a raised eyebrow and not sincere.  I never felt the same in that group again, it was not the whole group just a few, but I was not the same. And, did not remain in the group much longer, I was not push out, I walked out very happily.

Path of Faith Quilt 

My  “Path of Faith” quilt changed my way of thinking about quilts and my way of doing things. I love traditional quilts and patterns, but these "Ladies" made me outside the box, before outside the box was normal. 
Path of Faith Quilt
Thank you too, Mary Lloyd, you put into words what I had done years ago. All I knew at the time, my late 20's to early 30's, was to remove myself from the group, today??? I think it would be a whole lot different, I'm just a "Bit" older, wiser  and a lot grayer ! 

And, OH BABY, do I love my  path.

Lessons learned:
  • 1)      It’s just fine to see things different
  • 2)      Finding people in your life who say, “OK……” and mean it
  • 3)      “Power” was not the real word I wanted to use
  • 4)      Put a label on your quilts
  • 5)      It’s just fine to be yourself !
 Husband, 34 Years ago TODAY, on a blind date we met, what a ride ! 
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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives

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The Basement is all packed up and upstairs.
To My 3 "A's"  We still have them ! 


Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives

These are Husband's animals, I dislike them, I cover them.....

Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives

BEFORE

Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives
AFTER, carpet will come up if we see water coming in ???
Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives

Idea boxes, all moved and all safe.

Packing up our home for Retirement Phase of our Lives

Photo albums from grade school on of mine, what to do?

Say a pray....
The physical part of all this is one thing, the mental is terrible too !


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Hand Quilting - Quilt Tips from The Quilt Ladies

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I love hand piecing, usually a small project, but there is something about it that makes me happy. When you hand piece  do as you would do on the sewing machine, using a continuous stitch, make a knot at one end of the thread, stitch your sew allowance to the end, do a back stitch and start stitching again on the next patch.

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Monday, June 6, 2011

Quilting Tips from The Quilt Ladies

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When designing and drafting your own patterns, remember to add ¼” inch on each side of the block before cutting:

2 inch finished square will be cut 2 ½” x 2 ½”
3 inch finished square will be cut 3 ½” x 3 ½” 

and so on !


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Friday, June 3, 2011

Spring Table with Red Table Topper

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Spring Table
 Spring Table with Red Table Topper
A simple square is always a good thing in quilting. I cut 2" x 2" square.
 Spring Table with Red Table Topper
A good wall hanging and table center piece.


 Spring Table with Red Table Topper



 Spring Table with Red Table Topper
Be Kind to All,
Beth
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Squares

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Received a phone call from a very dear friend who’s taken the plunge and is learning how to quilt.  HERE – is how she started. The next question is, “How do I do a quilt top? ”

I know when you see a finished quilt it can seem very overwhelming. I’m going to walk you thought making a quilt top over the next few weeks.

Remember, “It’s Only a Square”    Finished Quilt Size:  46”x 46”  1 yard of each color will be more than needed to do this project.

Cut  160 – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” in assortment of colors (I used a dark, medium and light) approx. 1 yard of each color !

It's ONLY a Square, How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Squares

Lay out each block before sewing it together, there is no right way or no wrong way. I’ve included some examples of color placement, these are examples, have fun move colors around and you will need 16 blocks.  Use a ¼” seam allowance and press your seams to one side. 

How to make a Square Quilt with ONLY SquaresHow to make a Square Quilt with ONLY Squares
Lay out 3 in each row
And do 3 rows.

You will need a total of 16 pieced block, so have fun, move color around, here is just a few examples:


Take a few weeks and I'll walk you through putting the block together with sashing and borders, let's say 2 weeks ! Keep checking back !


So, get the fabric out, get cutting, piecing and let's make a quilt top  !




Be Kind to all,  
Beth



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