How to make a Rice Bag

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Rice Bag

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This is one of the things you think you will NEVER need or want  ! ! 

I need it and I want it. 

Make one for everyone and for yourself. 

It's simple white non-cooked rice in a bag, warm it in the Microwave and you have a heating pad. I use it all year around.

I like to use Flannel, but cotton and fleece work too

Cut  8 Flannel Squares - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
Cut 2 Cotton Squares 2 7/8' x 2 7/8"

Make Triangles - How to HERE

You will have 16 squares

Piece them into 4 rows, 4 in each row.

Sew the rows together.

For the Rice Bag

Cut a piece of fabric 9" x 28" 

Fold in half and press

Sew both of the long sides together,

Using a 5/8" seam allowance

Turn the bag right side out, pull corners out and press

Top Stitch 1/4" around sides, and bottom.

Fill bag with rice. (I use the cheapest I can find)

I put 6 Cuts of White right in mine (try it and add what you like)

Turn in the top edge and pin and top stitch across the top.

Mine is turned in about 2 inches. I like it firm.

Cut 2 Flannel pieced 12" x 8 1/2" 

(if you didn't make you bag as firm add fabric to length here)

Sew one to each side

Press the edge under and fold over, press.

Top Stitch both sides.

Fold one of the edges, right side to right side over to the center of the patchwork.

Fold the other edge over 1 1/4" and sew both of the sides closed.

Turn bag right side out.

Fill Flannel bag with Rice Bag

You can add a Velcro here to hold closed, BUT I leave it open,

so my foot can get inside of it in.... NOTHING better.

The Finished Rice Bag.
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HAPPY Christmas IN July

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Happy Fourth of July with a Red, White and Blue Quilt

Happy 4th of July 

I think the no fail colors in quilts are Red, White and Blue, they just go together.

 

This little quilt is from my Crazy period. The little blue and white square are finished size of 1/2" x 1/2"   The picture shown above measures 5" x 5"

I machine pieced

And Hand Quilted.

Have a safe and Happy 4th

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

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

See Part 1 HERE  and Part 2 HERE

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With the center of the quilt finished, next will be the outside borders.

Cut 2 (Darker Color) 34 1/2” x 3 1/2”

Sew to the top and bottom of the center

Cut 2 (Dark Color) 40 1/2” x 3 1/2”

Sew to each side of the quilt.

Cut 1 Red – 1 1/2” x 40 1/2”

Cut 1 Black – 2 1/2” x 40 1/2”

Sew together and sew to the TOP of the quilt.

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

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

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

Cut binding 2 1/2" x 160

Need binding help HERE is mine.

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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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.  

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Husband's Office Quilt A Bow Tie Quilt

Office Quilt

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

I like all the colors.

It's machine pieced and hand quilted.

Back of the quilt.

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

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

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

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.

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

Piece the border to each row, and row the rows together.

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

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

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Path of Faith Quilt

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.

 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.

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.

 

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. 

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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