Tuesday, September 3, 2013

From Vintage Tablecloth to Wall Art

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 I found this on ebay and I love it.
With a bit of work it turned out PERFECT ! 

As I unfolded it....it was better than the pictures on ebay

vintage tablecloth and make it wall art

Lots of fold lines.

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With a water spray bottle and lots of ironing the folds came out



Made a trip to Lowes and with 1" x 2" boards made a square 50" x 48"
Braces down the middle both length and width.


vintage tablecloth and made it wall art

Lots of staples and pulling

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My wonderful Wall center piece.


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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Simple Quick Quilted Table Runner - Part 2

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Table Runner 
Table Runner Part 1
You will have 6, 4-patch quilt blocks, lay them out and 
like how they are placed in your table runner

tutorial on how to make a table runner


You will have a process to move fabric, 
I like to fold the top block down making a good to good fabric sandwich

how to make a table runner

Then stack them from left to right, adding the next block to the bottom of the pile. You will get away you do it, there are no rules just what works best for you.

how to make a table runner

At the sewing machine, I match up my seam lines, as shown last time.
Pin and sew with your 1/4" seam allowance.


These are your units sewn together.

how to make a table runner

I fold the left to the center unit, pin once at the top,
and fold the right to the center and pin once at the top.

I match seam lines and pin at the sewing machine
Sew rows together
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Press your blocks


Cut 2 border sides - 4 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Sew to the sides, press seam to the outside



Cut 2 border sides - 4 1/2" x 32 1/2"
Sew to the sides, press seam to the outside

how to make a table runner

You will have a little table runner, 
16" x 32" a simple quick table runner.

Cut the binding 2 1/2" x 98"


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Monday, August 19, 2013

Simple Quick Table Runner Quilt Pattern

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With the new machine ready to go and the manual at arms length. I pulled out some pre-cut squares from a giveaway I received years ago
I'm going to walk you through the quilt process here a bit. If you are a seasoned quilter,  this is a very straight forward pattern you will need

Cut 24 Assorted Colors - 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Cut 2 Border Sides - 4 1/2" x 16 1/2
Cut 2 Border Top and Bottom - 4 1/2" x 32 1/2"
Binding Cut 2 1/2" x 98"

how to make a table runner

Sew together the 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares as shown above, you will have 12 units
I pieced the colors in a general pattern How to Piece Squares 

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 Press seams to one side



I like to lay my units out, mix and match the color placement.

how to make a table runner

This is done so that the corner go together perfect and your square is square
Good fabric to good fabric, seam to seam

how to make a table runner
Fold each seam in the opposite direction


Sew these 12 into 6, 4-patch blocks, match the seam lines as shown.


I still pin my work, always have and probably always will.


After units are sewn together, press the seam allowance


Back of the 4-patch square, you will have 6 of these blocks.

Finished these up and we'll start again in a few days.


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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Little Nine Patch Quilt

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 Spent sometime sewing with some scraps I had.

Basic 9 patches, set on ends. I did it in strip piecing, cutting strips  3/4" wide.

The finished quilt is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
.
I have been doing a lot of little things, I have a huge project to start, I think I'm procrastinating a bit??




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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Friendship Star Quilt Pattern

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I have to say this is one of my favorite blocks, mine is machine pieced, hand quilted 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 4 Background Squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Cut 2 Background Points 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
Cut 2 Points Pattern Color - 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
Make Triangles
free friendship star quilt pattern

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.

I machine pieced and hand quilted











The reason for the different colors - An Old Ladies moment...
I forgot to take the pictures of the blue one as I was sewing.



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Friday, July 26, 2013

My Paisley Fabric Quilt

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I love paisley fabric and this is my vacation quilt.
I used a very different palette of colors and patterns, it's just fun.
Before the move this is the quilt that I put away here at the condo. Some times, it's nice to cuddle in a quilt no matter what the temperature is outside. 
It's a very simple pattern, a 2 inch center square and then just log cabin around the outside with 1 inch strips.



The finished size is a square 50" x 50" a good size for curling up on the couch. I used a 100% cotton batting and hand quilted.





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Monday, July 22, 2013

"A Wedding" Book Eight of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection

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Book Eight of the Quilt Ladies
A Wedding..... All The Quilt Ladies Books and Quilt Patterns - HERE at an unbelievable price 

The writing of book 8 was so much fun for me. I planned a wedding and had to answer, ask or tell anyone, why or what I wanted. From simple days, to family and friends. It is what I hope my day was about, many years ago.

At the time writing book 8, we lived in Windom, Minnesota. A VERY long way from home and I had some very 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 done for me, no one else, just me.

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


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