Thursday, September 18, 2014

Yellow Double Wedding Ring Quilt

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From"The Antique Mall" in McKinney, TX

Walked around a corner and this is what I saw.


I went around to the other side and the window light changed the fabric color


This quilt was JUST about PERFECT
and VERY expensive, I didn't purchase.


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Quilt Goody Box Arrived

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We traveled the past couple of weeks and I shopped so much I had to ship a huge box home. We arrived home Sunday, the box arrived yesterday, unpacking it was a HUGE gift of everything I love . So many ideas, have 4 gifts to finish THEN I can start on all this new.

quilt fabric purchased

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Learning to Quilt - Basic Information

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Here is some information that is nice to have when you start quilting, the need to knows.

simple quilt pattern block

Basic Quilt Making Information
Standard Cut Sizes of Fabric
Fat Quarter – 18” x 22”
Fat Eighth – 9” x 22”
Fat Sixteenth – 4 ½” x 22”

1 Yards is 36” x 44" to 45”(width may be different per fabric company)

Standard Mattress Sizes
Crib – 23’ x 46’ or 28” x 52”
Twin Single – 39” x 75”
Double/Full – 54” x 75”
Queen – 60” x 80”
King – 76” x 80” or 78” x 80”

Standard Batting Sizes
Crib Size – 45’ x 60”
Twin – 72” x 90”
Double/Full – 81” x 96”
Queen – 90” x 108”
King 120” x 120”



There are MANY ways to piece quilt blocks, I'm sharing the way I like to do it.
Cut 2 – 2 ½” x 2 ½” squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch)
Good to good Fabric
¼ inch seam allowance, sew
Trim threads
Open and Press to the dark 
Cut 2- 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Squares
(finished size plus 7/8”)
Good to good fabric, with a pencil draw a line corner to corner, this is
The line you measure your ¼” seam allowance from
Sew from edge to edge use a ¼” seam
Cut in half on the pencil line, trim threads
Open and press to the dark fabric,
There will be 2 blocks 

Cutting Chart for Half-Square Triangles



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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Wedding Ring Quilt

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I always carry my camera and this is from "The Antique Mall" in McKinney, TX
A little worn, but only on the purple and green solid squares 


old wedding ring quilt



old wedding ring quilt




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Monday, September 15, 2014

Counting Corners

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Hand stitching binding down. I count the corners as I go. Two down, two to go.

hand sewn quilt corners


Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Made it

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Arrived at Missouri Star Quilt Company OH BABY.  -- :o)
star quilt

Monday, September 8, 2014

Grandma's Quilt

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Grand all wrapped in his quilt to take us to the airport. Hoping he takes a LONG nap on the way home! star quilt pattern
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