Thursday, May 30, 2019

My Basket Quilt Pattern

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Here is the Basket Quilt Pattern HERE as I use it today, it's on my dresser and it still makes me smile to see it. I moved it to the dresser after being on my nightstand and I spilled coffee all over it and was handwashing it at 6:00 am before a flight out for vacation?? Crazy...but the things we do for quilts!  


Basket Quilt Pattern
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 This is one of my Basket of Applique patterns you noticed from my shelf in my office closet
The patterns are here, I've done them in fabric and now on canvas boards. 
Baskets of Applique Flowers Pattern done with Paint by The Quilt Ladies

And my book The Quilt Ladies 
The Quilt Ladies quilt stories and quilt patterns on Kindle and NOOK


The Quilt Ladies NOW on Kindle and NOOK 
all for only 9.99 (USD)

All 12 of my stories and all 15 quilt patterns are in ONE book. It is on KINDLE and NOOK and I really don't think they will be in print.  I just can't do it. I know that amazon has a program, but it overwhelms me so. As of NOW, only on Kindle and Nook.  I will let you know if something changes. Plus, it would cost so much,  it's huge, over 400 pages.



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How to Survive Retirement my new book on KINDLE and NOW in PRINT TOO 

The Quilt Ladies Book Collection  ONLY on Kindle and NOOK



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Friday, May 24, 2019

Side Panel of Our Front Door

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I have redone the glass at our front door. A few of the neighbors have put the reflection paper in...but I couldn't just do that ! 

Here's what I've been working on, making home mine. 
Adding flowers to doorway glass
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Off to Lowes (not a paid mention) measurements in hand. Wanted it to be easy to bend in. I needed nine inches, but this was cut eight inches and they cut my 80 inches. Board is just under 1/4" thick.


painted flowers to doorway glass

White Base coat

painted flowers to doorway glass

Folded graph paper and did drawings of flowers and stems, cut out.

Adding painted flowers to doorway glass

 Drawn out to paint

Adding painted flowers to doorway glass

Painted

Adding painted flowers to doorway glass

This is why the board had to bend, I didn't want nails, used the plastic nooks so it can be taken up or down as I like. Would like to do more for seasons.

Adding painted flowers to doorway glass


Adding painted flowers to doorway glass pattern

FROM the Outside, How loud do you think the condo association will YELL ?  I NEVER mention what I do to them. Just let them notice on their own.

p.s. Would LOVE to paint this side too, but I'm going to wait and see, maybe picking my battles a bit?

Adding painted flowers to doorway glass

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

My Book - The Quilt Ladies on KINDLE and NOOK

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The Quilt Ladies, is a story that follows five friends through The Quilt Ladies   Each of the Twelve stories continues the story and has the pattern/instructions for the quilt the Ladies are making in that book. bethanndoing.com
The Quilt Ladies NOW ONLY on Kindle and NOOK
The Quilt Ladies Book by Beth Ann Strub


I wrote the stories first, designed the quilts and then made all the  quilts.

The Quilt Ladies book by Beth Ann Strub

Book One Quilt 


Quilt stories and quilt pattern from The Quilt Ladies book by Beth Ann Strub

When the books went off to the book designer a few years ago, the quilt design ready for print.

The Quilt Ladies Book quilt pattern by Beth Ann Strub

This is "Square Star"  done in a manageable size to take with me.



 You purchase the book (12 stories and 15 complete quilt patterns) and have the patterns all at the same time. No waiting for the pattern release, months or years later.

see all the quilt of The Quilt Ladies in the book by Beth Ann Strub

Book Seven quilt - "Love at Any Age"


  

Friday, December 29, 2017

Free Nine Patch Quilt Pattern for YOU to Make from The Quilt Ladies

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This is a pattern I drafted for a quilt for Grand #1 for his birthday. It may have an "Official Name" but to me it's Grand #1's Quilt block.




Quilt Block Finished size 10 ½” x 10 ½”
               


Cut 2 White           3 7/8” x 3 7/8”
Cut 2 Red             3 7/8” x 37/8”
Make the triangles

Cut 5 Blue            2” x 2”
Cut 4 White          2” x 2”

Cut 4 White          5” x 2”
Cut 4 Gray            5” x 2”




tutorial and pattern to make a quilt block


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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Free Quilt Pattern for You to Make, from The Quilt Ladies

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I love basket patterns and this one's for me, it's my "May Basket Stamp"  It's a bit early for May day, but if you want something together by then NOW is the time to start.  bethanndoing.com

May day is a fond memory I have of childhood, the making of  baskets, knocking on a friends door and trying to run away before they see you.   Here's my ALL grown-up basket.


may basket quilt block
tutorial for a may basket quilt pattern


Finished Block 16” x 16” 

Cutting for 2 Purple Squares
Cut 7 Purple – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 7 White - 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 1 Purple – 6 7/8” x 6 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner
Cut 6 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 3 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner







how to make a may basket quilt pattern


Cutting for 2 Pink Squares
Cut 4 Pink - 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Cut 4 White - 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make Triangles

Cut 6 White – 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
Cut 1 White – 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”  cut block in half from corner to corner
Cut 1 Pink – 6 7/8” x 6 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner

Cut 8 Green – 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 10 Pink – 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 2 Green – 1 7/8” x 1 7/8” cut block in half from corner to corner






may basket quilt pattern

 basket quilt block



may basket quilt block



I make/design all quilt block patterns on this site

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

How to Make a Quilter's Triangle

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This is the method "I" use to make my triangles. 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.




How to make a quilt triangle simple


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

A light and a dark.







Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares
On the Wrong side of the light fabric draw a line from corner to corner.




This is the cutting line NOT sewing line





Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares

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








Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares 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.


Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares
Cut on the drawn Cutting line.



You have 2 triangles




Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares



Open them up and 2 triangles






Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares


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







Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares
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.

Quilters Triangles, How To Make with Seven, Eighth Inch Squares

Pieced together a triangle to a block


How to make a quilt triangle simple

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. 


How to make a quilt triangle simple

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

Press the fabric 


How to make a quilt triangle simple

The point. 


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