Flags and Summertime

Flag That I Love

It's hard to believe that July is right around the corner. It's also fun to pull out some of my summertime decorations. These are some of my favorites for July and feature red white and blue or a the flag. 

My flip flop table runner and tea towel are some of my summertime favorites to decorate with. The flip flop design is a free pattern!  It's a quick and easy pattern and makes a great hostess gift. It can be found on the Quilt Doodle Designs website under the quilting fun tab. It's adorable on a tea towel and can easily be made into a summertime table runner with a few fat quarters. The flip flop design would be ever so cute put on a summer tote too!

I also  have a couple newer designs that feature Belvedere that are fun to put on display for the month of July. In fact I leave mine out all summer. In both designs, I used wool for the applique and machine stitched around everything. You can easily use cotton fabric too. It's up to you.  I used either fabric yo-yo's or big buttons for the wheels on the blue truck.

~ I Woof the USA ~

~ Parade Day ~

There's still time to make these sweet designs for the 4th. All of these designs would be great to work on this weekend or to put on display as part of your summertime decorating. I think we're planning on staying close to home this weekend and be a couple of weekend warriors and work on some yard projects. I plan on firing up the grill for the 4th. I haven't decided if I'll make burgers or brats. I'm just hoping for some sunshine!

Have a wonderful 4th of July,

Cindy and Belvedere

Etsy Shop

July's Block

Welcome July! I feel like summer is getting away from me. July always flies by quickly for me. It's a busy month, we have a lot on the calendar to make the month fly by... 4th of July, our anniversary, a trip to the cabin and then the day to day shenanigans to fill in between. Although the 4th will be a little quieter then usual, we still plan on celebrating with a picnic and fireworks in our own backyard. 

This month's block is based on the classic Ohio Star block. You will need three different fabrics. My block below shows three different reds. You can use different colors, A dark, medium and light toned fabric. It's up to you! Make the quilt your own. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's variations of the same block. Remember to pop over to the Quilt Doodle Website to download your July directions for this month's block. You will find all of the cutting directions there.

You will make four Ohio Star blocks....

For each Ohio Star block you will need 4 of the triangle square blocks.

And then sew the four Ohio Star blocks together to  make one large 20 1/2 " x 20 1/2 " block.

 I hope you have fun making this month's block.  Remember the goal is to use fabric from your stash!

The monthly FREE pattern is available on my website. I have a special 2020 BOM section on my website. Each month the FREE pattern will be posted. But as soon as the new section or block is out the old block pattern will no longer be a freebie. But it will still be available for a small fee on my website or in my Etsy shop. If you want to share your finished blocks, feel free to post them on Facebook Group (Quilt Doodle Designs Grandmas Attic BOM 2020) and tag me or post them on Instagram tag Quilt Doodle Designs. I love to see everyone's progress as we stitch along together. 

Well, I'm off to go and check on the gardens. We've had so much rain here over the last few days. (7" last Sunday night) My poor plants are drowning, I'm hoping on a couple of hot dry days to dry the ground up a bit. The dahlia bulbs I planted last month are all up and thriving, I'm looking forward to when they bloom. The rain knocked all my zinnias and sunflowers over. I'm going to see if I'm able to stake them up so they can stand tall again. Then I'm going to hide out in my sewing room and get some stitching done!

Happy quilting! 

Cindy and Belvedere

Happy 4th of July!

I'd like to wish you all a Happy 4th of July. Hubby and I have decided to use our four day weekend to become weekend warriors and finish up the kitchen project. Or at least as much as we can in a long weekend! This has been a project in the process for what seems like f-o-r-e-v-e-r. But our beautiful kitchen is starting to take shape with the new countertops and backsplash. Hubby installed a new cabinet for a coffee bar and has been painting the new cabinet doors the last two weekends. This weekend it's time to tear off the old doors, sand and paint the cabinet frame... along with some rebuilding and then reinstalling the new doors and drawers. Well, we may need another long weekend. But I'm sure a lot will be accomplished this weekend. We're getting closer to finishing this huge DIY project. We will have to fit in a traditional barbeque brat and potato chip lunch for the 4th. Before the oven in pulled out, I'll bake an angel food cake or maybe some bars... it's also our anniversary weekend. Thinking we will go out to eat since there will be no to very little cooking this weekend with the stove pulled out. 

Let me share with you some festive

 Quilt Doodle projects for the 4th of July!

~Parade Day!~

~I Woof the USA!~

~Flag That I Love~

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and find some fireworks!

I'm sure Belvedere will be sitting on my lap as soon as the fireworks begin. We are lucky to be able to see them from our deck.

Happy 4th! 

Cindy and Belvedere

Celebrating Red, White and Blue!

I designed this for a blog hop a few years ago and it's still one of my favorite summertime designs!  It's called 'Flip Flops'.  When I think of summer and the month of July, I think of flip flops. Brings great memories of sand between my toes, lemonade,  fun in the sun and water while waiting for the evenings fireworks. I love flip flops! So why not make something fun with a flippitty floppy design. You can either place this design on a 10 1/2" or 12 1/2" block, or on a tea towel.  Let your imagination go! Wouldn't this be cute on an apron or  a 10 minute table runner...

To get a copy of the pattern for Free! visit my Craftsy shop.  It's a free instant download.  You can also find a copy HERE. A copy can also be found on my website too.

Here are the fabrics I choose to do my pattern....

Trace the pieces onto the heat n bond....

Iron onto the heat n bond pieces onto the wrong side of the fabric....

Cut your pieces out!

Peel off the paper backing... and lay onto your fabric following the pattern layout.

You can do just one 'Flip Flop' if you would like....

or two like the pattern shows!

I put one set of  'Flip Flops' on a 10 1/2" cream fabric square
 and on a red striped tea towel...

Sew around the edge using a blanket stitch...

Time to decorate your flip flops.... you could leave them plain with just the stars, 
or embellish with buttons...

I love yo-yos... so I embellished mine with yo-yos and buttons!

'Flip Flops' on a 10 1/2" cream fabric square.  I built around the square with 2 1/2" red strips and 4" blue stripe strips to make a quick and easy table runner!

I got this project done in an afternoon.  It was fun to do!  I now have a cute tea towel and table runner for on my patio table to celebrate summer, or the 4th of July!  Enjoy!

Another fun design for the 4th of July is my 'Flag That I Love' applique.

It's also a great tea towel design and can embellish any project that you

think up... Let's celebrate the 4th of July!

Happy Quilting!