Since the pattern was made of quite simple blocks I was able to do the math and make a mini of the miniature with a finished size of 7.5 inches square.
I’m not sure what will become of these. Pat has said they make a nice table topper/hot pad combination and I might go with that!
Monday, May 11, 2015
The pattern was an on-line quilt-along and, since it was promised to finish by Mother’s Day, I chose it as the card for my daughters.
The pattern was meant to be a table topper, but I changed the border to make it more suitable as a wall hanging (21″ x 21″). All of the petals came from scraps. The added buttons were my own touch (mainly to cover up some less-than-great appliqued circles).
This blue one went to Christy. I did some free-motion veins in the petals but felt they looked more like leaves when they were finished. The background was a stitch-in-the-ditch grid line along the seams.
The orange one was for Elizabeth. I echoed the shape of the petal with a light gray thread and the results were much better.
I always think of purple for Kathryn. Again I echoed the petals but this time used a variegated gold thread.
A close-up view of the echo quilting.
April 15, 2015
Stacia sent me a link to a video tutorial for a fold and sew technique. I was intrigued and, since I needed a card, I decided to try it out for Pat’s birthday. It was more difficult than it looked, but we are both happy with the results!
The pinwheel in the centre isn’t stitched down so there is a nice 3D effect. And the open pocket in the corner was just right for hiding a gift card!
The coloured pieces are from one of my favourite fabric lines and were made entirely from my stash.
Quilt Show 2015 – What could be more Canadian than the maple leaf and log cabins?
This was my response to the 2014-2015 Guild challenge. We were given two charm squares, one red and one white. We could do whatever we wanted with them, but the finished product was limited to 22″.
With red and white fabric and a Canadian theme there seemed little choice but to start with the Canadian flag (which turned 50 years old this year). I’ve never made a log cabin quilt, but the theme lent itself to the idea.
I used a template to quilt maple leaves throughout the piece.
UPDATE: This went to Kathryn