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Old 06-24-2009, 08:02 AM
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My Quilt Guild ran a challenge this year, encouraging all the members to make a mini-quilt and enter it in the homecraft division of our county fair. The rules were that a mini-quilt "can be anything". Since I'm a new quilter, I decided to use this little project to start to learn to hand-quilt. My mini-quilt is a single D9P block made from 9 five-inch charm squares. The first photo shows the quilt and the second is an attempt at a closeup of the hand quilting. I did the quilting entirely freehand, just putting in whatever struck me in each section of the D9P.

The third picture is the completed blocks and layout for the throw-sized quilt I'm making for my sister as a wedding present. I hope to finish assembling the top today.

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Old 06-24-2009, 08:12 AM
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These all make me smile. They are so happy looking. I love the circles they are using in the newer patterns. I hope to get to one soon for my family room this winter.

I like the mini one you did. Very abstract, but whimsical!
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:24 AM
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Nice work! I love your hand quilting on the mini!
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:47 AM
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Those mini quilts look like so much fun to do. Your hand quilting is impressive!! I still haven't tried that yet. Anyway, great job!
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Really nice job.
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:25 AM
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Your mini quilt is awesome!!! Love the handquilting on it!!! Your wip is beautiful, can't wait to see more of it :D :D :D
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Love the mini quilt - your hand quilting is great - I do a lot free hand myself too! And I love the blocks in your WIP.
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Cute mini with great hand Quilting. What a great idea for practicing!
Your larger quilt looks to be a fun one also! Great work! :lol:
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Love the mini and the WIP!
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Wonderful job on both. Your hand quilting is really, really good!
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