Miniatures
#42
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
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Originally Posted by thrums
Very nice photos mini-quilters!
Has any seen 130 Mini Quilt Blocks by Susan Briscoe?
I was wondering if it was a good reference book.
Thanks.
Has any seen 130 Mini Quilt Blocks by Susan Briscoe?
I was wondering if it was a good reference book.
Thanks.
#43
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 853
I like minis, and love to use up small scraps that way ... but have found that my older fingers and eyes do more paper piecing these days with the miniatures. No pictures as I have given all the little quilts away. Mostly I just use regular quilt blocks and reduce the size of the patches proportionately.
#44
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Originally Posted by purrfectquilts
I like minis, and love to use up small scraps that way ... but have found that my older fingers and eyes do more paper piecing these days with the miniatures. No pictures as I have given all the little quilts away. Mostly I just use regular quilt blocks and reduce the size of the patches proportionately.
I love EQ for doing mini layouts...and for printing off the blocks to foundation piece...
#46
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: IN
Posts: 1,807
Originally Posted by jitkaau
Quite frankly, with the amount of money we have to pay for material I think it is a waste of time and money to make a miniature quilt unless it was for a useful purpose such as a place mat. I prefer to make larger items such as a full quilt.However, if it was an art quilt to be used as a wall hanging or framed, then it takes on a different dimension.
You know what I learned most from my artist grandmother? Rules were made to be broken. Live it up & do what you love. I' sorry no one has given you that freedom, jitkaau.
It's YOUR fabric, YOUR project, & YOUR SELF EXPRESSION. Don't be bothered with the quilt police. No one enjoys a stickler for unimportant rules.
#47
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,413
I guess it all depends on your definition of "useful". To me, anything I make, regardless of size, is "useful" because I enjoy the process and the fruit of my labor. When I make minis, they're useful in that they are either hung up in my home as decoration, or they are passed on to others to enjoy. Case in point, I made a quilt that was 5" square, and gave it to an elderly woman who had a miniature hobby. She had a mini castle-dollhouse, with mini furniture, and the mini quilt went on a mini bed and gave her mini hours of enjoyment. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) :)
I suppose the only non-useful quilt might be the one that sat in a closet for 40 years, but it still was useful in that (hopefully) it gave somebody joy to make it.
I suppose the only non-useful quilt might be the one that sat in a closet for 40 years, but it still was useful in that (hopefully) it gave somebody joy to make it.
#48
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lansing, MI
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Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by carrieg
My quilt guild brought in George Siciliano & I took his workshop. My first attempt at foundation piecing and a mini. It was a challenge, but I will finish my mini! Each 3" block has 40 pieces in it. It will finish at about 15" square, made of 16 blocks total.
INSANE!!!
http://www.georgesiciliano.com/
And all the quilts shown are gorgeous. I wish I had the patience.
#49
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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Don't talk to George about placemats, either.... He made a log cabin/pineapple variation that was 15 x 21 inches, with 2842 pieces. Some lady offered him $10 for it and wanted him to make another 5 for placemats!
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