Piece Tiny Squares Using Interfacing
 

This will really help you to keep your rows nice and neat:

http://www.sewmamasew.com/2009/10/el...-tiny-squares/

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

A comment near bottom of info states ---- because of being constructed this way, may not be appropriate for bed quilt.....my question, why?

I do theses 2"square scrappy blocks, but I use Bonnie Hunter's method of leaders/enders.....this seemed like a lot of prep,finishing work for a scrappy mini....JMHO

I'm confused. Does she iron on loose patches and then sew them?

Pretty neat way to piece those little pieces. Would be great for a doll quilt or a purse pocket where you wouldn't mind a little more body. Might have to try this with the little 1 1/2' blocks I've accumulated.
Thanks for posting

That is a similar tutorial to the watercolor wreath I made. It makes it much easier to keep those tiny squares stable. [ATTACH=CONFIG]461908[/ATTACH]

Yes you iron them on , then sew them one direction , cut open with a rotary knife , iron seams open, sew the other direction , cut open with your rotary knife .iron seams open .I have made this before & they are HARD to hand stitch , but do nicely on a sewing machine . They make foundation with the squares already printed on them so your rows are nice & straight. I made long pieces of these & joined for a queen size quilt top ,I did NOT use batting as I wanted a summer quilt & the fusing fabric gives it just enough extra weight for me .

I have made a couple of table runners using this method. I have purchased interfacing with a printed grid, so it makes lining up those little squares so easy. Press then sew- quick and easy.

My avatar mini quilts were done this way with 1 inch squares , 2 inch squares and 1 x 2 rectangles! Love this method too!

Thanks for the link!

Now using this method would definitely help with designs like that wreath......love the wreath.....

Fantastic idea, definitely going to try it, I have a lot of ideas going thru my head right about now . Have a lot of scraps and would like to try to make a mini quilt using this technique.

I used this exact tutorial when I made my colorwash quilts. However, I drew my own lines on a very lightweight interfacing. Talk about tedious. You have to be careful not to stretch the interfacing especially if you are joining pieces of interfacing together (because it's only 22" wide). I also trimmed a fraction of an inch off of each square. This made the sewing process much easier for me. Here is the result:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t225974.html
I tried to upload a pic of what it looked like right before I sewed but the file upload failed. I'm not patient enough right now to stop and figure out what amiss! Gotta get back to my current project!:)