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Originally Posted by kwiltnutt
How many of you like making miniatures? I have made so many bed quilts and large wall hangings, I am running out of room. I once did a 12 inch block with 375 pieces and won a challenge; I quite enjoyed it. If you like miniatures what are some of your fave sites? TIA!
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This is paper pieced - alot of fun - alot of work. When I started it took me 2 hours to do a 2 inch block! You can take a look at it here and put on your sunglasses! http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-62280-1.htm
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I love mini's and just bought a book "Paper Pieced Mini Quilts. I printed patterns last night and hope to start one today. Good way to use scrap fabric.
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Anybody that sews minis is a very brave person.
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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. I have seen better mini's posted here...do a search for Mini and see what comes up..esp in the photo albums! |
here is a lady who knows mini works...
http://www.averyspecialcollection.com/foryou.htm there is another one I am still trying to find... Lori Smith... http://www.frommyhearttoyourhands.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi |
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I like making miniatures - I finally finished piecing a checkerboard top last night - trying to get all the seams to match just about made me crazy. I'm going to use black and red buttons as the checkers and embroider and applique the 3½" parchment border around the checkerboard part.
Here are some miniature flying geese quilts I made for a doll - the first one was too big for the doll, so I re-made it. The strips of flying geese are paper-pieced and I would definitely stick with paper piecing for patches this small. The finished geese are about 3/4" x 1½" |
Could you/would you post a picture of the 12" block with 375 pieces. You've got my curiosity peeked.
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Originally Posted by jljack
I just finished this miniature for a swap. She hasn't seen it yet, so don't tell I posted it here!! :-) I have made 15 miniatures for the doll quilt swaps on here. They are so fun to do, and I usually try some new technique on the miniatures to see if I like doing it or not.
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These minis are sooo pretty.
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