Making miniature quilts is one of my many hobbies. I tend to go in cycles with my hobbies. Cross stitching was one of my first obsessions many years ago. I'm thinking of getting back into that. I just gave my DIL a cross stitch lesson. Lately I've been very much into knitting. I like knitting because it's so portable and I can travel easily with it. But between the cross stitching and the knitting was a large obsession with quilting. I especially liked making miniature quilts. I find it to be more of an art than utilitarian. I 've continued to quilt, even through my knitting phase. There's just something about the feel of good fabrics and making the seems and stitches and points as perfect as I can get them.
Here is one of my first miniature quilts. I tend to really enjoy small, precise work and so challenged myself at making miniature applique squares. Here is my little sampler that I call, "My Favorite Things".
Since I can't stand to part with this, it hangs on the wall with several of my other mini quilts in my little studio.
This quilt is a total of 17" square. Each of the nine little squares is 3-3/4".
All the applique is done by hand by the "turn under" method. Then I padded or stuffed many of the appliques to give it some puff and dimension.
These little berries were a little time consuming in order to keep them as round as I could. They're very tiny.
I embroidered the veins on the leaves and the eye of the bird.
Beads and pearls were sewn onto the center of the flowers.
The center of these flowers I made with silk ribbon french knots.
I put little heart charms on the collars of the cat and the dog.
A few little button embellishments.
I hand quilted this, which I love to do, but it is very time consuming. It's not too bad on these little quilts, though. This whole process is so relaxing for me and I love to see all these little bits and pieces of fabrics, beads, buttons and floss come together into a "picture".
I do make little 4" quilts that I frame and sell in my Etsy shop, but I won't part with these larger minis.
I'm linking today to Cindy's Show and Tell Friday
And Alison's Fridays Unfolded
Here is one of my first miniature quilts. I tend to really enjoy small, precise work and so challenged myself at making miniature applique squares. Here is my little sampler that I call, "My Favorite Things".
Since I can't stand to part with this, it hangs on the wall with several of my other mini quilts in my little studio.
This quilt is a total of 17" square. Each of the nine little squares is 3-3/4".
All the applique is done by hand by the "turn under" method. Then I padded or stuffed many of the appliques to give it some puff and dimension.
I embroidered the veins on the leaves and the eye of the bird.
The center of these flowers I made with silk ribbon french knots.
I put little heart charms on the collars of the cat and the dog.
I hand quilted this, which I love to do, but it is very time consuming. It's not too bad on these little quilts, though. This whole process is so relaxing for me and I love to see all these little bits and pieces of fabrics, beads, buttons and floss come together into a "picture".
I do make little 4" quilts that I frame and sell in my Etsy shop, but I won't part with these larger minis.
I'm linking today to Cindy's Show and Tell Friday
