Tuesday 12 August 2014

Mini Madness

It has been a mini week here.

3 mini quilts and a couple of paper pieced blocks have kept me busy for most of my week.

First up is a mini New York Beauty quilt for a birthday swap.  This was originally supposed to be a cushion cover but after redrafting the pattern it turned out 24" instead of 12" finished!  I still thought about making it a floor cushion but a few people in the swap suggested it would look better as a wall hanging.


Next up I used some of the bonus HST from my Pow Wow quilt to make a mini chevron quilt.
You can never have too many chevrons I say!  I love how this one turned out.



And on the spur of the moment I made this mini Nail Polish quilt which was a free pattern from Fat Quarter Shop.  It took all of 1 hour to piece then another hour to sandwich and quilt.  Super easy and super fast.


In between mini quilts I made 2 more paper pieced blocks.  One for me and one for Queen Bee Kate in the QCA Star Bee.



Now, I have absolutely positively got to stop myself from starting anything new until I have made some more progress on my super secret string quilt.  Hopefully next week I will have more to report on that.

Until next time.

Sue

21 comments:

  1. and what fabulous mini quilts they are! I love the first one, it's just beautiful (not that the others aren't, it's just that one caught my eye!)

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  2. I love ALL your minis ~ and those paper-pieced blocks are gorgeous!

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  3. Love your New York Beauty! Pretty colours!

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  4. Very lovely quilts. I think the bindings in particular just set them off so well. The fabrics in the chevron are gorgeous.

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  5. Your New York Beauty is quite striking, it makes a perfect mini quilt.

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  6. Great minis! The pp blocks are beautiful too!

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  7. haha soo many beautiful minis - love the NY Beauty most :)

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  8. I love the NY Beauty! That pattern has been on my to-do list for quite a while. Your other minis turned out beautiful too!

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  9. Wow! All of your mini quilts and bee blocks are beautiful! You sure have been busy!

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  10. Love your mini NY Beauty and the nail polish. You have some fun minis going on here.

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  11. The mini quilts look great and I agree the first one would make a fantastic wall hanging!

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  12. Wow, you're on a roll! That NY Beauty mini is an absolute stunner. Love the paper piecing too.

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  13. Well, these are all so much fun. The paper pieced squares are amazing.

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  14. Oh my,love them all,but the NY Beauty and the nail polish are way too cute!

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  15. Oh I love mini's! You've got so many great ones. That nail polish one makes me smile!

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  16. You are on a roll! They are all fabulous. Thanks for joining in the Aussie WIP Wednesday linky :)

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  17. That was speedy! really like the NY Beauty. Works perfectly s a wall hanging.

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  18. Wow, so many finishes! They're all great, but I especially love the chevron! :)

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  19. visiting from I quilt thursday. I had to come over as the top pattern I am doing too after seeing it go around the net. I love yours, mine sits unfinished. I too wanted to make it a cushion. Am thinking of doing a half round rather than the entire four sections.

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  20. Have just had a good look at your blog. Love the paper piecing and string. That is what I am into too. Am now your newest follower

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