It's been very cold these last few days in London and I've had to scrape ice from my car before I could drive to work. We also had fog which made driving miserable but I'm feeling really happy as there has been such a lot of beautiful quilt candy to see each day. Many thanks to Carla for organising the hop.
As soon as I read about the hop I knew just what I wanted to make. I'd had a pattern for a mini quilt for some time but I'd never got round to making it. This is the pattern by Rose Johnston who can be found at Threadbare Creations.
This mini finishes at 16 and half inches, perfect for my table. I had all the fabric I needed for the top and a piece of solid fabric for the back . Up to that point all was going smoothly. Having decided the placement of the colours I started to cut the patches. I usually cut as I go along but because this is a mini I cut all the pieces first. When I started to piece them together I found that I had misread a couple of the cutting instructions. I re-cut new pieces and carried on. The middle of the quilt was a little fiddly to put together because the pieces are quite small but after that it went together well. It wasn't long before I had a finished top.
Having got this far I found I needed wadding. I thought I had a small piece left that would be perfect for this mini but I couldn't find it in my cupboard. I had a day off on Monday so walked up to my local quilt shop but they had sold out and weren't expecting a delivery until today (Friday). Never mind Carla had said it didn't have to be finished. Then as I was writing this on Thursday evening at 23:00 I remembered where I'd put the wadding. Unfortunately I need to sleep so it will get finished this weekend.
I don't often make quilts that only use two colours but having made this mini I have a hankering to make one and blue and white seems the perfect colours to use.
Now you need to hop over to the other people who are showcasing their creations today. I can't wait to see what's on show.
Friday, January 24th
MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
LimeLeaves Design
Karrin's Crazy World
Sew Many Yarns
Domestic Felicity
DayBrook Designs
Lyndsey
What a beautiful Block!
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a beauty! How lovely to be able to "walk up to the corner quilt shop". =) That's one of Rose's patterns, I think. I have liked her patterns forever!
ReplyDeleteI’m jealous of walking up to the corner quilt shop. I do finally have a local shop but certainly nothing I can walk to! Your topper looks great.
ReplyDeleteYour mini quilt is lovely!
ReplyDeleteLove all the blues in your star in a star block. Fabulous job! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLovely mini. It will make a great table topper.
ReplyDeleteHi Lyndsey! Oh no, I'm sorry to hear it is so cold in London. I have a good friend that visited for work this week and she was looking forward to popping all about after work commitments. I'm sure she did anyway because it is, after all, London!! Your piece is beautiful. I love stars, and stars inside stars inside stars just rocks. I had to giggle about your wadding issue - we've ALL been there. I know I have the PERFECT piece somewhere - now where did it go?!! Happy Friday to you. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mini. Perhaps use this as block 1 in a quilt.
ReplyDeleteFiddly means it's going to be amazing and it is! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful block and after doing the math I am very impressed with the center star. That didn't come out right. I was impressed with the block before I did the math just a different impressed ;-} I hate using pieces that small that require making sharp points and your piece makes it look effortless.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Lyndsey, this is so beautiful! I can never make things look so good with such small pieces, but you really did an amazing job on this. I love the fabrics and how lovely they went together. Thank you for sharing this sweet quilt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block, and piecing. I have trouble with tiny pieces. You did a wonderful job on this! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and I am in awe of the tiny pieces. I am not too good at it. Your looking for wadding made me giggle. I have those epiphanies occasionally too.
ReplyDeleteThose are certainly small pieces in the middle, but it is worth the effort. This is a beautiful piece and perfect in blues. Thank you for joining the Winter Blues Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteWow, sometimes it's the smallest thing that makes the biggest punch. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Beautiful quilt. It's funny how we never seem to have what we need when we need it, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful block!! This would make a pretty pillow, too. I love your fabrics for this!! :)
ReplyDeleteThe center of your block is really tiny!! You did an amazing job on the block and it will look fabulous on your table!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block! At 16" it must have some really small pieces. You did a great job piecing it together. Love the colors you chose. Definitely a winter blues chaser!
ReplyDeleteWell done on working with such tiny pieces. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Great fabric choices and pattern!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty little quilt. Those blue fabrics are great together.
ReplyDeleteLovely job on your Star Cluster mini! Thanks for sharing it with the Hop (and happy quilting.)
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice blue mini! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little quilt - I'm glad you remembered where the wadding is so you can finish it! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI like you mini quilt and your story on how you made it.
ReplyDeletePretty little mini!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love Rose's patterns!
ReplyDeleteLove your top! Hope you get to finish it soon.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely little gem of a quilt! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt's very pretty! Have fun finishing it.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely block.
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