Monday, March 26, 2012

Mini Quilt!


Sometimes I like to make things, just to try it out and mini quilts are a great way to do that.
I was browsing for hints on piecing and found this blog with a tutorial on making triangles, so I just had to try it. You can find the tutorial at That Girl That Quilt and I used the first method. It was fun and easy to do and lots of possibilities. Of course I cannot sew a straight line if my life depended on it, lol.

As you can see, my points are off and my border is wonky, but that seems to be my style lately;) I guess you could call it my antique Easter quilt. It measures about 8" x 10" and the individual half square blocks are 1 1/4". I machine pieced and the rest is hand sewed. When it was done, I used watered down walnut spray, to antique it.


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17 comments:

  1. FionaMarch 27, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    Isn't that lovely... I find the smaller the pieces are the harder they are to match....
    Hugz

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  2. UnknownMarch 27, 2012 at 12:49 AM

    I think it is wonderful.
    Love the colors!!
    Great job.
    Tam

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  3. DorothyMarch 27, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    It's really nice. I think I'll make one too.

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  4. BarbaraMarch 27, 2012 at 2:00 AM

    Impressive!

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  5. The Joy of Needlework March 27, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Want lovely quilt piece it look very old. I enjoy the blog too. I can see an wonderful pillow made like that for and antique bedroom set.

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  6. moosecraftMarch 27, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    A fantastic Easter quilt! Love it! I'm off to check out the tutorial now...

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  7. HomeSpunPrimsMarch 27, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    A great little quilt Debbie! Love the fabrics you used. Hugs, Lori

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  8. Joanne LendaroMarch 27, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Great little quilt!

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  9. AnonymousMarch 27, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    I like it lots!

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  10. pauletteMarch 27, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    I love it!! Well done!!
    P

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  11. LoriMarch 27, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Very prim and cute!!

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  12. LibbyMarch 27, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Darling - sometimes points are overrated *s*

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  13. CaroleMarch 27, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Cute quilt! Ya know, when it comes to hst, no matter how accurate I try to be, I always seem to need to square them. So I gave up and just make them bigger and square away! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

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  14. JenniferMarch 27, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Cute! I think the little bit of "wonk" adds to the charm of the quilt.

    Jennifer :)

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  15. Rugs and PugsMarch 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    I love it! Makes me so want to try quilting but I don't have enough hours in the day for the things I've already got on the to-do list!
    Pug hugs :)
    Lauren

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  16. AllieMarch 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Beautiful job, Debbie, I love it! I made my first hst's using that method and I'm sold on it. LOVE it.

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  17. Nancy in MTMarch 28, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    I just checked out the blog with the HST tutorial, I think I will have to try that. Always love your wonky pieces. Should be the name of a book you do.

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