I save my smallest leftovers in a tin. Squares from 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm. I sew them together randomly into four patches (or nine patches), as a leader and ender project. When my tin is full with little blocks I sew them into a mini quilt or this time into bigger blocks.
Today I basted it. I kept this quilt simple. It will come alive with quilting. I will bind it with a nice brown. It's just a nice doll quilt.
Lucy
I sewed these blocks together a year ago. Yesterday was a rainy day, a perfect sewing day. I just had to hear my featherweight humming, a very happy sound. I thought I would sew these blocks into a quilt.
Today I basted it. I kept this quilt simple. It will come alive with quilting. I will bind it with a nice brown. It's just a nice doll quilt.
Lucy
42 comments:
Your little quilt is so cute! You are so good to have a leader and ender project going. I keep meaning to but haven't planned and prepared one. I need to. I love the idea of making a quilt while you are making quilts!
I love the idea of making a leader/ender with little pieces. What a darling little quilt *s8
you do such lovely work...very sweet little quilt!
This is beautiful. I love the colors. But what do you mean by a leader and ender projec?
Love your little quilt. I was just given 2 small boxes of 1" squares and I was trying to figure out what to do with them. This is a perfect solution. Thanks!
Lizzie
What a lovely post - makes me want to get to my sewing machine, instead of my computer!
Oh ...I love this one... and I just keep on forgetting about them leaders and enders all the time... its such a wonderful idea!!
And for your quilt...its looking so good!!! :o)
Lovely Lucy! These windy and rainy days are perfect for quilting projects!
Like ‘boutcrazy’ I’m not familiar with leader and ending projects.
Another wonderful mini Lucy! I just sorted out my small cw scraps yesterday and started thinking about what to do with them. I normally don't keep them that small but hey, now I think I will!
Oh that is so beautiful. Your minis are so inspiring! You should put them all in a book one day... I would buy it just to look at it xxx
Yet another delightful quilt - I've some 1" squares to sew up for a Christmas challenge for the quilt group we recently joined - I won't have it sorted for the beginning of next month but plan to do what you do and make up a tin of 1" square scraps to pull together the orginal mini quilt I'd thought of and just do something smaller with the pieces I have gathered so far
Sorry maar mijn engels is erg slecht. Maar ik wil je toch laten weten dat het een erg leuke quilt is geworden. Geweldig rekje heb je om je quilt aan te hangen
I love this little quilt and have a large version of it, might have to make this little friend for it.
happy stitiching
Christine
Just adorable Lucy, the perfect project for a rainy day.
*hugs*
Tazzie
:-)
Oh, Lucy, you are so inspiring. Love the pink in it.
Oh Lucy! I LOVE it! Now I want to make one!
You need a crown, Lucy - Queen of the Minis! Your work is so beautiful. I adore the colour combination on your latest little beauty :-)
I love your little quilt Lucy! I think the fabric you used for the alternate blocks and border is just perfect.
I always feel like sewing on a rainy (or snowy) day too.
Oh Lucy, I love this. I keep little cuts aside too but I never think of smaller projects - always with the big quilts in mind. I need to rethink!
A wonderful way to make a rainy day bright! :)
So cute, and a great idea.
So sweet! The colors are great.
So simple, so sweet, so lovely!
I love your little mini quilts. I was wondering what to do with little scraps the other day. Now I know...get a little tin and put the little squares in there. Thank you thank you thank you.
It's so pretty --- I love the idea. I recently bought a box of vintage (probably 50's) little squares at a thrift shop. Now I know what to do with them!
LaTeaDah
Lovely!
I like the tin, little blocks, the quilt. I hope you can show as the quilting soon. It will be a marvelous quilt!
Whata beautiful little quilt! All from leftovers...its just lovely.
I love postage stamp quilts and made one awhile back - it is posted on my web site - the tiny pieces can be tedious to work with, but the outcome is wonderful. Good luck on your quilt.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/postage_stamp_quilt.htm
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
ohhh cute I so have to start those leaders enders just need to put the box next to my machine!!
Je maakt heel mooie spullen! Leuk om ook eens een leuke Nederlandse blog te vinden tussen al die internationale!
that is the cutest thing!!!
:D
Me again --- just wishing you a lovely day, Lucy!
Thinking of you!
LaTeaDah
I love the fabrics you use in your minis! Another great project!
It is a wonderful project Lucy - so beautiful. I have been working on a L & E project as well. I can't wait until it gets to the stage of turning it into a quilt!
That is wonderful! I want to make one just like it. -modalissa
I just love all of these photos!
The tin full of squares is so inviting! And the quilt is beautiful!
A real quilter always keep scraps, even the smallest ones! Your little quilt is lovely, such a fine handiwork!
I love this little quilt. The colors are gorgeous. All of our scraps are so valuable! I save everything with the hopes that It will all be used in scrappy quilts someday.
beautiful work Lucy....Mei-Ling loves the quilt block you made for her quilt. She says "basket" every time she points to it.
Thank you so much for making it for her. She has been ejoying her quilt so much
respeckt,so feel geduld.
dat soll ik ook gaag willen hebben.
sorry voor mijn nederland's.
grootjes sydney
Those nine-patch blocks are adorable! I love them so much that I've decided to make something similar...
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