Recently I spent some time at the lake with a few friends. Reading, painting, swimming and chatting.
The following week was spent laboring at the store, rearranging it all. We closed to do it and it was a hot mess!
Then I was looking for a picture for a class I’m taking soon and came across some old quilt photos I thought I’d share. This first one is a secondhand frame I built a cabinet around and put a little quilt in it based on a $5 quilt from my lqs. Turns out the gal I sold it too designed that quilt. The half square triangles are 1/2″.
This woven piece was shown at a guild meeting. The only way to do a mini in this pattern I think. The strips were half inch or so. Never tried it myself but its interesting.
An old bottle piece, doesn’t show much of the quilt inside but I liked the photo.
A book piece, didn’t do many mini appliques. You can see I cut out part of the book cover, still have a container full of the parts I cut out. Too much hard work to just throw it all away but have yet to do anything with them.
One of my favorites, soft and peaceful.
And this, I did the piecing but not the applique. It was a round robin, other than the words its all applique. The squares were, I think, 1 1/2″ finished. So the branch is like, less than 1/4″, crazy small. The black in the birds eye is a seed bead and the white is appliqued, unbelieveable. When I first saw it I thought it was ribbon embroidery. I don’t see how she did it. “But you taught me” she said. I didn’t teach her THAT!
I’m hoping to sew tomorrow. You?
I’ve loved your miniquilt creations since I saw them years ago at the Spokane Washington State Quilt show. They have inspired me to do a few of my own but none as lovely as yours. Best, Sharon
Oh, that cabinet is toooo yummy! Let me know if you ever want to sell it!
Virginia: Great, great photos. I remember your mini baskets from yrs ago…still wonderful. Went to the store the other day and it looks amazing. That WAS a lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Now I can’t wait to see the store. It is still the best quilt shop around and I am glad it is close by. Thank you, too, Virginia, for your love and friendship and your remarkable eye for “stuff”