Category Archives: Small Quilts

Finish It Up Friday ~ Starry Night

I think nearly everyone is familiar with Van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night. Well, I’ve recently finished my overly simplified, pixelated version. I freehanded the quilting to add swirls. I had found this free beading pattern online and used that … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Wish

This is the final piece I created for my local solo show. It might be my favorite! I’m calling it, Wish. I love the extra poof in the yellow. You can see here that I quilted the background first, then … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday

It’s done! And I love it every bit as much as I thought I would. I used a favorite print that I’ve been hoarding for the back. Isn’t this awesome? I’ve had it for ages. I had almost enough of … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Economy Block Quilt

My little economy block quilt is done! It finished at 30 by 42 inches. I don’t enjoy the process of crosshatch quilting, but I do love the results. Here is the back. This fit nicely on the table in my … Continue reading

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Green Dog

My green dog quilt is done! As a reminder, this sketch by Picasso was my inspiration. Here is a look at the back. I still have to add the hanging system. A closeup of the bias tape. This finished at … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangle 3

You might remember a preview version of this in my crap quota. It really wasn’t terrible, but it was very boring. I chatted with Daughter #3 about it. She said, it was too regular, not enough tension. She was right. … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangle 2

You’ve been seeing glimpses of this, now it is finished, except for the sleeve. I’ll share a post on that soon. It is a bit different for an art show versus a quilt show. I also have to decide which … Continue reading

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A Finish on a Monday!

Put a fork in it! This little mini was just the ticket for a little weekend sewing. The photo above shows the most accurate colors. The next photos are after washing. I used a half layer of Mountain Mist BlueRibbon … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Tangled

This quilt is why I wanted to work with bias tape. I had an idea in my head and needed to come up with a way to create it. I applied this all by hand and it took forever. Seriously, … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Twofer

I finished up both of these art quilts this week. It has been so much fun getting back into improv. Daughter #3 suggested adding some embroidery to this. I had already been thinking of adding some hand quilting, so this … Continue reading

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