Category Archives: Small Quilts

….where I was heading here? Years ago, I saw in a book somewhere, a quilt made to celebrate Hailey’s Comet. I tried to find it again and was unable to. But that was my inspiration for this little bit. Here … Continue reading →

I decided to continue my little experiment and see if I could enhance the optical illusion with quilting. The quilting is far from perfect. But I think I like it. I grabbed a bit of an old yellow calico for … Continue reading →

Put a fork in it, it’s done! I like the layout I ended up with, though I liked the random one as well. I used a pantograph called Ground Cover on this quilt. Everything came from stash. Several of you … Continue reading →

I took these blocks and scraps…. And turned them into this! Such a fun little challenge! I had some leftover vintage strips that I used for binding. And I used part of a solid feed sack for the backing. A … Continue reading →

I quilted my little top on the long arm. I used mono-poly thread and cross hatched it. I didn’t pre-mark and got a bit off on my grid, but it’s fine. This leftover binding was a good fit. Ta daaa! … Continue reading →

My challenge quilt is done. I’m not thrilled with the quilting. Red or black thread would have been better, but I used what I had on hand. I do love the backing fabric. I used a facing instead of a … Continue reading →