Yay! I'm here today to share a finish (my only finish from my Finish-A-Long list.) I actually finished this quilt over a month ago, but being sick (and I still am) and sick kids and everything else in the world seemed to keep me from blogging about this mini quilt.
I started this mini at some point last year when Erica at Kitchen Table Quilting released the pattern, the Carol Quilt. I fell in love with the pattern and wanted to make it instantly. I also didn't want to make a full sized quilt, thus this mini was born. I had to do some math to figure out how much to cut out, as the pattern doesn't include instructions for a mini. It wasn't that difficult to figure out, just took a little bit of counting.
I used a charm pack of Moda Gooseberry by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique and a charm pack of Moda Modern Background Paper by Zen Chic. I also threw in a few low volume scraps that I had to round things out for the background. I love how these fabrics play together.
This is a two block pattern (only two different blocks make the whole quilt) so it goes together really quickly. This mini measures 24.5" x 24.5". Once I had the top together it sat basted for quite a while because I couldn't decide on quilting. This always seems to be the case with me, held up on the quilting phase.
Finally I decided to stop over thinking it and just quilt a simple diagonal grid following along in the ditch of the design. I'm happy that I chose this as I feel it really adds to the design and makes it pop. Sometimes simpler is better. I quilted it with a 50 weight Aurifil in white.
The pieced back is a scrap of low volume that I had (the print to the right) and the small + print is a pillowcase from Target. Lately I've started to use bed sheets as backing as they are usually big enough to get away from a pieced back and the quality is really nice. The thread count of these sheets is almost exactly the same as quilting cotton so the sheets play nicely with other fabrics. The cost of a set of sheets are a lot cheaper too, especially when you buy them on clearance!
Below is an example of how I hang my mini quilts. I save random bits of scrap ribbon and stitch little loops to the top before I sew on the binding. When I go to hang these mini quilts I just have to put some nails in the wall and hang these little tabs on the nails. It works for me and I don't have to figure it out later.
Below is an example of how I hang my mini quilts. I save random bits of scrap ribbon and stitch little loops to the top before I sew on the binding. When I go to hang these mini quilts I just have to put some nails in the wall and hang these little tabs on the nails. It works for me and I don't have to figure it out later.
That's all folks! I'm glad I at least finished one of my projects this quarter, thank goodness for a mini quilt. I'll leave you today with an "artsy" photo of my mini.
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