Merry Christmas Eve! I hope you are/were able to enjoy some lovely time with family!
I finished a few mini mats in the past few days. I love having projects to bind...it helps me to sit still for a few minutes, which is especially important this time of year. (If my hands aren't busy, I can't sit!) I wasn't planning on making this mini, but I came across the fabric combo and I thought it was too good to pass up! I love these fabrics together and simple is good! As are red polka dots. :) It is scrap project #97/101.
I hand quilted this one the other night at my son's jazz band concert. Hand quilting to live music is great! I am in love with this color/fabric combo, and I really, REALLY want to make an entire quilt like this. I am contemplating how reasonable/unreasonable that is. Actually, I
know how unreasonable it is, but I'm trying to figure out a way to justify it in my head anyway! This is scrap project # 98/101.
Both of these mini mats were made with scraps from
Modern Textiles, so they are extra special. I love making a mini (or two) to commemorate a trip.
I thought I would share this little trick. When I hand quilted it, I stopped stitching one round before the outside, added the binding, THEN added the last round of hand stitching. That makes the last line of quilting much easier to place. I just love a hand quilted mini! I can see making many more of these...
Now that the minis are done, I'm looking forward to settling in with my pineapple quilt. It's going to be so fun to hand bind this one! There is SO much to look at while I stitch.
Thank you
so much for stopping by and reading my blog, cheering me on and leaving encouraging comments. It really, truly means so much! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!! xoxox
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Enjoy binding your wonderful colourful pineapples!
ReplyDeleteI've loved seeing your scrap projects and these mini mats are just great. I'm inspired to make some in the coming year! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thanks for the joy you've spread to your readers this year. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and inspiring this year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Merry Christmas to you and yours, Amanda Jean! Thanks for all the inspiration you gave us this year!
ReplyDeleteEVERY SINGLE TIME I stop by your blog I am inspired to sew. Thanks you so very much for sharing and spreading joy through fabric:) Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are always so fun and happy and they inspire me to go sew every time I see a new finish.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and hoping you and your family have a healthy and happy New Year.
I like these little mini quilts. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas,
ReplyDeleteDebbie
That little Dresden pin cushion is adorable! Merry Christmas!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! I am piecing your Trees quilt for my grandson's wedding gift. They got married without letting family know. I also have your pineapple pattern and I want to make it next. That will be a while though. I am not as fast as you are. LOL
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas AmandaJean. Your minis as well as your pineapple quilt are amazing.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! I love your mini's. I am up early, putting ham in the oven for brunch and waiting for others to wake up. Now I want to hustle down to my sewing nook and whip up some cute mini's to hand bind while enjoying the rest of the day! Oh how you inspire me!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with your blog. (I made the thread catcher finallly and cannot get over how cute and useful they are- thank you for that as well). You inspire me with every post, even though I think I will alwAys be a crazy quilt top maker (cause making straight perfect lines while sewing just doesnt always happen, your use and love of scraps is always enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovelies you always manage to create! I love your style. Merry Christmas, Amanda Jean! I hope you have a wonderful, memory-making day with your family. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteLove your minis, especially your hand quilting on the log cabin block.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy 2015! When you get a chance can you tell us how you quilted the mini log cabin? What thread did you use and did you use big stitches? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours and best wishes for 2015!
ReplyDeleteGetting to know you and seeing all your beautiful works this year has been a pleasure and I am glad to count you as a friend. Looking forward to spending the New Year with you. 2015 is going to be awesome! Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou hand quilted stitches are PERFECT! Which thread did you use? I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas...
ReplyDeleteI am loving the pineapple quilt. I love red and yellow! And those fabrics are sending this over the top for me. YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteI hope your day was Merry and your New Year is bright!
Merry Christmas Night! You have GBA good binding attitude! :) nice work here...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and the best wishes for 2015 for you and your family!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family form Queensland, Australia! (Help! I am meltinnnnnnng!)
ReplyDeleteI work for home and your blog keeps me company and keeps me smiling - thanks so much! Have a great time with your family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family, best wishes for 2015!
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ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours! Thank you for your inspirations and for sharing your love of scraps! I really love the colors in your second picture. Lovely! I'm going to put making a few mini quilts on my 2015 to do list.
Love all of these projects, and your Pineapple makes my heart sing. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute log cabin block. Love the dark embroidery thread quilting.
ReplyDeleteThose look great, and a great way to use up some scraps.
ReplyDeleteI longarm all day, so I'm always thrilled to have binding projects. I like to make a bunch of potholders just to have something to hand stitch at night! Isn't it crazy that we can't keep still. What's with that??
ReplyDeleteThat color combo of your hand-quilted mini is amazing!! I think you should go ahead and do a whole quilt, no matter how unreasonable it seems!
ReplyDeleteLove your minis. Such a good idea on the final round of handstitching. Hope your Holidays are joyful
ReplyDeleteYour projects are awesome. Blessings Always Mtetar
ReplyDeleteLove the mini! The contrast of the thread really adds interest to the design. What type of thread did you use?
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