thrums

Very nice photos mini-quilters!

Has any seen 130 Mini Quilt Blocks by Susan Briscoe?

I was wondering if it was a good reference book.

Thanks.

jaciqltznok

this book is just blocks done smaller...you really don't need a book, just a pad of graph paper to make blocks smaller!

purrfectquilts

I like minis, and love to use up small scraps that way ... but have found that my older fingers and eyes do more paper piecing these days with the miniatures. No pictures as I have given all the little quilts away. Mostly I just use regular quilt blocks and reduce the size of the patches proportionately.

jaciqltznok

I know what you mean..gotta love foundation/paper piecing..I do most of my minis on foundation...that way with the tiny seams there is not chance of ripping them when I remove the paper!

I love EQ for doing mini layouts...and for printing off the blocks to foundation piece...

quilter41

I love making mini's. However most are Civil War Repo.

retrogirl02

For the most part, miniatures have been done with scraps in the first place that less frugal quilters normally throw away. How 'useful' an item is depends on the quilter and the person who receives it. Let's play nice & be less negative & judgemental.

You know what I learned most from my artist grandmother? Rules were made to be broken. Live it up & do what you love. I' sorry no one has given you that freedom, jitkaau.

It's YOUR fabric, YOUR project, & YOUR SELF EXPRESSION. Don't be bothered with the quilt police. No one enjoys a stickler for unimportant rules.

Peckish

I guess it all depends on your definition of "useful". To me, anything I make, regardless of size, is "useful" because I enjoy the process and the fruit of my labor. When I make minis, they're useful in that they are either hung up in my home as decoration, or they are passed on to others to enjoy. Case in point, I made a quilt that was 5" square, and gave it to an elderly woman who had a miniature hobby. She had a mini castle-dollhouse, with mini furniture, and the mini quilt went on a mini bed and gave her mini hours of enjoyment. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) :)

I suppose the only non-useful quilt might be the one that sat in a closet for 40 years, but it still was useful in that (hopefully) it gave somebody joy to make it.

vickig626

All I can say about his quilts is......WOW !!!!!

Peckish

Don't talk to George about placemats, either.... He made a log cabin/pineapple variation that was 15 x 21 inches, with 2842 pieces. Some lady offered him $10 for it and wanted him to make another 5 for placemats!

snipforfun

I took classes with Sally Collins on Precision Piecing. I learned so much and actually did a project using her techniques. Her book and DVD are essential. In think she has some instruction on you tube