Shirley has been making these tiny wonders ! Using (to some extent) the Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses collection (and book).
Here's what she writes :
Here's what she writes :
I have always adored miniatures ! They just fascinate me. Well.... at
long last...... I DID figure out a way to make my POTC Name Tag block.
I started with the line drawing on p.29, Lucy Boston, Patchwork of the
Crosses.
The hardest part was dealing with fraying of the "1/4"
connectors while sewing the y-seams but not so much so that I would give
up.... To simplify, I just did a fold over binding from back to
front and SID around all the hexagons.
INKLINGO ROCK
This
mini is made from the same fabrics I made her Big Sister in (April 2011
entry in the Inklingo Projects Blog) I learned from this 'Big Sis'
how to fussy cut better and . The 12-piece crosses presented a problem
with bulkier seams than I liked so I cut it in one piece; the same
difficulty with the edge shapes as well - so I hand stitched a facing,
scalloped the border and embellished with Inklingo Circles in the open
spaces. Size is 14" x 18" and 754 pcs. if I counted right ! If Linda
ever comes out with a smaller version of the POTC block pieces with
those wonderful accurate crosshair markings, I will be VERY tempted to
be one of "those" that make a 'big' miniature quilt. Marking around
templates that small by hand is just not as accurate as I like in
comparison to printing in Inklingo fashion.
Well, I loved your Big POTC-quilt, but this small one has me scraping my jaw from the floor. Just awesome, Shirley !!!
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3 comments:
POTC is one of my all time favorite patterns. This mini is incredible. By how much did you reduce the pattern? Your seam allowances must have been just a few threads! Love the irregular edges.
Shirley, you are amazing! I think if I tried to sew a project this tiny, my eyes would fall out!
Wow! This is amazing. Stunning.
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