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| Oh ,did you think I meant a baton twirler? Not this kind of twirling! |
This week, the leaves really began to turn colors and fall off of the trees. I love seeing them twist and twirl in the air as they float down to the ground.
That definitely put me in the mood to make a fall mini quilt for my quilt stand in the kitchen. I had the perfect pattern:
Mini Twirl by Fig Tree & Company ( available here )
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| Mini Twirl Pattern { here } |
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| Four Mini Twirl Blocks by Susie's Sunroom |
The pattern calls for making 9 twirl blocks, but I only needed my mini quilt to be about 12 inches square. Four blocks , with a bit of sashing turns out to be the perfect size for my quilt stand. I love making this twirl block! It was so fun making this leaf shape... with no half square triangles!
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| Mini Twirl Quilt by Susie's Sunroom |
Quilt Stats:
Pattern: Mini Twirl Quilt pdf file by Fig Tree & Company (here)
*** I love this leaf, Joanna !! **
My mini quilt size: 12 " across by 13 " high
Block size: 5 1/2 " unfinished
Fabrics: scraps of various older Fig Tree & Co. fabrics ( including Patisserie, Millhouse Inn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Buttercup )
Fusible Interfacing: Heat N Bond for the stems
Piecing thread: Aurifil #2021 50 weight
Batting: scraps of Warm and Natural Cotton
Quilting: by Walking Foot using Aurifil #2026. I tried some free-style, random wavy lines- to make it feel like wind blowing the leaves
Binding: Quarter Inch, Single Fold Binding aka Flat Binding, following a tutorial by Made by Chrissie D {here}. I wanted a very minimal binding, and it was pretty easy to machine sew onto the mini quilt.
Hangers- I made 2 little quilt hangers on the back - by using Carole's tutorial at From My Carolina Home {here} and { here }. So easy and works like a charm!
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| Aurifil thread makes such beautiful quilting stitches! |
This was a fast and fun little quilt to make!
Fig Tree has a full sized Twirl leaf block available , too. Wouldn't that make a gorgeous lap quilt, using Fig Tree fabrics !
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| I'm off to my sewing room! |
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Oh, such a beautiful collection of fall leaves...you've captured that fall feeling!
ReplyDeleteI like the photo of the mini hanging on the windowsill. It is a nice contrast from the green trees outside.
ReplyDeleteThis leaf design is great. I agree it is much prettier and realistic than the traditional HST pattern. Your quilting really enhances the design, too. Lovely work all around!
Oh its so pretty! Love the fabrics, the quilting, and binding and of course the leaf blocks and most of all because it's mini!
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics you picked match the colours of the fall leaves so perfectly and the quilting is wonderfully wind-like twirling those leaves. It's a beautiful mini, Susie!!
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That is pretty! I love the quilting, it really looks like the wind blowing those gorgeous leaves!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a nice little quilt. the fabric you've chosen is perfect. I love your swirly wind quilting too. The leaves really look like they're twirling as they fall.
ReplyDeleteOOOh this is beautiful! I love this. I think I may even make myself one...
ReplyDeleteOooh this is sew beautiful. Those patchwork leaves are twirling due to your quilting. Love it.
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