Just this past weekend I got together with some quilty friends for a little sewing weekend. Β We weren’t able to make it to Quilt Con but still wanted to have some fun. Β So we met up in Atlanta and had a fabulous time…more on that later. Β But part of our little get together was a secret partner swap with a handmade item. I’m not going to lie, some of the girls went ALL out. Β lol Β But I tried to keep myself restrained and made one item. Β I LOVED it though. Β Another one that was hard to give away.
Eeep! I love it! Β But I love Elena more, so I had no problems giving it to her. π Β She’s a huge heather ross fan like I am and I loved using all my precious little bits of Heather Ross fabrics and others for this mini. Β I wanted a simple design that would let me show off the fussy cut bits.
A square in a square (in a square) was the perfect little pattern for this. Β Nothing mind boggling but every fabric in every block is different. Β So that made me reach into my stash to keep the color scheme really consistent. Β Since it was a wall hanging, I felt I could use some precious Spoonflower bits that people often complain about fading issues…since this won’t get washed, that’s not a problem and I was happy to have the chance to use them.
The center squares were fussy cut at 2 1/2″. Β The next square was made from one 3 1/4″ square that was quarter cut. Β And the last square was actually made from two 3″ squares with a single diagonal cut on each. Β This is also a popular pattern to paper piece for really crisp points.
I love that border fabric…it’s a fabulous stripe/dot by Birch fabrics and is such a luscious shade of Marine Blue. Β It brought out all the right things from the colors in the quilt. Β Someone told me the quilt looks like Ice Cream. Β And I love that description because this mini is all about indulgence.
For the back I used another Birch fabric and did little corner folded squares to create a place to hopefully help hang the mini. Β Just tack those folded squares in place before you sew the binding on but after you quilt it.
The whole thing is just Yumminess!
And all for this sweet gal. Β Elena, Hot Pink Stitches, who couldn’t have loved it more!
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much!!!!!! Muah!!!
Absolute Yummyness!
she obviously did love it… can see why xx
A beautiful wall hanging made for one of my favorite people.
Love this wee mini! So what did you get?
Absolutely wonderful and the best is her big smile!!
It was a treasure π
It is beautiful, and it's obvious she loves it! Lucky girl!!
This is so cute! Seriously genius and precious!
I keep coming back to this post because I am in love with this quilt. I have been looking for a project using fussy cutting for some of my favorite fabrics.
It's gorgeous! Absolutely love it. I'm currently shopping around for a pattern for a baby quilt to include lots of cute prints and this might just be it. Thanks for putting some measurements and instructions into the post.
Absolutely perfect!! What a great mini!! Glad you all had a great time! What a fun getaway!!!
this is so adorable. you did a great job.
Love it! Such a cute quilt.
Very cute!