Friday, November 4, 2011

Bloggers Quilt Festival Entry


I am showcasing another doll quilt as my entry in to the Bloggers Quilt Festival.  I made this little beauty for the 11th round of Doll Quilt Swap.  In this round we were challenged to get back to our roots and use more traditional blocks.  I decided to torture challenge myself to do some extra small piecing.  My partner loved log cabins and the colors red, white and aqua, so I went to work on this quilt. 


 First I pieced 30 1 1/2" log cabin blocks.  Insanity right?  Perhaps!  LOL!  I did learn that you need to have a very sharp blade on your rotary cutter.  You also need to be able to accurately cut each one of the logs.  I think next time I will foundation piece them.  That might make things a tad bit easier.


30 Blocks!!  With each block I made, I became more and more excited.  Things were coming together nicely.  I left them out on the counter in a small dish so I could admire them throughout the day.   I liked holding them in my hands and feeling the texture of the logs sewn together.


Here is the top.  I chose to use a different layout instead of the traditional layout for log cabins.  It was a bit of a bear to put together!   It was a challenge to get things to line up correctly.   Once it was complete,I decided to add a border to it and then quilt it in a slanted pattern.  This winter I am going to have to make one for myself.   After all that work, I became quite attached to this litle gem.  My partner was so excited and appreciative.  I'm glad she went to a good home.

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14 comments:

  1. Wow! That is some tiny precision quilting! Unreal! Nicely done!!

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  2. I admire your skill! I love diagonals and the color combo is fabulous. great job.

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  3. Greetings from Hungary. I really like your quilt. Beautiful colors, and stitching.

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  4. So tiny and so precise, lovely.

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  5. Wow!! They are so TINY :D They look good. Love the colors.

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  6. Very cute and tiny! Your quilt matches the background you currently have on your blog. I love the picture of the quilt square on your hand!
    Mrs.Hearts
    www.busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com

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  7. Wow, such tiny pieces. It looks wonderful. Love the colors!

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  8. I love this! Those perfect little log cabins are great!

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  9. It's beautiful, love the colours and what fabulous piecing.

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  10. wow! Those pieces are TINY...

    Mary
    http://www.quiltgenius.com

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  11. What a gorgeous piece! I love the turquoise you chose! Incredible job!

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