AnnieLu wrote: The main blocks were 6" so the centre blocks ended up at 1" square. The whole thing is about 75-76" square and the quilting was all done with a walking foot except for the small flowers which I did on my hand crank which doesn't have one.

Sewing today but not quilts, I am putting patches on our 'new to us' tent. My new machine is handling the canvas with no trouble at all

Good luck Sharon hope you get that ribbon.

Dawn thanks for the tips, I've discovered most already These are ones I made this morning using toothpicks. I've got turkey lacers on order from Amazon and I'll be off to the bead shop tuesday.



Well done doing so well with your confetti quilts. I started using black tulle as Noriko does but it looks dull so then used organza which is very shiny but clear. So on these three, the first is fusible to the backing then confetti placed onto it and ironed. The second is bondaweb to confetti before cutting it and the last is organza over confetti then cut back. on the night we'll be doing the tulle/ organza all over but I wanted to be able to show other ways it can be done.

Hi Joyce, I have just submitted a quilt into that show. If it gets in would you mind taking a photo for me, with, hopefully, a ribbon. That is awesome you will get to meet your partner at that show.

Sharon in Colorado

Wendy, Nancy always has a practical and smart way to do things. And, she is right, wood is better than steel, if you are going to hit it with a needle. That being said, everyone in my guild loves their homemade jewel stiletto. It is a very handy tool for so many things. I use mine a lot for all of my prepared edge appliqué. It has a little weight to it and bulk which, as we get older, is so much easier in the hand. I even make some super chunky ones for people with severe arthritis. It is sooooooooo much more comfortable than using things like the porcupine needle, or even that long, too heavy, Apliquick rod (sorry Alex!). So, Wendy, if you are going to make them, there are two things to watch for. How sharp is the point of the skewer? (Some are filed off at the tip.) They should be able to stick into a pin cushion. And, what size are your beads? Many beads have too small of a hole to feed onto the skewer. You can also make these with a bamboo skewer, if you get beads with really large holes. But, these will limit other uses, and will not poke into you pin cushion. The glue I use for attaching the beads is Aleen's Jewelry and Metal glue. It comes in a tube, and is similar to a gel super glue. Be careful! You'll be wearing it the first time you do a few, until you get your rhythm. I always buy my beads on sale, and found owl beads sell well! Have fun!

Love your confetti quilts! I have done two, and both have won ribbons. They are so much fun to do! Do you use tulle on yours? It doesn't look like it. I did graduate to only one layer of tulle on my second one. (Noriko always uses two.) I was working on one at retreat one year, and when I had all of my confetti in place, everyone thought they were really funny pretending they we're going to sneeze on it.

Rosemary, nice quilt! Not wanting to do piecing for my mini, and being more comfortable in free form, I (and my partner) will be making a
small art quilt. Qualifies as a mini.

Well, time to get back to the huge, paper pieced Judy Niemeyer UFO that I am determined to finish!!!!
Dawn

Rosemary,
What are the dimensions of those blocks that comprise the center portion? And, what is the finished dimension of your quilt? It is absolutely gorgeous. I can see why you love it.

Sorry to hear about your finger Wendy. That is one thing I haven't manager to achieve yet, _{and I hope I never do, touch wood!}

Hints on miniatures
1: paper piecing/stitch and flip is a great technique -I used this for my Maxiatura quilt.
2: if doing normal style piecing use strips of 1" minimum -you need something to hold. And then trim.
3: sew your regular 1/4" seam allowance and trim afterwards to 1/8" - unless you are doing stitch and flip then you can stitch 1/8" seams.
4: check your measurements after each seam and correct then. As Sally Collins says you only need to get it right the last time.

By the way, when we did the Laura Nownes sampler quilt, my centre blocks were only 1/6 scale



I absolutely love this quilt.

Wendy,
I hope your finger feels better.
I have always liked the look of confetti quilts, just never got around to making a sample up to see if I enjoyed it.
The top one is my favorite, those colors are right up my alley. I think you have sparked my creative bug,,,
Your class will definitely be a fun time for all that attend.

A fortunate error now I have another item to make for the craft fair.

Here are my samples for the confetti quilting I'm teaching










Now you can see how I did it

Sorry about your finger, Wendy! I use cheap wooden cuticle sticks for pushing fabric near the needle. I feel like I get a better purchase on the fabric with the flat end and have no worries about hurting the sewing machine if the needle hits it.

It won't be mini enough for Rosemary she makes teeny tiny miniature, these ones are bigger than I make most of the time. They're more quiltlets at this size. Mind you if you go for traditional blocks I suppose it's about 1/6th full size rather than 1/12th which is a true mini so a 12" block will be 2" yikes that's small, where's Rosemary!

Fingers fine now bit tender that's all. I'm going to make a Dawn prodder they are so pretty and I have loads of beads. I may use wooden skewers, wooden toothpicks grab fabric well.

twiglet wrote:
Yikes Wendy - I can imagine your finger is/was sore!! Hope it mends quickly!

HaHa re the rows!! Already have visions of mini quilts in my head. (I figure Rosemary will have tips and tricks for us)!

Barb

Yes, we know what theme we are going with for our mini quilts. It is so exciting!! We threw around a lot of ideas and then it was fast to cling to one. We know not to share details of what we are making or photos but both wanted to share a theme and have done that. We are aiming high!

Jules~

Lovely Dawn what a good idea

I'm waiting for say partner. JULES DID you choose a theme or any guideli rd between you on what you're going to make?