Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Marvelous Minis featuring Little Pink Houses

Here I am, posting on the very last day of August, my Island Batik Ambassador monthly challenge project.  This quilt is titled "Little Pink Houses".  

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this quilt were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
This month's challenge was to make a miniature quilt.  

I chose to use the Midnight Glow precuts along with the coordinating fabrics, Boysenberry and Orchid to make my quilt.

I used all the the fabrics in Midnight Glow.  I used 5 fabrics per row of houses, following the gradation of the precuts from light to dark, just as they were packaged.  I used the Orchid fabric for the background and Boysenberry for the sashing, inner border, and backing of my quilt.

I chose to paper piece the blocks as they are minis.  My blocks are 4" finished.  I used clips to hold the paper pieced sections in place while stitching them together with Schmetz needles.  The clips keep the paper sections lined up so much better than pins.

I used a piece of Hobbs Fusible batting that I had leftover from another project and quilted with Aurifil thread, color #2562 in straight lines across the quilt.

I love how pretty the blocks came out in the Midnight Glow fabrics.  It looks like a sunrise/sunset to me with the pink reflecting off the windows of the houses.

My quilt came out 16-1/2" x 21".  It's adorable!  So a-door-able that I took a pic on this door.

Boysenberry on the back.

Binding in Orchid.

Pretty folds.

I had fun taking photos of this mini quilt.  This key is actually huge, but it makes my mini quilt look tiny!

Little Pink Houses

Quilt Stats:
Finished Quilt Size:  16-1/2" x 21"
Block Size:  4" x 4"
Fabric:  Midnight Glow by Island Batik
Batting:  Fusible by Hobbs
Thread:  Aurifil #2562
Needles:  Schmetz
Designed in EQ8

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If you've enjoyed reading about my Little Pink Houses mini quilt, visit my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors blogs to see what they made for the month of August.  Here's a list:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Megan Best ~ Bestquilter
Pamela Boatright ~ Pamelaquilts
Elizabeth DeCroos ~ Epida Studio
Jennifer Fulton ~ Inquiring Quilter

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch By Stitch Custom Quilting
Reed Johnson ~ Blue Bear Quilts
Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ For The Love Of Geese
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine
Anorina Morris – sameliasmum.com

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Claudia Porter ~ Create with Claudia
Gail Renna ~ Quilt Haven Threads
Brianna Roberts ~ Sew Cute And Quirky
Michelle Roberts ~ Creative Blonde

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
Andi Stanfield ~ True Blue Quilts
Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt

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Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

New PDF Patterns in the Curlicue Creations Shop ~ Week of 08/17/2022

The sweet B is for Bear PDF Download Quilt Pattern makes a 49" x 65" finished quilt. This quilt pattern features easy fusible applique bear and letter blocks, rotary cut bear's paw blocks, and full color diagrams throughout the pattern.

The result is a simply charming design. Great for a baby gift, a couch cuddling throw, or a pretty wall hanging.

The Ascension PDF Download Quilt Pattern sews a 58" x 58" finished size quilt, perfect for a couch cuddling, a lap quilt, or a fabulous wall hanging. This quilt features three blocks sewn using familiar rotary cutting and straight piecing directions. This pattern includes full color step by step diagrams.

The Ascension Quilt features an explosion of light flaring out from the center of this dynamic quilt.

Stitch up this beautiful quilt quickly for your next gift, or home decor project. This medium sized quilt is perfect for any room of your home. Add a little zip of drama to any area with the Ascension quilt pattern.

The romantic Sherbet Hearts PDF Download Quilt Pattern makes an approximately 64" x 70" finished quilt. This quilt pattern features fusible applique, rotary cutting, and a quick and easy stitch and flip method for the flying geese border.

The result is a simply charming design with old-fashioned hearts and nine-patch blocks trimmed with a flying geese border in yummy sherbet colors. A timeless design, reminiscent of quaint, downtown homes, the ice cream parlor, and the old timey candy shop.

The sweet Mill House Spring Mermaid Version PDF Download Quilt Pattern makes a 41" x 49" finished quilt. This quilt pattern features quick hourglass blocks with no bias edges, rotary cutting, and full color diagrams throughout the pattern.

The result is a simply charming design with pretty 4" hourglass blocks. Great for a baby gift or a pretty wall hanging.

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Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

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