Showing posts with label minis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minis. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2014

Quilt By Numbers Mini Swap



When I found out my guild was swapping minis, I was nervous!  I've never made a quilt for a quilter before, let alone a famous-ish quilter like Sukie or From The Blue Chair.  There's some heavy hitters in the SLMQG!

***EDIT- I 'm entering this in the blogger's quilt festival, just for fun!  I feel so excited and proud that my skills have improved enough that I feel like I have something to contribute.  (Even if the back is a mess, haha!)  Check out all the other entries at Amy's Creative Side.
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I really stretched myself while making this mini.  I'm not sure I did the process the "right" way, I'm not even sure there is a "right" way!  I've never appliquéd before, so I was making it up as I went along.  For example, when and how do I applique this thing?  I opted to quilt, then applique, which resulted in an ugly back:








And also am I ever, EVER, E . V . E . R . going to get the hang of machine binding?






I got to bring home this adorable hashtaggy mini from Creative Quilt Girl:




If you're interested, here's a photo essay on how to make your very own Paint By Numbers quilt in 427 tedious steps:










Voila!

XOXO- Pinspot

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