mini quilts

Yay – the blog tour has started and Craftzine is kicking it off with a guest post from me all about quilting tools + hop on over for a great chance to win one of three Whip Up Mini Quilts Mini Quilt books.

the rest of the blog tour so far…
June 1 - Craftzine – essential quilting tools
June 2 - Crafty Pod – book review & giveaway
June 3 - Chronicle Books – Behind the making of the book
June 4 – Indie Fixx – Designing your own mini-quilts
June 7 – Craft Sanity – Piped binding tutorial
June 8 – Hand Made by Alissa
June 9 – My Love for You Background on Mini Quilts
June 10 - Film in the Fridge
June 11 - The Haystack Needle Decorating with mini quilts
June 12 – West Coast Crafty

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Doll quilts are miniature quilts for playing with – here are a selection that feature dolls in the design as well as being used as doll quilts. too cute!

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Stars are the future, hope and love and mystery – the power of the universe …

1. doll quilt, 2. Doll Quilt Swap 7 front, 3. Maverick Star Doll Quilts, 4. little stars quilt, 5. breaking free inside dqs4, 6. Iced Chocolate, 7. dqs7 recieved., 8. Friendship Star quilt, 9. Mini Lone Star, 10. Scrappy Stars, 11. IMG_0451, 12. STUD swap jan ’10, 13. flea market fancy star mini quilt, 14. Selvage Star Mini Quilt, 15. Busy Little Garden Gnomes Mini Quilt, 16. Stars and Hearts Doll Quilt

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Introducing more of the contributors, whose mini quilt patterns appear in Whip Up Mini Quilts, published by Chronicle books

You have already met:Alexandra Rasmussen, Lisa Solomon, Kellie Wulfsohn, Alix McAlister, Ruth Singer, Kajsa Wikman, Alison Brookbanks, Shannon Lamden, Kristine Lempriere, Nicole Vaughan, me! Kathreen Ricketson, Betz White, Sherri-Lynn Wood, Lisa Call, Boo Davis, Malka Dubrawsky and Victoria Gertenbach.

Next up are the remaining US contributors Lizette Greco, Liz Harvatine, Jude Hill, Lucinda Jones, Alicia Paulson, Meg Spaeth and Sarah Steedman.

Lizette Greco works with her family to create toys and imagery based on children’s drawings.

Liz Harvatine is a keen quilt maker – I really dig the modern retro thing she has going on.

Jude Hill is primarily unplugged – that means she makes all her gorgeous quilts by hand – she tells stories through her quilts – slow cloth and experimentation is her thing.

Lucinda Jones – I love her homey country girl aesthetic.

Alicia Paulson, is a beautiful stitcher, and her crafts often have a sentimental element.

Meg Spaeth has a lovely modern retro thing again that I love – she is not afraid of bright colours but mixes in lots of neutrals for a very modern groovin’ palette.

Sarah Steedman runs scrappy nation – making plush toys from scrap fabrics.

And that finishes up the contributors in the book and finishes up the first week of mini quilt month. More yummy mini quilts tomorrow …

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Our month of mini quilts continues with a showcase of the wonderful work from the whipup flickr pool.

1. Lost At Sea With You, 2. mini quilt, 3. quilted pincushion, 4. Quilted tablemat, 5. (mini) kelp invasion!, 6. Connect I, 7. Grandma tucked up, 8. Tug o War, 9. Forest Pillows, 10. Hot water bottle cozy, 11. rainbow of trees – front, 12. Table Runner, 13. Valentine for Alexi 2010, 14. slow stitching for lost at sea show, 15. Urban Swap, 16. table runner

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