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Monday, April 9, 2018

Design Wall Monday - April 9, 2018

This week wasn't very productive - I trimmed some small hsts that someone gave me, and tried to arrange them into a doll quilt.  This is what I started out with:



But it didn't speak to me, so I looked for another alternate square.  The white with polka-dots seemed too similar to the pinwheel blocks.  I auditioned another fabric and liked it better:



I made the doll quilt, and it measures 20 inches by 18 inches, with the pinwheel blocks at 1.5 inches square....meaning the hsts are 3/4" by 3/4" square.  No wonder my friend gave them away to me......I must learn to say no.

Here is the finished top with mitered corners.  I shall bind it with the same plaid.




So, while I wasn't very productive in the quilting department, I scored some points with hubby Sunday when I made a turkey pot pie, and an apple pie.





What have you been doing?  I hope to hear from a lot of you today, as I will be sitting at the hospital with my sister all morning while she has surgery, and I will need the distraction.  (minor surgery, so not too stressful)

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http://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2018/04/design-wall-monday-april-09-2018.html

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10 comments:

  1. Oh so tiny! Very cute. Hope your sister's surgery goes well.

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  2. such tiny pinwheels - I too hate waiting when someone is having surgery, even if it is a minor procedure - you know all well be well but still hate to wait - I hope your wait will not be long

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  3. I think I hit the "burn out" from quilting the last 5 days. I am hoping to get with the program and my April goals today! Hummmmm! Have a great week.

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  4. Nice cooking!! That would score points with us too! your Mini is very cute!

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  5. Oh Judy those hsts are so tiny...I just can't imagine working with that size but you have handled it beautifully. This is a totally sweet little quilt.

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  6. I love the doll quilt! I will be working on cosmetic cases and knitting on a capelet. The weather is dreary, so no going outside. Hope all goes well with your sister.

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  7. I like your choice of plaid. That would still be true even though I am in love with plaids. It did make the block stand out. I'm amazed at your ability and tenacity to sew with such small squares!

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  8. I finished a leader ender project yesterday, getting some of that Hoffman with gold I was so mad about so long ago. About 70X50, 1" squares finished.

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  9. Those pinwheels are so much fun. Oh pie!!! Not my strong suit. Now if you are talking about chicken tikka masala, I am your gal :-)

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  10. The plaid background looks great. With the dot fabric the hst got lost. Those are some tiny hst, 1.5" is the smallest I have made. Flying geese however, I have made them .5" x 1". My sister was setting up a doll house for my great niece and I gave something that resembled a quilt frame. she purchased a little sewing machine pencil sharpener (I thing it was) and I made something like 3" x 5" quilt to attach to the frame. Thank you for hosting the link party.

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