Friday, May 28, 2010

Wee robot quilts

The robot obsession continues. This week I made these three mini quilts. I found the tutorial on Stardust Shoes and knew it would be perfect for Luke's room. (The link to the tutorial isn't working...I'll update if I can figure it out.)
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The finished size of each is about 12 x 12.

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Love the eyes on this guy.

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I appliqued the shapes and then echo quilted around them. This was really fun and makes for a cool effect.

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I loved making these mini size quilts. They helped me practice some skills, especially the binding and mitered corners. Pretty tidy, if I do say so myself. Also, they're entirely made out of scraps I had on hand. Bonus.

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Satisfied customer.

Now I just need to figure out how to hang them...

Be sure to check out more projects on Amy's blog!

31 comments:

  1. Great scrap busting mini quilts....I SO JEALOUS!

    Did you use a pattern or come up with this layout yourself???

    It's GREAT either way...NICE JOB DONE!

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  2. I love these! Have you tried Scotch Adhesive strips for hanging? They work great for little quilts like this.

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  3. Absolutely fantastic! I love the shadow quilting on these.

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  4. Those are so ridiculously stinking cute! :)

    Great work Katie!

    (I have some mini quilts I still need to make for Steiger... and you're inspiring me)

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  5. Absolutely cute!

    Did you echo-quilt with a walking foot?? Your stitches are so even... that must have been a gazillion times of stopping and turning for all the echo lines!

    Cheers,
    Christine

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  6. Adorable robot mini quilts! Love the quilting!

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  7. Those are so cool! Love the echo quilting you did. What fun!

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  8. love the quilting on these. it is perfect.

    and, I love the guy in the rocketship. very clever.

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  9. Awesome idea! I love the idea of decorating with mini quilts instead. The scrappy binding is a fabulous touch!

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  10. I love love love these! Maybe AJ needs some for his room!

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  11. I don't usually like mini quilts, but these are just so fun. Nice work!

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  12. These look like such fun projects! They are so cute!

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  13. Those are so cute!! I love the echo quilting - and the designs are priceless!!

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  14. OMGoodness!! Those are some of the most adorable mini's I have ever seen!!! WOnderful, fabulous job!

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  15. these are so perfect for a little guys room. the quilting looks awesome. this is such an amazing finish

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  16. I love those mini quilts - they are absolutely adorable!

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  17. Claire: It's a free tutorial on the Michael Miller web site. The link isn't working right now. I'll update it when it's fixed.

    Sunshine: I used my regular presser foot. I don't really like my walking foot!

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  18. OMG! You are the craft master.

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  19. Very cute--kinda late now, but I really like hanging with triangles--just sew small squares folded into triangles into the corners when you sew on the binding. Then stick dowels in between and hang on a nail or whatever. You can write on one triangle as a label or hang another dowel in the bottom set as a weight, if necessary. Got the idea from the Alzheimers Art Quilt site.

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  20. I love your mini quilts. Beautiful colors and quilting.

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  21. These are totally awesome. I have a robot/space love myself. These are SO great. I love that Cogsmo line from Cosmo Cricket. Great job!

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  22. Very cute Katie - and it looks like your customer is happy. I love the colors.

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  23. awesome work Katie!! love the bright colors you chose!

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  24. So cute - the echo quilting is stunning.

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  25. Wow, talk about adorable!!!! Thank you for visiting my blog and linking this up to me, I will definitely think about some mini quilts for additional decor in my munchkin's room now, thanks to your inspiration!!

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  26. Those quilts are fabulous and I love your echo quilting.

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  27. These are adorable!

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