Last Saturday I had the pleasure of teaching a beginner’s log cabin class at the Upper Valley Food Co-op’s Sew-op. The women I was teaching were all friends and we had a great time chatting and sewing (ok, mostly chatting!). At one point during the class, one of the women asked me if I still quilt for fun or if it’s just for work and while I answered that quilting is always a joy for me, I realized that it’s been too long since I made a project just for fun and just for me.
The solution: a mini orange peel quilt! I’ve always wanted to make an orange peel quilt and I love all things miniature, so I’m going to combine the two and make it with fabrics leftover from my log cabin class.
After a couple of nights of prepping leaf appliqués, here’s what I’ve got:
Aren’t the colors gorgeous?! I just love these batiks!
Each finished leaf block is going to be 2″ square. My mom will think I’m crazy, but I can’t help myself; I LOVE small blocks. Not sure what I’m going to do for a border yet, but hey, there are no rules here! This is just for fun — appliqué here I come!
I’ll keep you posted…
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Can't wait to see what you do with these!
So cute!
Yes! The colours are gorgeous! I can't wait to see what you do them too.
Maureen
(Canada)