Saturday, December 10, 2016

Little Boy Blue - A Mini Quilt



Back in January,
when the RSC color was BLUE,
I pieced together this scrappy slab.

Part of it was used for RSC pieces and parts.
(click here for that post)

The rest went back in the leftover strata stash.




That leftover piece is now a finished mini quilt!




Introducing - Little Boy Blue.




Finished size is 16" x 20"




Free form quilting using 
Hawaiian Blue Glide thread.

(Max loved this method)




One final look at the quilt's front fabrics . . .




. . . and a look at the pieced-together scraps 
used for the beautiful backing.





I added Fast Finish Triangles
on all four corners.

(5" squares folded on the diagonal
and stitched in place prior to binding)


The lower set helps the bottom hang flat/straight
and I will be able to change the quilt's
hanging orientation at any time.

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Little Boy Blue is finished
and hanging on the wall in my studio.

YES!!


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Linking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

to see what the others 
are sharing this week.

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P.S.

I'm sharing an image a day as my own 
personalized countdown to Christmas

(there's also a permanent link 
for my IG feed in my sidebar)



Quiltdivajulie

21 comments:

Ariane said...

I love it! The quilting really bumps it up a notch. Great finish!!

Frog Quilter said...

Very nice!

Chantal said...

That's what I call putting scraps to good use. And it's lovely too. Congrats on this cute finish. ;^)

Linda Swanekamp said...

Oh, I just love it! The quilting is terrific. Love the designs found in the slab. I need to do this more.

quiltingbydawn said...

Wonderful use of your blue scraps!

Katie Z. said...

Ooh, la la!

Mari said...

Love it! Wonderful use of those blue scraps!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

That is such a beautiful piece with all the different blues! The quilting adds a lot of movement to it as well! I've been seeing people do such interesting things with scrap slabs that I'm going to put that on my list to try in the coming year.

Kaja said...

Sounds like Max will be running the joint soon! I love that big chunk of blue so it's nice to see some of it end up as a quilt in its own right.

PaulaB quilts said...

It's the best use of scraps I've seen lately. The colors are so intense and the quilting swirls are wonderful. Thanks for the corners tip!

gayle said...

Love the way the quilting just sets it on fire! Pretty pretty!

Anonymous said...

Thats lovely! the quilting really adds to it - feels like its moving! learning so much from your blog.

Mystic Quilter said...

Julie I just love the quilting you have on this mini-quilt! Beautiful movement. I shall be sure you look at your daily photos.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Those Fast Finish Triangles are my "go to" hanging method for small quilts. Thanks for an idea of how to quilt my next mini quilt. I'm TOTALLY doing that curvy quilting!!

Louise said...

Excellent little quilt! Those are my all time favorite shades of blue...so rich and deep...oooo...aaahhhh! Love it :)

Mary Ellen said...

The blue is beautifully intense and Kaffe on the back? Swoon. Your quilting is giving me ideas, too.

Mary Ellen said...

I googled the Glida thrwad. Is it similar to Isacord?

Janie said...

I love that little quilt! I have been doing 'smalls' lately too.
Thanks for sharing 'Fast Finish Triangles' super idea.

Kyle said...

A great piece. Your quilting looks like Little Boy Blue, blew and blew.

Sharon said...

Oh, this is so pretty! I love blue, and of course I love this. I think your quilting on this piece is awesome! Just beautiful!

Kevin the Quilter said...

This is so beautiful! I LOVE the quilting! Great work!