A Trio..

... of mini's! I was digging around in my quilt cupboard (not a real cupboard but a closet) looking for my fall quilts and I found these! :-) They weren't really lost~ let me explain... When we move every quilt goes with me (yeah, DH doesn't like my moving strategy but I refuse to leave them to movers!), in our last move, I wrapped smaller things inside larger things. Well, you know, as you are settling in and unpacking, sometimes you know things are safe, but aren't quite sure where they ended up~? Does that make sense? That's what happened this time. I thought I'd packed them with some fabric and just hadn't come across them yet~ and there they were waiting in the quilt cupboard! :-)

The one on the left measures 8.5 x 10 inches. The center HST's are 5/8's of an inch. It was little cut off ears from a larger project. Do you save those or toss them? Sometimes I love to play with them! I can't believe it, but I actually hand quilted this one! Hmm, it must be at least 12-15 years old. Bad me, I didn't date it. :-/

The center one is a pattern from a book I had about 14 - 18 years ago. I don't know what happened to the book, so I can't tell you who wrote it. It was machine quilted and measures 11.25 x 13.25 inches. It is probably the first machine stippling I ever did. ;-)

And the last one I did 15 years ago. It is 9.25 x 9.25 inches. A friend and I each made one using a stencil that we traced onto a foundation and paper-pieced. My first try at paper-piecing. :-) It is also machine quilted.

I usually rotate these in my sewing room, but my current sewing room has so many windows that I am afraid they would fade so I need to find a new spot for them. :-)

Sometimes making a mini is just the thing to get your mojo restarted~ either that or as my mother tells me, I really am crazy! LOL :-))

Have a great afternoon and until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!