A Miniature Quilt Finish

Ever notice when you go over to a quilting friends house or the local quilt stores, they always have adorable little quilts displayed?  Little quilts are so charming and I can't seem to make enough of them lately.   I've joined a few miniature quilt swaps and making them can become addictive.  These small cuties work up quicker than regular size quilts and I love the instant gratification.

I made the star blocks 4" finished by drawing out my own paper piecing templates.  This is where a quilting design program like EQ6 or in my case Quilt-Pro 5 for the Mac would come in handy.

I finished the top in February and decided to put mitered borders on it at retreat.  I learned how to make mitered corners years ago, but when you don't use it you lose it as the saying goes.  So I asked my friend Linda to give me a quick lesson.  I drew the feathers around the borders with a purple pen and quilted it on my domestic machine, then finished the binding last week.  The quilt measures approximately 25" X 25".  If you've seen any of the schnibbles quilts made up, this one sort of reminds me of them.

I almost forgot there is one thing I don't like about the purple marking pen.
1.  I drew the feathers on the night before and by the time I went to quilt it the next morning most of the lines had disappeared.  Some were very faint so I had to draw the pattern over again.  Lesson learned, draw pattern on quilt right before quilting.

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