Friday, January 11, 2019

Curves

Every quarter, Curated Quilts issues a challenge for a mini quilt and provides a single word prompt and a color palette.

Some of the quilts that link-up are selected to be featured in the magazine.  The latest challenge arrived right in the middle of the holidays with a deadline of January 2.

This was my first attempt - an improv curve using bias tape applique.   As you can see, I never buried those threads or finished the edge.  (I did however nail the bias tape part!)


While I had enormous fun putting it together, I wasn't sure it was any good.  So I started over, made some quick cardboard templates and hand pieced my curvy river.


Turns out small scale curves are really hard - even hand piecing. This mini is 11'' x 11'' and as a result, the smallest error resulted in issues and very few of the seams lined up.  For the quilting pattern, I choose something with less threads to bury.  Pebbles on such a small scale were fun.

I started this December 31 and finished it January 1 so it was a quick finish.

My mini did not get selected but I love these challenges and I'll keep trying!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

8 comments:

  1. I agree that smaller piecing ups the ante on piecing precision. I like both minis very much!

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  2. These are great and I agree, smaller is harder. The upside is that a mini is easy to get done and we all like a finish. The entries were amazing this challenge and with over 100 so many great ones didn't make it in but hopefully the makers had fun and learned something or created a project they can be proud of.

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  3. So fun with those small quilts. That first one is great, even with the threads. I've taken part in those challenges also, and I've learnt a lot. Hopefully I'm good enough to be selected sometime.

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  4. I really like the green one - snip those threads and hang it or make it into something.
    It's really cool. And good for you for accepting and completing the challenge. You go girl!

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  5. Well I’m sure you must know quilters who leave the ends as part of the quilt?
    At my handicraft group we recently had a talk by a lady who did leave the ends as part of her quilt but I don’t think many of my group will be following her example.
    Definitely smaller is harder! I love both quilts, and they are so different from each other!
    Barbara x

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  6. Both are great. Well done. Too bad they weren't selected.

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  7. That looks like a lot of fun - it also looks very complicated! love the colors!

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  8. I love these challenges as well but I just couldn't pull this one off around Christmas with unexpected visitors etc. I love the colours in both of yours and I agree that the small size does make things harder.

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