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Hello all - hope you all

had a wonderful Christmas!

 

Just a quick posting to show who

won Fabric Giveaway #10.

 

Congratulations to FABIOLA!!

 

Fabiola, if you would please send me your

full name and address, then I will mail

you your package.

 

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Thanks for visiting me! Take care and may

God keep you safe and out of harm's way!

 

Conny



TUTORIAL - BED QUILTS - MAKE-DO'S MINI STRIP QUILTS #5

WELCOME TO MY MINI BLOG

Sometimes I never know what to

say when I post. Anyway I must

tell you thank you for the

sweet comments that you leave.

And for all of those that are

new to my blog. BE SURE TO

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I don't know about you, but

there is always so much on my

plate of projects to do.
Mini projects that

need finishing and more 'wanna do's'.

Let me tell you, my house is in an uproar.

My living room is moving as well as many of

my other rooms.

Trying to stretch my little house!
Hehehe

I get rid of things and

accumulate more. It is never ending.
On my remake blog, I hope to start back on

some of my quilting. My 2 sisters have

asked for quilts again. So I must go into

my stash of quilt tops and find them one,

or let them pick one out.
Too late to hand quilt

them so I must tie them together. When

I hand quilt, it takes me months to finish

the hand quilting. My white quilt took

me an entire year to complete.
So I do not know when I can get around
to making them a quilt.

In one of my mini apartments, there will be an

old lady in one of them that just sits and

makes quilts all day. I do not know
how long that will take me
to do that. 

MINI-STRIP QUILT #5 

This is the last of the mini-strip quilts until I

can get more little scraps together. Which is

not hard to do - just got to find them.

So now - break out with the cutting mat

and the rotary cutter and lets make this tiny

strip quilt. It is basically a large

LOG CABIN BLOCK with a couple of
changes.
All Lights should be on 2 sides
and
ALL Darks should be on 2 sides.
If you notice on my quilt - where the light
side is - there is a dark strip. 
And on the dark side beside the center
red block - there is a light strip where
there should be a dark strip.
I USE WHAT I HAVE so sometimes
things get changed.

TO MAKE THE QUILT TOP

As you can see there are 11 colors here.

Each strip is about an inch wide to 6 inches long.

You can make each strip wider if you want.

The red square is 2X2 inches.

A big square for the mini people!

Be sure to make the strips wider or narrower.

The choice is yours.

Hehehe

First - 
Decide what size you want.
This little bed

is smaller than many of my other beds.
So, my little

mini-strip quilt is only a mere 6X6 inch square.
Make it bigger or smaller - your choice.

Second - 
Separate your strips into

piles of light and dark.
I started with the light fabric.
Cut your red square the size you want.
To start - with right sides together,
place a light strip to the edge of the red square.
Stitch together. Cut off remaining strip.
With the same light strip, again
place right sides together against the strip
you just sewed and the red square.
Stitch together and 
cut off the remaining strip.
Repeat with the dark strips.
Repeat with the light strips.
Continue in this order till the little strips are finished.
If you need a reference - just look at the quilt!

Each side holds 4 strips of light and dark.
When you finish, then cut a wider strip
and stitch on each side for a border.
My borders are wide.
My Quilt Top is Now Done!

Third - 

My quilt backings are white THIN cotton.

I get this cotton fabric from

the inside of skirts and dresses.

Now, cut your thin backing fabric about 2 inches larger

than the quilt top.

For batting the quilt - use 2 sheets of 'Bounce' 

dryer sheets placed side by side

or do not use any batting.

Place the quilt top on top of the fabric backing.

Finger press it.

I pinned the red square in the middle.

Then I hand stitched around the square through

to the backside. 

Zoom in to see the stitches.

I quilted in the middle of each strips going round

like a box shape.

Quilt each border any way you want.

If you do not want to hand-stitch

- then TIE it with floss.

- or machine-stitch it 

Your choice.

Fourth - 

Quilting is finished.

My backing edging are turned to the front of this quilt top.

Be sure to turn under

a small hem and then hand-stitch down.

Also make sure that you trim away any of

the excess backing fabric cause you do 

not want or need to big of any hem on top.

Side view

Zoom in to see the quilting lines.

This is the back.

I hope you are making your mini people some

bed quilts.
It is going to be a cold winter this year and

we do not want them to get cold.
Hehehe

Many mini blessings to each and every one of you.

May God keep you safe and out of harms way!

Conny

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Hello you all!!

How have you been. I do hope

that everyone had a very nice

Thanksgiving!

Sorry that I am late!

 

Just 7 more giveaways are left - SO

Sign up for all of them!!

 

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CONGRATULATIONS

TO
WYRNA!!!

 

Be sure to email me with your full name

and address!!

 

Thank you so much for visiting me!

Conny

 

 



TUTORIAL - BED QUILTS - MAKE DO'S MINI STRIP QUILTS #4

Hello Everyone!!

Hope all is well. Thank you

for your sweet comments.
They are greatly appreciated.

The next giveaway will be a little

late because of Thanksgiving.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!



MINI-STRIP QUILT #4

As you can see - this quilt is really scrappy!!
I did not concern myself with any
kind of normalcy with the blocks.
They are haphazardly put together.

This mini strip quilt is reversible.
It turned out so cute and scrappy!
This quilt only has 2 rows of

mini blocks with 2 extras for a pillow.
It is machine quilted

with no batting.
I have been known

to use a DOWNY SHEET if I wanted batting.

It is thin and smells wonderful!!
But for these little quilts - I did not put any
batting inside. 

GET YOUR STRIPS READY!

First - 
cut a small center square any size
 or color you want.
If you notice each block - around each little square,
there are 4 light or dark triangles that surround
that center square.
Then another round of  triangles surround that row. 

Second - 
Take a strip and sew to the center square. Cut off
the strip to any size you want. Then shape
that block by cutting it into a triangle.
Repeat to the other 3 sides.
Repeat for the last row of triangles.
Make 12 blocks and sew 10 of them together.
(Leave the last 2 for a roll pillow).
Cut 2 wide strips any size you want and sew
on either side of the 2 rows of blocks.
Sew 2 more strips to the other side of those.
This gives you the width. 

For the roll pillow - stitch 2 together and sew on a
little strip to each side to make the pillow wide.

This bed is small so the mini quilts are not big.

All of them are only 6 inches by 6 inches.

See how the blocks do not match up.
So cute!
I like it!!

This quilt is reversible - so here is the back.
In quilting this is called a string block.
It is mini strips merely sewed together on the
diagonal! 

I love string blocks!!

This is the back of the quilt placed on the bed already.

So cute!!!
For the pillow - I used a another strip for the backing.
Sew the pillow together like a pillowcase.
Stuff full with cotton balls and stitch up the side.

This is a really scrappy mini quilt!!!
Use what you have.

Even a big patterned fabric will look small once

you cut it into real small strips.

 Finish edges -
Place the quilts together and pin in place.
Turn all the raw edges to the inside of the quilt.
Machine-stitch close to the edges all 
around the quilt to close.

To Quilt -
Look at the front and the back of the quilt to see where
the machine-stitching goes.
I did not machine-stitch the center at all,
but you can if you wish.

Sarah kicked the mini strip quilt off of the bed.

She got too hot!!

Thank you for visiting me!

Hopblogger

TUTORIAL - BED QUILTS - MAKE DO'S MINI STRIP QUILTS #3

Hello Everyone!

Thank you all for the lovely comments!

These are MAKE-DO QUILTS!!


Mini-Strip Quilt #3

This is the quilt that we are making.
Each colorful strip are made up of
8 blocks.
White strips are sewn in between
each colorful strip.

These are some pretty strips. Cut them
in any width that you want.
 I started with 9 strips, same length,
same width.

The white fabric here being used are

white apron strings.
See where I cut off the top!
You can get 2 strips from one apron string.

Cut off the side hems on these strings.

To make each colorful strip -
(sorry no pic), Sew 8 strips together
lengthways side by side.
Finger press them open.
This makes one large block.
Now, with a ruler mark off
one inch strips all the way across
the 8 blocks.
This gives you 8 different colored blocks
that are sewn together.
Be careful because they will come
apart very easily!!!

If they do start coming apart, do
not fret.
Take a white strip, lay it on top
of the colored strip and sew down
the length. 
Sew another white strip down the
other side, this way, that 
colorful strip does not fall apart.
Do not worry how 
skinny or fat the strip becomes.
Repeat with another colorful
strip, then a  white strip.
Repeat the process until
you get 5 colorful strips sewn together.
Make sure that you end
with a white strip.

If the quilt top is not wide enough
for your bed, just add as many
and as wide of a strip you need for
the borders. 
I used skinny strips - but you can
use as wide as you want. 

This is the front of the mini quilt.

It is very easy to see how I put this mini

quilt together. It does not matter that the

little one inch squares are lopped off.

It adds to the charm.

Anything goes in a
MAKE-DO QUILT!!

I will not quilt this one!
Must have one that is different.

It is so much fun to make these little quilts. I hope

you have enjoyed looking at them.

Thank you for visiting me!

Conny

TUTORIAL - BED QUILTS - MAKE DO'S MINI STRIP QUILTS #2

Hello Everyone

Hope all is well.

Thank you for your sweet comments.

You are all beautiful.

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#9. LEAVE YOUR COMMENT!!

I am sure that you all know how to

make a miniature quilt. I am just showing

you with a rotary cutter. A rotary cutter

and a mat makes cutting so much faster

and easier. Just be careful because the

rotary cutter is sharp!!!

Make-do quilts in my opinion is when

everything is slightly off. Maybe the

back is too small and you must improvise.

Perhaps the front is crooked or short on

one end. Its okay - just make the quilt anyway

and live with life's imperfections.

If you want quilts that are perfect then that is great

also. But these little quilts here are not meant to

be put into a quilt show. They are just meant

to be loved by their makers and those artists

around them.

So have fun while making these

small mini MAKE-DO QUILTS!

MINI-STRIP QUILT #2

I made a total of 5 little quilts before I got sick.

All of the little quilts are different.

This make-do quilt is hand stitched.

The backing and the

pillows are made from baby clothes.
The print

is just the right size for these quilts.
The best things about using baby clothes
is that you have a tendency to use them up
quickly so no repeat fabrics.

This is a cute quilt - my own design.
I named this quilt top - One Two.
I had the fabric so this little quilt became
coordinated. 
It is backed with a shabby looking baby pajama
top.
You can see how I quilted it.
Quilt it the same or not. Your choice.

Really cute from the side too!

Isn't it so cute!
I even made matching pillows and just

stuffed them with polyfil polyester filling.
Oops I forgot to stitch the pillows closed!!

This is the back.
Might be hard to see my hand stitching.

A rotary cutter and a mat makes it

quicker.

I used 8 of these strips, a little over 1 inch wide X 6 inches.

The width is entirely up to

you really.  Use what you have
for the colors.

Place 2 right sides together and take them
to the sewing machine. Sew them back to back
and place on another strip so as not to
waste any thread.

When you have sewed all of the strips together,

open them up, finger press open.

Close them back up and measure the size you see
here.

Make a pencil mark and mark the rest of the strip.

Cut them on the pencil marks and re-open them.
These are your little blocks.

Now I had a small piece of this burgundy and I decided

to cut it into strips and use it. I laid it out like I wanted

it to look.

Match up or sideways, it does not matter and take

it over to the sewing machine. 
Just remember your pattern.
Stitch together all the blocks.

Continue to sew until one strip is finished.
Replace it to your table.

NOW BE CAREFUL,
DO NOT GET CONFUSED

OF YOUR BLOCK PLACEMENT.

Cut the strip from the sewing machine and place

it back in the row where it belongs.
Continue sewing

each row until the entire mini quilt top is sewn together.

Take the remainder strips and sew

them to the sides to make the borders.

Quilt as you see I have done, or
quilt how you choose.
To finish the quilt - bring the excess backing
fabric over towards the front of the
quilt. Turn under and stitch down.

All of these mini strip quilts have imperfections.

That is what gives them their charm.

 

Thank you for visiting me!

Conny

ITS SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE TIME!!!!

Hello Everyone, hope you are

ready!!!

 

I had to go back to the doctor for a 3rd time for more

medicine. needed to get this stuff out of

my chest. Finally something is

is working. Prednisone. He only gave it

to me for about 4 days. Hopefully that is

all that I need.  I have never been on so much

medicine in my entire life!

 

Thank you all for participating is the

giveaways. It is my intention that all should

win as long as they leave a comment and are

on the followers list. I just do not know which

one you will win at which giveaway! If you have

won a fabric giveaway already and I draw your

name again, then I discard it and draw again from

the shaker. After everyone has won then I will

start the names over again if I need to, so you

could win a second time if you have entered all

of the giveaways!!

 

Sorry that I am late.

 

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CONGRATULATIONS  GO TO

 

SUSAN KORMAN

 

 

SUSAN, I need your full name and address

so I can mail it out to you!

 

Everyone is in my thoughts and prayers!
Thank you for stopping by!

Conny

 



I WON FELMA'S LOVELY GOWNS ON HER GIVEAWAY!

Hello Everyone!

I hope all is well in blog land

and no one is getting that

awful bug that has been

going around the world.
I still have

some of that cough but it is not nearly

as bad as it was.

I will post my giveaway next week for

all of you that are anxiously waiting.

I am sorry - it could not be helped.

OH MY LUCKY STARS!!!

This week I must talk about the lovely gowns

on Felma's giveaway that I won!

MY FIRST EVER IN THE MINI WORLD!!

AND I WON 2 DRESSES!!

Thank you so much! 
I will treasure them ALWAYS!

Felma does an outstanding job! 
Every gown creation that she

makes is a work of art!
She is truly blessed with talent!
Right now, the lovely gown are just temporarily

housed at Daisy's apartment.
Although she would

like to keep them - she cannot.
Poor Daisy!

They must go into a Bridal/Dress shop
when I get the opportunity to make it.
I do not know how long it will take
for me to make that.

I wanted to show you 2 close-up pixs of the gown on

the manikin.
Felma has placed little glass stones in the

choker necklace to simulate diamonds.
I was able to

see them because they twinkled.

There is a little opal in the center.

Love the hat!

 Here is a picture showing a front view.
A dress hangs on a hanger beside the little 
skirted table.

 Here is a side view with the purse.
I was so lucky to have won something so lovely!!
I was so thrilled that I forgot to show the
backs of them!
I think that I need instructions!!!

For sure I was a lucky duck!

Thanks again Felma!

Thank you for stopping by!

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Mini hugs and kisses to you.

Conny