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What do you think of miniature quilts? Beautiful or crazymaking?

From the lens Miniature Quilts - Tips, Tricks and Free Patterns.

  • SoundFinance May 23, 2012 @ 6:02 am | delete
    pretty quilts:)
  • mary-humphrey May 19, 2012 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    great lens lots of great tips
  • io911c Apr 18, 2012 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great tips.
  • agoofyidea Mar 7, 2012 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Small quilts are my favorite size to make. They don't take forever and I can work with the fabric much easier. Beautiful designs.
  • kathie Mar 5, 2012 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    wow those quilts looks amazing
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  • flycatcher Feb 22, 2012 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    Both beautiful *and* crazymaking, I'd say! Have to love almost anything miniature, and some of these are lovely indeed.
  • Tipi Feb 17, 2012 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    My Mom used to make the prettiest quilts for kids, I still all of them she made for mine. I have made a few, but nothing as ornate as the ones you have pictured. Very nicely done!
  • scarlettohairy Feb 15, 2012 @ 11:24 am | delete
    This would be crazymaking for me! Wow, love them but you would have to love quilting in the small to tackle these!!
  • Lorri123 Feb 4, 2012 @ 12:45 am | delete
    I love sewing. I used to make quilts and stuffed toys for my kids when they were small. I took time to do the applique' children's designs. It was really enjoyable. My kids are grown now and we still have all the hand-made things from their childhood. Very nice lense !
  • jcamdenbow Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:09 am | delete
    These are really beautiful. I really need to get back into quilting. You have inspired me to get out my materials and start quilting.
  • nelsonkana Jan 31, 2012 @ 3:22 am | delete
    You got a beautiful collection here. Nice
  • whodiesinthenewharrypotterbook Jan 30, 2012 @ 5:16 am | delete
    I love few of these quilts! They are awesome!
  • Rebeljohn Jan 29, 2012 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    Great job on your lens. It makes me think back when i was a child watching my grandmother make them . I still have a few she made that got passed down to me
  • gemjane Jan 28, 2012 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    These are beautiful, clever, and cute! Takes a lot of patience, but what fun it would be shopping for the fabrics!
  • EvergreenArticles Jan 28, 2012 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    These are amazing quilt designs. I find quilts a bit itchy however, but it's great bed decoration to compliment your drapes and interior design. When I was about 7 years old, my brothers and I took our 3rd grade quilts and hung them on the walls. Each quilt had a different story. While not too pleasing on the eyes, it did show our character (which I guess isn't too pleasing? haha). Great lens!
  • casquid Jan 23, 2012 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    I love quilting. Have you ever seen the Underground Railroad Quilts? They tell stories of the paths taken from the South, traveled safely to get runaway Slaves to Canada (in the 1800's).Of course, these quilts were created much later. They are included in exhibits across the country. If you are interested, ask for your local Museum to have the exhibit stopped in your town.
  • DebMartin Jan 23, 2012 @ 9:28 am | delete
    These are beautiful. Makes me want to learn to sew. almost ;-). Nice lens.
  • josephpowell519 Jan 23, 2012 @ 5:14 am | delete
    I really enjoyed this lens, very informative and interesting.
    I've given this page a like!
  • Frankster Jan 21, 2012 @ 8:16 pm | delete
    An excellent lens and what a great idea for the beginner to be able to create a mini-quilt. I love this idea. Blessings and bear hugs, Frankster
  • nelsonkana Jan 21, 2012 @ 6:21 am | delete
    Nice lens here. Am taking a tour of top lenses. This is one of them. I like it.
  • Susan52 Jan 20, 2012 @ 9:35 am | delete
    I love these miniature quilts! I'd love to have a wall full of them to display, in fact. Beautiful and great information! Congratulations on your Lens of the Day!
  • MysticTurtle Jan 20, 2012 @ 8:05 am | delete
    Beautiful quilts! I've been so busy on Squidoo that I've neglected my little quilts lately. If I work with 1/2" pieces, I strip piece or use foundations. Otherwise, I'd hand piece...I don't need the aggravation of trying to machine piece something that small!
  • dellgirl Jan 19, 2012 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    This is a great lens, you have shared lots of helpful information. Congratulations on making featured lenses on Popular Pages and LOTD. Fantastic!
  • FlaminCatDesigns Jan 19, 2012 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I have never seen a miniature quilt but have worked on full size quilts. I can't imagine handling and piecing those tiny quilt pieces. What a talent you have.
  • juliavm Jan 19, 2012 @ 11:08 pm | delete
    Great tips. Wish I were good at making quilts though.
  • skiesgreen Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens and magnificent sewing examples. I am trying to make my first quilt but have all but given up.. Congrats on LOTD. *Blessed* and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012 and also on Squidoo LOTD Lenses 2
  • GardenCherub Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:32 pm | delete
    I love quilts, & enjoying this lens! The miniatures are gorgeous! But it would drive me crazy to have to be so precise with cloth & in miniature. The most I can manage are regular-sized crazy quilts, very crazy! I'm better with a brush. Thanks for sharing this, tho, so nice for true quilt-makers. Best wishes.
  • Jennifer_Glennon Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    I have always wanted to try quilting. These is an excellant lens. Thank you for sharing.
  • fugeecat Jan 19, 2012 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    I think they are gorgeous.
  • cleanyoucar Jan 19, 2012 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    These quilts look really nice. Thanks for sharing
  • BuddyBink Jan 19, 2012 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    These are beautiful and I would think make you crazy after a while. They really are beautiful though. Thanks
  • jadehorseshoe Jan 19, 2012 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    Nifty Things.
  • NightMagic Jan 19, 2012 @ 4:35 pm | delete
    Not only have I never made a quilt in years, I have never made a mini quilt. Thanks for all the tips like using a quilting needle and pinning vertically.
  • nightbear Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    I would love to get back to quilting, This may be just the ticket, great job on this beautiiful mini quilt page. Congrats on LOTD. blessed.
  • chefdave12118 Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    I never realized how much work and what an artistic skill it takes until I swa my Anut working on and selling her quilts. She makes a great living selling her quilts. I'm emailing her this link.... great lens :) Android Fan Network>
  • hirephp Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    cong for the this lens of the day
  • jimmyworldstar Jan 19, 2012 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    I think miniature quilts are better for babies, it's too much of an issue to stitch them all together to make a big quilt.
  • Jan 19, 2012 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    Nice lens.
  • JimmyBlaze420 Jan 19, 2012 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    Wow what a wonderful Lens!!
  • Rhidawn Jan 19, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    Great lens and grats to you on LOTD!
  • BunnyFabulous Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    They're gorgeous, but I don't have the focus for. Sewing on a larger scale is much easier for me. All the more reason for me to admire these. Congrats on LOTD!
  • prosperity66 Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    Since I'm two lefthanded, I wouldn't be able to make such cute mini-quilts but I'd love to, though. Thanks for sharing your passions with us!
  • blue22d Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Very nice quilting. I have posted your lens over at Facebook on a friends site who does quilting as well.
  • poutine Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    They are beautiful....

    Congrats on your lens of the day.
  • LDWorld Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!!
  • Koupie Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD, this is a beautiful lens :) I took a class years ago and made a quilt, even quilted it all by hand, but that was the one and only. It was a lot of work, but worth it, I think miniature quilts would be a lot easier. *Angel Blessed
  • marsha32 Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    They are beautiful. A lot of these look like a lot of small tedious work.
  • nightcats Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Beautiful quilts. I do not sew, but I so admire the work done by those who do.
  • kathysart Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Fabulous! Quilting is HUGE in Hawaii where I recently moved from. I am always amazed at the great art that is done with them. Blessings for this lens, it is splendid!
  • qbessi Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Very nice
  • wordstock Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    Quilts of any size are great. I haven't tried a mini-quilt so this is inspirational.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    I am returning to congratulate you on LotD and to sprinkle a blessing over a lens I have always appreciated. Kudos to you on this achievement. Very nicely done!
  • KathyT Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    These are so beautiful! I could see a little girl wanting them for her dolls. :) But, for me, I'd be aching to have a large enough one for my bed. Absolutely gorgeous, and says a lot about your patience! Blessed. :) Kath
  • LindaJM Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:41 am | delete
    They are lovely!
  • bmthour Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:34 am | delete
    I love home made quilts, and these are gorgeous!
  • NancyOram Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:25 am | delete
    I love quilts and I love miniatures! I've been looking for this type of information for months. I want one or two for my walls. I'm ready to make one - but which design???
  • seedplanter Jan 19, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
    This lens is so inspirational because the thought of making a big quilt sounds exciting but overwhelming right now. But a miniature quilt...that's something I could handle. This lens is both beautiful and instructional. Thank you!
  • LiteraryMind Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:52 am | delete
    These are absolutely beautiful and so cute. I only wish I had the patience to do this. Great lens.
  • bjslapidary Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:37 am | delete
    Miniature quilts are like little works of art. Thanks for sharing all the different patterns. Great lens.
  • ohcaroline Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:36 am | delete
    Wow. These are awesome. I like to work on wall hanging quilts...that's the smallest I can go. Beautiful lens. Great information. Congratulations on LOTD.
  • flycatcher Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:25 am | delete
    What a beautiful way to edge into quiltmaking, and what a lovely lens! Congratulations on LOTD - well deserved!
  • River_Rose Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Beautiful and hard work! Great lens!
  • sheezie77 Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:21 am | delete
    great lens! thumbs up
  • faye_durham Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:19 am | delete
    Excellent lens. Great info!
  • agoofyidea Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! I love mini quilts. I have a hard time working with yards of fabric so I tend to be more accurate when stitching mini quilts. Great lens.
  • myamya Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:03 am | delete
    great lens! thumbs up
  • GayleMcLaughlin Jan 19, 2012 @ 8:03 am | delete
    Great information and absolutely beautiful article!
  • lbrummer Jan 19, 2012 @ 7:13 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD, well deserved as the lens is informative with beautiful pictures of miniature quilts. I'm not a quilter, but I love your samples.
  • canoz Jan 19, 2012 @ 6:57 am | delete
    Oh how beautiful. I have a love affair with patchwork but have never made a miniature quilt. Having said this I have an appliqué project of a farmhouse with a tree and the clothesline slung between them is empty... just waiting for me to sew a couple of little quilts in the right scale. Time to get thinking about that....
  • modz Jan 19, 2012 @ 6:30 am | delete
    This lens looks amazing.
  • JennySui Jan 19, 2012 @ 5:36 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • SoundFinance Jan 19, 2012 @ 5:30 am | delete
    Great lens...congratulations on getting LOTD!
  • suitablelamps Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:40 am | delete
    cute quilts!!! :)
  • Mistel Jan 19, 2012 @ 1:04 am | delete
    They are cute. I would never have the patience to make anything like these quilts. but I admire those who do! :)
  • eblack88 Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:37 am | delete
    Love your mini quilts! Inspiring!
  • kalos_eidos Nov 27, 2011 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    I love this lens, lots of helpful information!
  • madinvestment Nov 1, 2011 @ 3:37 am | delete
    Excellent lens! Thanks for taking the time to offer these tips!

    One squid thumb up vote issued for this lens!
  • Clover13 Sep 7, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Very creative! Love the look.
  • agoofyidea Aug 16, 2011 @ 7:14 am | delete
    Something I would like to try. Lovely lens.
  • blackspanielgallery Jul 23, 2011 @ 11:15 am | delete
    unique
  • JJNW Jul 3, 2011 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    I am truly in awe! Lovely mini quilts. Thanks for the very beautiful and inspiring page!
  • ShellB Jun 3, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    Miniature quilts are my favorite. I need to make one myself. Great Lens!
  • Ladymermaid May 28, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    These are indeed beautiful little quilts and I have had the please of viewing some. They are absolutely delightful in homemade dollhouses. Best of wishes.
  • sushilkin Apr 26, 2011 @ 7:18 am | delete
    Nice work on lens. Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge with all and come to squidoo. PRAY FOR JAPAN
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Apr 7, 2011 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Wonderful! I really must get into quilting.
  • Fitzcharming Feb 26, 2011 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Charming little collectibles. And much quicker to make than a full sized quilt. Blessed by the Quilting Squidoo Angel.
  • thready Feb 21, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    They are awesome (as long as they are simple and not too Dear Janeish).
  • joanv334 Jan 24, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing!
  • ajgodinho Jan 11, 2011 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    This is a unique and beautiful lens featuring miniature quilts - well done! :)
  • KDimmick Dec 26, 2010 @ 1:16 am | delete
    Blessed by an angel :)
  • mcochs Dec 25, 2010 @ 8:48 am | delete
    Awesome lens! blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 12/25/2010. Have a wonderful Holiday!
  • lasertek Oct 21, 2010 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    Interesting! I do recall my mother making miniature quilts years back.
  • cherylsgifts2go Oct 12, 2010 @ 8:27 am | delete
    I love these little quilts and, I think your lens has inspired me. I am currently working on a scrap quilt pattern. You did a super job on this lens.
  • ZablonMukuba Oct 10, 2010 @ 3:09 am | delete
    the quilts are awesome
  • Dahlitsa2 Sep 16, 2010 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    I just love them and I consider them a form of art: FABRIC ART
  • tssfacts Sep 14, 2010 @ 10:05 am | delete
    Beautiful, beautiful. I have been quilting since I was 9 yrs. old. I have done some miniature quilts but like the little larger size for wall hanging. Of course I also do bed size quilts but have given them all away. I probably need to do one for myself for my next project.
  • skiesgreen Sep 11, 2010 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Absolutely gorgeous and beautifully written presentation. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust. I am just going to begin my first quilt for grandchild. This lens will help.
  • BuckHawk Sep 6, 2010 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Ah, so nice to meet another quilter! Beautiful lens and lensrolled to my Baby Quilt, Butterfly Collection lens.
  • JoanneOtt May 26, 2010 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    They are really beautiful. I've received a couple of miniature quilts as gifts and love them. Haven't made one myself though.
  • hlkljgk May 21, 2010 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    such a great entry into quilt-making - congrats on your purple star :)
  • HorseAndPony May 21, 2010 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    I love these miniature quilts! Congratulations on your purple star. Blessed! http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
  • louiswery Apr 28, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Great little works of art! Thank you for introducing me to this art form. Incredibly lovely.
  • WordCustard Mar 1, 2010 @ 9:11 am | delete
    These are really cute!
  • daoine Feb 5, 2010 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    Wow, those look amazing. I can well imagine it is a lot of work.
  • KarenTBTEN Jan 29, 2010 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    I've pieced a couple dollhouse quilts. That's a lot of work -- I go for simple patterns. I'm curios what size the one with the little pink flowers is. It's beautiful.
  • azpoppy Jan 29, 2010 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    The tulip one? It was about 10" square. The embellishment on the borders was done in silk ribbon embroidery...it was beautiful.
  • triathlontraining Jan 27, 2010 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    I had no idea there was such a thing...huh! Thanks for sharing. :)
  • GonnaFly Jan 26, 2010 @ 4:03 pm | delete
    How absolutely delightful! Did you make these?
  • azpoppy Jan 29, 2010 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    I wish! No, I saw these in a small quilt museum in Washington state. I was amazed at the detail.

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