Mini Quilts - Hamsters, Raccoons and a Rainbow Unicorn

Rainbow Unicorn 24" x 24"

No one can say that I haven't kept myself busy lately.

This week I finished 3 mini quilts!

The first mini quilt is the Rainbow Unicorn. The pattern provides instructions for three different sizes. I chose the one that finishes at 24" square.

I have made it before. You can view my other Rainbow Unicorn finishes here.


This time I used the "spiral" horn option.

The Rainbow Unicorn pattern provides instructions for three sizes. The blocks are 10" 20" and 40" square and finish at 12", 24" and 48" square including the borders.

The Rainbow Unicorn comes with instructions to make with either a solid horn or a spiral horn.

You can find the Rainbow Unicorn pdf pattern here in my shop.

Raccoon mini quilt 22" x 26"

My Pet Hamster mini quilt 24" x 26'"

I added corner tabs for hanging these quilts. I took 3" squares, pressed them on the diagonal, placed them on the top corners of the finished quilts with raw edges even with the edges of the quilt, and then stitched them in place before sewing on the binding. Then all you need to do is drill a hole in the center of a yard stick after cutting it to the correct length. And you can hang these quilts invisibly.

The quilting on each of these 3 mini quilts was performed using my walking foot to create organic wavy lines with white thread both on top and in the bobbin.



It felt great to use some of the new prints I shared about in these posts. And I paired them up with some solids for the white and black and then the grey Tic-Tac-Toe from the Hopscotch collection by Jamie Fingal for RJR Fabrics was used for the background. Fabrics from my stash were used for the backings and bindings.



You can find the block pattern for the Raccoon here.

And the block pattern for the Hamster is here.

The "Rainbow Unicorn" mini quilt finished at 24" x 24"

The "Raccoon" mini quilt finished at 22" x 26"

The "My Pet Hamster" mini quilt finished finished at 24" x 26"

and were the 52, 53 and 54th use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

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Rainbow Unicorn {twin size quilt}

It's a great big giant Rainbow Unicorn!!!

Last week I received a message in my Etsy shop from Anna. She was requesting a custom order and wrote, "Hi! I love your quilts and designs. I was wondering if you could custom make me a unicorn quilt in a twin size. Thank you!"

We conversed for a while, "What did you have in mind? Do you want the whole body of the unicorn or just the head? What size of quilt did you want - 70" x 90"? Can you give me a range of what you are willing to spend?"

"I like just the head that you have for sale. I would like it to be on a light pink or light aqua or turquoise background. 70" x 90" would be perfect. Open to prices. I love quilts but haven't had the time to learn to make them."

I went on to explain, "Using fabrics I have on hand would be less expensive for you. I got a good deal on these fabrics because I bought them by the bolt. If we have to purchase something for the background, fabric is about $15-$19 a yard. And you will need about 5 yards for the background. And 5 yards for the backing."

So I sent the following mock ups, made using my EQ7 program. It has taken me a little practice to get the hang of the Electric Quilt program, but now that I have learned how to use it, I don't know what I'd do without it. It was easy to take the Rainbow Unicorn block that I had designed and put it in a layout for a twin size quilt. And then plugging in fabrics to audition was a breeze!

Anna settled on the pink background option and choose the aqua for the backing. And I still had enough fabrics, left from making the smaller versions of the Rainbow Unicorn quilts I shared last week, to make this great big one.

The Rainbow Unicorn pattern provides instructions for piecing blocks in a 10", 20" and 40" square size, plus borders. So for this quilt, I omitted the borders while cutting, and instead drew up a diagram similar to this one, to calculate the fabric needed to place the block in a 70" x 90" setting. Unfortunately, I goofed in my initial calculation and made my top and bottom pieces 23" x 40.5" instead of 25" x 40.5", so my length of the quilt ended up being short. (I think I must have been fixated on the finished size of the block that included the borders.) Then when I was cutting my batting, I made another error and did not make it wide enough. (I think I must not have had enough coffee.) So my finished quilt ended up being 68" x 86". Sorta close to 70" x 90".

All of the fabrics used in this quilt were from Northcott Fabrics, most from the Artisan Spirit collection, so they all play nicely together. I have been working hard on using fabrics found in my stash this year and this custom quilt sure helped me to make a hefty dent!

The quilting was performed using my walking foot to create organic wavy lines with white thread both on top and in the bobbin. And I like how the quilting stands out a little more than if I had used a matching pink. Plus it blends well with all the other colours too, so we don't have pink stripes running across that white unicorn face.

I normally cut my binding strips while doing all the other cutting. But this time I waited until the top was pieced to allow some time for thought. In the mock ups, I had used the purple to show the binding, but I decided to use the background fabric and blend in rather than outline. And I think the hot pink looks great against that aqua print used for the backing.

The twin size "Rainbow Unicorn" quilt finished at 68" x 86"

and was the 45th use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

You can read about my Rainbow Unicorn mini quilts here.

The Rainbow Unicorn pattern provides instructions for three sizes. The blocks are 10" 20" and 40" square and finish at 12", 24" and 48" square including the borders.

The Rainbow Unicorn also NOW comes with instructions to make a solid horn or a spiral horn.

You can find the Rainbow Unicorn pdf pattern here in my shop.

Linking up to Finish it up Friday with 

Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts

when she returns in September.

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Apparently I am over the giraffes.... For now....
But could not get over the rainbow theme!

It was only a few weeks ago that I received an email from Carla who wrote, "I just finished your elephant quilt and loved it. Do you have a unicorn quilt that is blocked and not appliquéd. My daughter loves unicorns and has requested one with unicorns. Thanks!"

So I set to work on designing this Rainbow Unicorn....

The Rainbow Unicorn pattern comes in 3 sizes: 12", 24" and 48" finished.

I made the 24" quilt top first....

And then I wanted to make the wee little 12" quilt.

And here they are together. So cute!

You can find the Rainbow Unicorn pattern here. 

Hope to be sharing a couple of finished Rainbow Unicorn quilts soon!

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