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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Let's Bee Social # 197

Welcome to the Let's Bee Social! Today I am sharing these two cute quilts made by Linda.

After replying to her email and requesting to be able to share these quilts here on the blog...

Linda said, "I am glad you like them. Once again, they are cute cause your designs are cute.

There is a little game with the puppies. The mama dog is looking for her pup. There are two traits that the mama and her baby share. Which one is the baby?

(clues: they both have the same colour eyes and inner ears.)

Yes, I would be delighted if you shared."

And these are Linda's adorable ducks. That background fabric is perfect for this design. And I love that she added an extra duckling to the line up. What a great way to increase the width of the quilt and add to the cuteness!

You can find the Dog Gone Cute pattern here.

And the Ducks in a Row pattern here.

As you all know.... I have been working hard at using up stash this year.

But I could certainly use some help!

There are lots of fabrics, both regular width and wide backing, listed in my shop. 

Everything is $6USD per yard and can be found here.


 

I also have a few listings for quilt kits that include

fabric for top, backing and binding plus the paper pattern.

Check out the Quilt Kits here.

And one last thing.... 

There is a copy of the Tablerunner Bliss book for sale in my shop here.

If you purchase fabric or a quilt kit with the book, shipping is free!

Let's Bee Social! 

Click to visit the Tablerunner Bliss bloggers who are quilting along this week:

• Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff) 
• Sherri (A Quilting Life)

Want to quilt along?

Tablerunners a great for a quick make for gift giving... Even if you end up wanting to keep it for yourself! Tablerunner Bliss by Sherri Falls is the perfect book for inspiring you to create.

You can order your own copy of this super cute book here at Fat Quarter Shop.  

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Mini Quilts and a Quilted Pillow

My Pet Hamster mini quilt 24" x 26"

I have been feeling a little stressed lately. But sewing helps!

Even just ironing fabric helps.

My thoughts are all over the place.
I'm all over the place.

And this post is really all over the place.

These two mini quilts have been on my mental bucket list for quite a while now. So after finishing the Panda Please quilt I shared on Friday, I cut into those new fabrics I recently purchased and made up the Raccoon mini quilt shown below.

And the next day I made the My Pet Hamster mini quilt shown above.

Raccoon mini quilt 22" x 26"

It felt great to use some of those new prints before they settled into my stash for long. 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.

You can find the block pattern for the Raccoon here.
And the block pattern for the Hamster is here.




I have also been working on a new pattern called Kitten Kaboodle. The pattern calls for 6 kitten blocks, but I only wanted to make one kitten and then turned him into a quilted pillow.

Kitten Kaboodle quilted pillow 13" x 20"

I found some grey, pink and green Toscana from Northcott Fabrics in my stash from making the Jungle Friends quilt and used those for making the kitten. For the background, backing of the pillow and the binding, I found these leftovers from making the Ay, Chihuahua!

I found a zipper to match and made a hidden zipper closure.

Unlike when I bind a quilt, for this quilted pillow I sewed the binding to the front and then top stitched to finish from the back.

The quilting is organic wavy lines in white.

The "Kitten Kaboodle" quilted pillow finished at 13" x 20"

and was the 51st use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels

ordered from Ikaprint.

Here is how the Kitten Kaboodle quilt pattern is laid out.

Kitten Kaboodle with grey kittens and aqua collars 36” x 38”

Kitten Kaboodle with white kittens and blue collars 36” x 38”

Kitten Kaboodle with white kittens and aqua collars 36” x 38”

Kitten Kaboodle with white kittens and green collars 36” x 38”

Kitten Kaboodle with pink kittens and green collars 36” x 38”

I reached out to a few pattern testers for this one and Susie of Susie's Sunroom obliged. Please click here to see her mini Kitten Kaboodle quilt top!


You can find the Kitten Kaboodle pdf pattern here in my shop.

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