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Sunday, November 27, 2011

little quilt monday~~~mini holiday quilt swap


Little Quilt Monday

I joined the 15 Minute Holiday Swap.  The rules for the swap were to make a 12 X 12 inch mini quilt for your partner in the holiday theme of their choice.  My swap partner picked Christmas as her theme.  If you have ever read the 15 Minutes Play blog then you know that the idea is to use scraps and orphan blocks to make fabric to use in quilting, while you create and play : )

I am entering the 2011 Christmas Quilt Show with this little Christmas mini quilt.  I hope you will go check out all the wonderful entries at SewCalGal's blog!

I am new to this type of creative freedom!   I enjoyed the process, and I will do this more often because we all know that there are always scraps of fabric left over from other projects.  Making fabric from scraps is really lots of fun.  Do you ever make fabric from scraps?


I hand stitched with red crochet thread in the big stitch style that is becoming very comfortable for me.



I hope my swap partner likes her mini Christmas quilt.


Remember to add your pics to the Little/mini quilts flickr group or the Mini quilts Facebook page : )
I am linking up to Finish It Up Friday.


Now it is your turn to link up something that you have been working on.  Let's inspire each other on this
Little Quilt Monday!

piece,
elizabeth

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42 comments:

  1. Susana NeigerNovember 28, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Really nice work on the Christmas mini ... it looks so festive! I love looking at all the intriguing things going on at the 15minutesplay's blog! I especially like the "cookie crumbs" (or was it "crumb cookies"?) blocks they were making for their regular bee. Too cute!

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  2. Marcia - Crafty Sewing and QuiltingNovember 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Love your little 12 inch quilt!
    I linked up a lap quilt. The idea for the denim block could be used in a mini quilt!
    Thanks for hosting!

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  3. SandyNovember 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Cute! I'm sure your swap partner will be more than pleased.=)

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  4. JoannaNovember 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    I'm sure your partner will love this mini quilt. I love the star and hand stitching.

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  5. Vroomans' QuiltsNovember 29, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Minis are such fun and quick. Lots of possabilities for embellishing and personalizing. So cute.

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  6. JulimondNovember 29, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    a lovely miniquilt.

    Iris from Germany

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  7. BarbaraNovember 29, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Very cute.

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  8. Nanbon44November 29, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Your swap partner will love it, I know I would

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  9. Sue DaurioNovember 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Your mini is cute and yes I do make fabric out of scraps all the time. I love applique on strings or pieced fabric. Just heaven!

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  10. LesleyNovember 30, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Lovely Christmas mini!

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  11. Wilma LeeNovember 30, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Very pretty!! I love all things Christmas.

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  12. SnoodlesNovember 30, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    The hand stitching really sets off the star...lovely!

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  13. NimaNovember 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    wow..gorgeous

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  14. Needled MomNovember 30, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Scrap quilts have always been a favorite of mine too. It looks wonderful.

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  15. LynetteNovember 30, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    I'm sure she will - it's so cute!

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  16. maggieNovember 30, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    So sweet! Thanks for sharing.

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  17. sew.darn.quiltNovember 30, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    so cute!! Thank you for sharing.

    Carolyn

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  18. Christine MNovember 30, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    The red stitching looks so good on your little quilt. It's lovely. I'm sure your partner loved it.

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  19. Carrie P.December 1, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    I think your swap partner will like it very much.
    I know I do.

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  20. QuiltSueDecember 1, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    That's a lovely mini.

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  21. UnknownDecember 1, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Fun! I love that 15 minute play idea!!!

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  22. KarenDecember 2, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    This is a wonderful way to use your scraps. The mini looks great.

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  23. Amanda JeanDecember 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    i love using scraps to make other fabric, too! it's so thrifty and satisfying! your star mini quilt is great! i love your chunky stitching. (what do you use for thread?) i love the idea of just playing with scraps...something i should do more often!

    thanks for linking up to finish it up Friday!

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  24. Judy December 2, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    I'm sure your swap partner will love it...I do.

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  25. MaryDecember 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Lucky Swapper!

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  26. bethanndoddDecember 2, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    So cute! Love the hand stitching along the star. No doubt your partner will enjoy it! Smiles~Beth

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  27. ElenaDecember 2, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    ¡Es muy bonito! Your partner will love it!
    Un beso
    Elena

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  28. JanetDecember 2, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    This is lovely indeed! Your swap partner will love it!

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  29. MandaDecember 2, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Lovely little mini!

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  30. JudiDecember 2, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    nice work!

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  31. JenDecember 2, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Sweet mini!

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  32. trishDecember 3, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    What a great little quilt. :0)
    Have a nice weekend.
    Sincerely. Trish

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  33. RachelDecember 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Sweet little quilt!

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  34. LaurelDecember 3, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    i think mini quilts are a great way to try new things!

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  35. RachelDecember 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Awesome quilt. Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  36. HeatherDecember 3, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    I love your sweet little star.

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  37. JocelynDecember 3, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    This is such a sweet mini.

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  38. Karen ODecember 3, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    I am becoming more interested in mini quilts so this was fun to see. Thanks for sharing.

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  39. MicheleDecember 3, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Great mini quilt :-)

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  40. Kelli Fannin QuiltsDecember 3, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    That is super cute, Elizabeth!

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  41. Barb NDecember 4, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Love the skewedness (is that a word?) of the design. Good work!

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  42. UnknownDecember 4, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Great little mini quilt.
    SallyKingemail@gmail.com

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