Today’s the day that I’m part of the Whip Up Mini Quilt book blog tour! Hurray!
It’s such a great book. It starts with a very thorough run down of quilting – how to and loads of tips and tricks. All the info you need in one place. Then you get to the quilts… oh the mini quilts!
That last one there was made by Liz, a member of my guild, the LAMQG. In an aligning of the mini quilt stars, we had a mini quilt swap at our meeting last night.
Mini quilts are so wonderful because you can try something new or whimsical or out of your comfort zone, on a small scale. You can take a risk or two that you wouldn’t dare take on a huge project that takes you ages to make.
Check out some of the great quilts from last night with their happy recipients…
Quilts made by Latifah, Emily, and Lori
That last one deserves a zoom in…
On the To Do list?
“Buy more fabric” – so clever!
Whip Up Mini Quilts divides the many included patterns up into different categories.
I think the one I made fits nicely into…Geometric!
Right?
Mini quilts are great because you don’t have to concern yourself with the functionality of making a quilt – you’re just having fun with an artistic expression. The book captures that so wonderfully, providing such a great mix of practical information and pure inspiration.
Do you want a copy of this fantastic book? Just comment here and tell me your favorite thing about mini quilts! I’ll post a winner on Wednesday!
Here’s the run down of the whole blog tour!
6/1 - Craftzine – essential quilting tools
6/2 - Crafty Pod – book review & giveaway
6/3 - Chronicle Books – Behind the making of the book
6/4 – Indie Fixx – Designing your own mini-quilts
6/7 – Craft Sanity – Piped binding tutorial
6/8 – Handmade by Alissa
6/9 – My Love for You Background on Mini Quilts
6/10 - Film in the Fridge
6/11 - The Haystack Needle Decorating with mini quilts
6/12 – West Coast Crafty
Oh and P.S. … guess what I spotted in the book’s crafty blog resources list?
I was completely surprised by this and didn’t know about it until I was flipping through the book. Truly made my day!
I love the fact that they can be quilted with an ordinary home sewing machine. I’m ready to try one!
I love mini quilts because you can put as much or as little time into them as you wish, so you can completely start and finish a mini quilt in a day and have a gorgeous piece of art!
Looks like a fun book!!
To be honest, I’ve only made one mini quilt. But it was nice to start and finish something entirely by hand so quickly.
I love mini quilts b/c they are so easy and fast to make.
my favorite thing about mini-quilts is trying new things on a small scale to see if i’d like to manage it on larger projects.
oh i would love that book, it looks amazing!! thanks for the great give-away!
claudia
I love mini quilts because I can try a new technique to see if I like it.
Thanks for a great give away!
SheilaC
I like mini quilts because you can utilize those last tiny scraps of your favorite fabrics and get a little more use from them. I can’t stand to throw away even tiny bits of my precious hoarded fabrics!
Need to have more fun making quilts and this just might be the thing! Thanks for the give away.
I have not made a mini quilt yet (I’m just a beginner!) but I have already taken requests from some of my neighbors’ girls. I don’t feel quite so intimidated by something smaller!
I love mini quilts because of the mini quilt swaps I do with Flickr!
I have ‘met’ a lot of nice people all over the world, and I have improved my technique A LOT ! (it is super motivating to quilt for others)
These mini quilts are hanged on my walls, and I have place quilts too!
i’m sure there is some amazing inspiration in there!
What a beautiful book! Those mini quilts are pure pieces of art.
Miniquilts can be made in a day! Yahoo
I’m a big fan of mini quilts, they’re cute
well…i’d say the favorite thing is they’re mini!!! but of course i also love that they pack a punch in tiny form–and mini can be teensy weensy mini or a lot bigger–what fun. and what fun is that book? how cool it’s already spiral bound–i’m always having dear hubby take my quilt books in to be bound for ease. have a great day and thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
Instant gratification! I love that I can sit down during my boys’ naptime and have a finished quilt by the time they’re up
What a great way of trying out new ideas/techniques on a budget!1
Gill
The mini quilts are so impressive (in a small form). Quicker to make and so easy for people to use/display as they are smaller
Oh your site info…how cool to be published
Mini quilts are something I have really tried much of so it would be a nice change, thanks!
I’d love to make a few of these – what great gifts they would make!
What a nice way to potentially used up some scraps and end up with something small and wonderful
i love miniquilts coz they take so less time to a big quilt. instant gratification.
My favorite thing about mini quilts is that I don’t get overwhelmed and feel like I’ll never finish! And I can purchase the beautiful fabric I love in small amounts – without breaking the grocery budget!
Looks fabulous! I love mini quilts. They are great to learn how to quilt and try new things. Thanks for the great giveaway!
oooh, I just love mini-quilts. I think my fav part is the sharing. I rarely keep a mini – they are always for gifting or swapping. Plus, I do love a good binding job and it’s so easy on a mini to keep it all straight, flat and perfectly perfect (the way I like ‘em). Thanks for the book giveaway and nice review!
You know, I’ve never made one but would love to make my first to give to my newborn niece!