Saturday 14 November 2015

Lea's 1930's Leaves

I was very happy to finish the quilting on this mini last weekend, and the binding was quick to do today. It's so different to my usual colour palette, but I love it. It measures 15" X 13". Thank you to Lea for the scraps, and Judy Day for the inspiration.

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Making mini quilts feels a bit indulgent. As beautiful as they are, they aren't very useful, but I do subscribe to the William Morris quote "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." I sew for the sheer pleasure in every stitch.

I'm having some quiet stitching time today, reflecting on world events and hoping for peace in France.

Susan x

31 comments:

  1. Beautiful mini. Well done lovely fabrics.

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  2. Your quilting, just beautiful

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  3. It's just darling! It will look adorable on the wall. It's so tiny!

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  4. Susan your stitching is just beautiful and I just love the mini's.

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  5. Just beautiful Susan, you inspire me to make one for my new seing machine

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  6. Congratulation on this wonderful finish.
    Your handquilting is perfect.
    Greetings, Manuela

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  7. it's a gorgeous finish Susan.. well done... I'd like to make a few more minis, it would help me build confidence in stitching with small pieces

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  8. Love that line ' I sew for the sheer pleasure in every stitch'. Totally as it should be.:) LOVE your sweet little quilt! Sometimes I think I'm gonna take a year off from making big quilts and just make mini's, but somehow I never do!

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  9. It's beautiful Susan. I'm beginning to realise the place for minis for much of the joy of creating is in the meditative process which adds to our lives on a daily basis - and sometimes a small project satisfies these needs even more. Did you miss a quilting arc/leaf between the bottom yellow flower and green flower? It's hard to see this quilting section in the photo.

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  10. It looks so gorgeous Susan
    It's purpose is to make you happy And it has succeeded.

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  11. it's just beautiful.... I often have thought things should be useful but have discovered there is so much enjoyment in a piece that is 'indulgent'.... love it.... and if you happen to feel it just doesn't fit into your everything useful lifeplan I can adopt it!!!!! hee hee

    Hugz

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  12. it is gorgeous, and love the quilting so lovely...think I need to make some minis too !

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  13. What a lovely quilt, and the quilting is icing on the cake. Beautiful!

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  14. You know I love this mini. It's so fresh and pretty. I'm so glad the passion fruit stain come out. I hope one day to quilt such tiny, even stitches like you.

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  15. Your hand quilting is gorgeous Susan! Love the mini!

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  16. Just gorgeous and entirely useful...saves you having to buy paintings to hang on the walls!

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  17. Just beautiful. Sometimes their "use" is to give you joy....very honourable job I think. Enjoy your quiet stitching xx

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  18. Beautiful finish and the fabric for the binding is the perfect frame.

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  19. Hi Susan your mini is gorgeous and your hand quilting is perfect,well done and yes such a shame with all these horrible things happening all around the world xx

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  20. you should be one happy girl............it's beautiful.............

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  21. I always admire your Baby Adelia on your sidebar, this is another one to admire.

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  22. Susan you produce such gorgeous little quilts. I think they are very useful, table toppers, stitching mats, dolly cot blankets.....

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  23. so so sweet! lovely little stitches

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  24. You did a really beautiful job on this Susan and I think that you are wise to align yourself with Mr. Morris - he knew a thing or two. Hope you enjoyed your quiet stitching time and our thoughts to are with those suffering the aftermath of the events in Paris. Why is peace to seemingly difficult to achieve?

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  25. Love this! Beautiful work....and well worth a place in your home!

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  26. Trying to catch up on my blogging - nearly missed this post! Wow I just love this mini - so delicate and fresh. Congratulations on a perfect finish - the quilting suits so well - all those tiny stitches in cables.

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  27. Dear susna,
    this is a beautiful little mini quilt, stunning percise stitching.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  28. Such a beautiful little quilt Susan - your stitching is wonderful. It's always great to challenge yourself even if it's only with colours.

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  29. It is beautiful. I love the hand quilting. William Morris would approve.

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  30. Susan your mini is just perfect...and it is wonderful to indulge for the sheer pleasure of it all! These events in Paris are just so unreal!

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