Friday, February 18, 2011

How I made lots of tiny tiny squares

My inch side of Olfa might have passed away this week. Just when I was actually enjoying all the inch stuff. So, back to cm.

I think this might be my first striped piecing. And I love it!

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I cut 5cm strips from my newly arrived white Kona. Man, I how I waited for it :) So, I cut these strips from Kona and also from some prints I looove. The prints I love have all different dimensions, so I had stips as big as 44", but also FQ strips and other tiny strips. I ended up with different leght strips, and I cut them all 5 cm multiple.

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Ironed eveything very very well. Steamed too. I don't have a 1/4" foot, so I really needed the steam. Not badly, I just wanted to be sure everything is ok in the end.

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Having different lenght strips gave me inequal no of the same type of strip. And this made me very happy :D. I wanted the squares to be as random as possible, and the fact that there wasn't the same number of blues, reds, purples... helped a lot.

I than made random blocks. 4 rows, 5 rows,10 rows.

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At some point I realised that although I wasn't looking for a big quilt, I still didn't have enough squares. The good thing about those random blocks was that I could now mix them better. Not have half a quilt more bluish than the other.

And I mixed. And than I stared at the window for half an hour:D
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Basting went fast, one pin at every 10 squares, adjusting as I quilted were necessary.

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The flannel back looks great with the squares, although it is a strange optical illusion because of the circles and many lines seem to be bended.

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The binding made with Rita's tutorial but no pins went smooth too, I just hand sewn the corners before machine stiching the whole thing.

Thee you have it! 1 3/8 " 480 squares. I love each one of them and all together :D

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12 comments:

  1. Very pretty and colorful! I'm still working on mine from the Postage Stamp Quilt Along. My squares will come out to be 2 inches.

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  2. Looks amazing!! I am glad all your stuff has arrived...do you have to buy most of your fabrics online? I tried reply to one of your comments the other day but the email bounced back??? Technical difficulties maybe.

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  3. Hi Diana,
    I clicked over here from Flickr, where I saw your quilt photos. This thing is just gorgeous......nice job !

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  4. This is just awesome. Those colours remind me of jellybeans, 480 jellybeans. Yum! And yet again, perfect binding and backing. Thanks for the hints on the method. I would be stupidly sewing together all these little squares, one by one....duh.

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  5. Just wanted to tell you that I just found your blog today and I think i'm in love :) Your quilting style is STUNNING! Your photos are SO inspiring! (I'm going to go finish the project on my machine so I can start something new!)
    Seriously. Amazing. I have this big ball of happy sewing joy in my ribcage yelling at me to get off the computer :)

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  6. I was coming to say the exact same thing as the commenter above - I know I was a follower already but hadn't stopped and really looked around but your blog is just amazing, your quilts wonderful and your photos really stunning.

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  7. Ok, I'm really blushing right now :). I'm on a short quilting break until I settle things to make more room for quilting :D. So hopefully I'll be able to rise to the expectations :).

    Thank you!

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  8. beautiful!! I love the tiny squares!!

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  9. hopped my way to your blog today for the first time - Very Cute stuff! and inspriational! I have this now on my to try list!
    -sewsanejane
    www.sewsanejane.blogspot.com

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  10. That is really..really..really...cute!

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  11. yes, your quilt is realy, realy cute. love it very much!
    many greetings from Austria!

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