Licorice Allsosrts

I realized that I never shared the finished Licorice Allsorts quilt here. I quilted the whole quilt with straight line quilting spaced about 1/8 inch apart. I used several different colors of thread for the quilting and the look is very interesting. Different threads blend with different background colors. It’s subtle but I love the effect.

Finished quilt is 47” by 52”.

Tiny Strings

For a while I have been stitching little leftover bits of Oakshott cottons into small string segments. I recently sewed them together into this little 8.5” by 9.5” quilt.

I quilted it with a pale pink 80wt Aurifil thread. I love the thinner thread for small quilts like this.

I finished it off with a very narrow 1/8” binding. I am quite happy with how it turned out.

I know I will be using that narrow finish on some more tiny quilts in the future.

1896 Cycling Sweater

Some of you may know that my daughter, Phoebe’s, passion is historical clothing. She has been researching clothing styles for the last few years and when she saw this 1890s cycling sweater at the Met, she knew she had to have it.

I needed a new knitting project at the time and volunteered to make it for her.

The entire sweater is rib knit and took FOREVER but it was oh, so worth it for those ginormous sleeves.

Phoebe is thrilled that it is finally cool enough to wear it!

I used the original 1890s knitting patter than can be found here.

Tiny Baskets

I taught a tiny piecing class a couple of weeks ago and was inspired to try making my little basket blocks even smaller. The previous small baskets finish at a 2 inch block. This one will finish at 1 inch square.

I embroidered the handles with Aurifil floss.

Aren’t they adorable?

The older basket quilt is on the left in the photo below. The new baskets are on the right just above the cat face.

Blues and Browns

I am an Aurifil Artisan and I recently received a welcome package with a variety of their threads. I have been using their 50wt cotton for years for my quilt piecing. I’ve also used the 40wt for garment sewing and the cotton floss for embroidery. The 80wt cotton was new to me, though. It is thin but strong and I immediately wanted to try it in my tiny piecing. I have tried other thin threads to reduce bulk in the seam area but am THRILLED to find a thin, strong cotton that works well. The cotton has enough grab that the thread does not slip out of the seams easily. I am an 80wt Aurifil convert. You can see my first blocks using the 80wt thread above.

I was inspired by some vintage blue and brown clothing when choosing the colors for these blocks.

Instagram Photos

Behold the teeniest, tiniest basket blocks! I am obsessed with making tiny blocks even tinier. These new little beauties will finish at 5/8”!!! I will add embroidered handles after they are assembled into a little quilt top. For size they are s
This little beauty measures 2.5” and has 100 pieces! The binding measures 1/8”. I can’t stop making these ridiculously tiny quilts!!!! #ridiculouslytinyquilt #tinypiecing #sewtiny #sewsmall #textileart #fiberart #quiltartist
Can’t stop, won’t stop. Oakshott Fabrics and DecoBob thread by @wonderfilspecialtythread #sewsmall #sewtiny #ridiculouslytiny #sewsolid #fabricisfun #sewingismyhappyplace
I used my 3” x 12” ruler to make the string pieces units for this quilt. The units are set together with narrower strips of a deep aqua solid. I used wool batting and finished it with minimal stitch in the ditch quilting. Finished size