small quilts

Week 14 of 2026 from Thread Head

This week I made a mini quilt -

Kathleen Tracy had a few block patterns on her FaceBook group for us to make a mini quilt. I used two of the block patterns and made a little table mat.

I tried stepping out of my box for colours for this one - I wanted something a bit lighter and spring like, and chose colours based on the outer border fabric (mainly split complimentary). The blocks are 3", the quilt is 18.5"x26".

We had a snow storm at the beginning of the week (hopefully the last one!), so I used some ...

added by Joanne 1 week, 4 days ago. under dyeing , small quilts

Small Gifts Part II on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Curves, Still using the scraps from this one!

Well here on the banks of the Great Lakes, we are still waiting for spring to arrive. I'm not sure how much snow and cold this girl can take but I'm getting close to my limit. More daylight has helped though, and I started a new sleep routine ...working back to my goal of 8 hrs a night...every night. I'm quite sure I haven't done that since the early 2000's so this ought to be interesting.

The nights I'm getting over 7 hours, I'm ...

added by Nina Marie 4 weeks ago. under creative process , design , gifts , likedislike , off the wall fri , small quilts

Quilt Reveal: Spread your Dreams and Soar from High Road Quilter

When I went to the sewing room to make the Orange Complements Blue Flower for the Project Quilting challenge, I saw a pattern I had printed out of a hot air balloon. I thought it was a great pattern to use and was hoping I could manage to find a way to make it fit whatever the upcoming theme was.

I think it would have been great to use for the challenge, but I had already thought of the flower, and wanted to make that. I realized with the small scraps I have, that I could cut out the zig ...

added by Shelina 1 month, 1 week ago. under blue quilt , quilt reveal , quilting , small quilts , spread your dreams and soar , yellow quilt

Quilt Reveal: Orange Complements Blue Flower from High Road Quilter

The theme for the Project Quilting challenge this week is "My Complements". We need to use complementary colors in our project.

My last project turned out to be much bigger than could be completed in a week, I decided to make a potholder quilt, and managed to finish one "potholder" in time for the challenge, but that left three more to finish in my off week. (An off week is the week between the challenge weeks). I already had projects to work on during the off week, so this just added to the load. By the way, I consider the ...

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Small Gifts on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Sarah Lyte, machine quilted
Rough organic edge

Caro Ramsey
pulled tight on a board

I learned long ago that I don't like "making" gifts. I mean at first glance it seems like a broke girl's bestfriend, right? But in reality, it's a lot of time and effort. In today's world time is definitely equated to money. Making a gift even a small one can be hours of work.

As for effort....well think about it...how hard is it anymore to whip your phone out of your back pocket, pick a gift on Amazon and press ...

added by Nina Marie 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under gifts , inspiration , off the wall fri , small quilts

Stitching Fast and Slow from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.

It's a free pattern from The Sewing Loft. Okay, well just now I went to link to the free pattern, but it hasn't been free since 2019. You can purchase it right here. I forget when I came by it, but apparently it was sometime before 2019. I probably saw it on Pinterest. It's ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under embroidery , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

Stitching Fast and Slow from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.

It's a free pattern from The Sewing Loft. Okay, well just now I went to link to the free pattern, but it hasn't been free since 2019. You can purchase it right here. I forget when I came by it, but apparently it was sometime before 2019. I probably saw it on Pinterest. It's ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under embroidery , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

Tulip Time from ... Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.

All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...

He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.

We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cats , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

Tulip Time from Cat Patches

It was a rainy and windy day yesterday. It was a good day for sewing. My goal was to sew together the quilt top I'd kitted up before we left home back in December...this one.

All the pieces were cut. It was just a matter of sewing everything together. Smitty was my helper cat for this. When he wasn't overseeing my sewing efforts...

He was keeping an eye out for invading forces.

We were keeping a special eye on this thug hummingbird viciously guarding the feeder. (This was the first day we've had visitors to our ...

added by Barbara 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under cats , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

Lazy Bones from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.

I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

added by Barbara 2 months ago. under cats , embroidery , every little thing , small quilts , travel

Lazy Bones from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. A serious case of the lazies has befallen us here in Nevada. Sadie is channeling the energy level in the RV right now.

I spent a lazy morning taking the first stitches on the fourth block for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

Now, I've moved my hoop up and to the left, and I'll continue on there this morning.

We've been lazy since arriving in Pahrump. I've spent some time looking at hikes in the area. Almost all of them lead to a high peak, and so there is a lot of elevation ...

added by Barbara 2 months ago. under cats , embroidery , every little thing , small quilts , travel

A Sewing Day from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another do-nothing day. Kitties are very good at doing nothing.

We didn't exactly do "nothing." We both did our own things. Mike went out for a bike ride. I hauled out all my sewing stuff and went to work on the Vintage Valentine. I spent quite a bit of time studying the pattern and deciding on a plan of attack. Here's the image from the free pattern.

You might remember several years back when I made this quilt from another free pattern by Sheryl Johnson at Temecula Quilt Company. I finished it ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 1 week ago. under cats , mindless musings , quilts , small quilts , travel

A Sewing Day from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had another do-nothing day. Kitties are very good at doing nothing.

We didn't exactly do "nothing." We both did our own things. Mike went out for a bike ride. I hauled out all my sewing stuff and went to work on the Vintage Valentine. I spent quite a bit of time studying the pattern and deciding on a plan of attack. Here's the image from the free pattern.

You might remember several years back when I made this quilt from another free pattern by Sheryl Johnson at Temecula Quilt Company. I finished it ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 1 week ago. under cats , mindless musings , quilts , small quilts , travel

"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.

Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under cats , challenge quilts , embroidery , every little thing , small quilts , travel

"Motion" Reveal: After the Storm from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Today I can reveal my “Motion” quilt for The Endeavourers art quilt group, but before I do, lets catch up on what happened yesterday, shall we? And let me just tell you, we made good on our goal to do nothing for the entire day. It's good to attain one's goals, wouldn't you agree?

I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off the right side of the turtle.

Now, I've moved my hoop down. The bottom triangle is the turtle's tail, and so I'll be moving up the left ...

added by Barbara 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under cats , challenge quilts , embroidery , every little thing , small quilts , travel

Quilt Reveal: Change from High Road Quilter

The theme for the Project Quilting challenge this week is Plaid. That made me think about a pair of pajamas that I had relegated to the sewing room. I thought I could make a tiny wonky (in a good way) handmade quilt, like Zak Foster and others make.

Then I came across a quote on Instagram that caught my eye:

Change is made like a quilt: piece by piece together.

I really liked it, and it is short so I decided to embroider it on my little quilt. I really enjoyed the handwork on my last week's entry, so ...

added by Shelina 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under political quilt , project quilting , quilt reveal , quilting , small quilts

2025: Year in Review from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

added by Barbara 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under embroidery , mindless musings , project quilting , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge , small quilts , travel

2025: Year in Review from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. I’m writing before we leave the RV park this morning, so I’ll have to tell you about today’s drive in tomorrow’s post. When I left you yesterday, we were preparing to head over to a nearby Mexican restaurant for margaritas and dinner. As it turned out, the restaurant was a sort of a fast food place with drive-thru service only. We weren’t up for that, and so we went to a different place across the street called “Wood Almond.” It turned out to be a good choice with some unusual items ...

added by Barbara 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under embroidery , mindless musings , project quilting , quilts , rainbow scrap challenge , small quilts , travel

Last Gasp Sewing from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

added by Barbara 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

Last Gasp Sewing from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

added by Barbara 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under cats , cooking , embroidery , mindless musings , small quilts , travel

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