Who doesn't love finding a good use for scraps? My latest project on the Moda Bake Shop is an apple core quilt using The Good Life, Bonnie and Camille yummy new fabric line. It was a fun project, but one that resulted in some decidedly non-rectangular scraps.I quickly realized these scraps left over from the fabric between each apple core shape would be perfect for orange peels, one of my favorite quilt blocks to make. I wrote up a mini quilt pattern that uses these yummy scraps, called Freshly Peeled. It's a fun, quick little project that can be made using scraps or any small bits of fabric you have in your stash. If you haven't tried machine applique, this project would be a great introduction to the technique!
You can download both the apple core pattern and the mini quilt pattern for free! Check out the Moda Bake Shop for the apple core quilt and Craftsy for the mini orange peel pattern.Just because it makes me happy to share pretty things, I'm giving away this sweet little mini quilt. To enter, share some thoughts on mini quilts in the comments. Have you made one? Do you enjoy creating smaller projects? I'll pick a winner on the 7th of September.
Happy sewing, everyone!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
I love making mini quilts. I have a large coffee table that I put a lot of them one for different holidays. They let me try patterns to see if I want to enlarge them.
ReplyDeleteI love me some mini! The are so satisfying. I like to throw them in between big projects, or if I'm unmotivated. The quick gratification spurs me on to great things!!!
ReplyDeleteJulie.mirdoch@shaw.ca
I have not made one as yet. I have fabric selected but need to finish other projects first.
ReplyDeleteI love making the mini quilt's I made the civil war love letters quilt with 121 6 1/2" blocks each block was like a small quilt! It takes time but worth it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect use for those sweet scraps! I also LOVE that you kept the edges curved. This fits right into all the curved projects I find myself doing lately. Thanks for both patterns!
ReplyDeleteOne of the guilds I belong to here in Portland makes and donates doll quilts for the annual Toy and Joy event each year. I've made loads. Mostly from orphan blocks but sometimes from scratch.
ReplyDeleteI have made several mini quilts as I love to use the scraps from larger projects that are given away to make a memory mini quilt for me. It seems to make those quilts I really, really love easier to give away to family or friends or give as comfort quilts. After reading about your Apples to Oranges project I wish I still have some leftovers from the last Apple Core quilt I made. The project is so fitting. I guess the answer is that I need to make another apple core quilt.
ReplyDeleteI've not made a mini quilt but I have made 2 orange peel quilts! This is adorable
ReplyDeleteI've got a page of quilt minis, but haven't made any yet. I'm looking forward to retirement in a few years to have loads of time to DO some of these cute little minis, like yours! Thanks for the giveaway! Deb E / Oregon mdenders@msn.com
ReplyDeleteI love minis!! They are quick projects that can usually be done in a day or two. I've made 4 or 5 to put on my sewing room walls. I love your orange peel mini. Thanks for the opportunity to win it.
ReplyDeleteI love mini quilts and have made a few of them. I enjoy displaying them in my sewing studio. Your mini is so cute it would be a delight to have it join the others. Thank you for your generosity!
ReplyDelete