I finished quilting one little quilt and bound it this weekend.
Its 15 1/2 x 19"
I like it hanging this way...

Over the weekend I whipped up another little quilt, I wanted to use this purple fabric I have always loved this fabric. I will be able to enjoy this fabric everyday now its from one of Judy Roche and Corienne Kramers fabric lines from Henry Glass. I will find out which line. I am now trying to decide border or no border.....
I don't want all my little quilts to have borders, many quilts from the 1800's didn't.
what do you think???



I pulled fabrics for my next little quilt, ok I admit it becoming obsessed with little quilts lately, this one was published in a magazine and is by Ann Hermes....just by the colors I bet you knew I had to make it right?


So have I tempted you yet to make a little quilt?????
I hope so and please let me know if you do I love seeing them on blogs or just send me a picture of yours!

my special purchase in January was this little quilt made by Ann Hermes. She makes little quilts from antique fabrics and sells them. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to own it.
It reminded me of my quilt I affectionally call The Green Monster!

Its a reproduction of an antique quilt, just have to finish the border and this one will be done, it will be finished this year.

Doesn't it look cute on my wall of little quilts so far?
The top two on the left are from Lucy and the bottom one is from Evelyne
all of them are treasures.

I love my little thimble quilt I made last year. I placed this one from Ann under it, now I need something next to it!
Ah yes I have two more I would love to buy from Ann.
I also purchased a block she made and showed on her blog here....
I asked to buy it just like it is I wanted to hand quilt it myself. stay tuned it will show up here one day soon!

Lucky mail days for me...
Karen from Log Cabin Quilter offered to send me the valentine fabric she showed on her blog that I fell in love with for the backing of my Feb little quilt. Isn't it adorable????

much to my surprise and delight she included a pin cushion she made using selvages of The Rising Sun fabric line from the Smithsonian , oh how I wish I would have bought some of this fabric when it was out years ago, before my time of reproduction fabric collecting sadly.
I will treasure this pin cushion, thank you Karen.

Look at Nats blog she loved my rail fence quilt and decided she had to make it too
she is using Japanese fabrics for it, it looks amazing. Makes me wish I had a collection of Japanese fabrics, between this and seeing all the fabrics that Jan bought back from her trip to Japan makes me want to start collecting them! This is a pattern that is so traditional yet looks great in any fabrics!
Nat wrote a tutorial so if anyone else is interested in making it they can too!

Michelle HIll had a giveaway on her blog and I was lucky enough to win her book
William Morris in Applique

this is the quilt I just love FRIENDS

This is such a great book I can see myself using some of these applique motifs to make pillows or add to another quilt as well.
Thanks Michelle!

Looking for a volunteer project you can do on your own time????
Kim had this on her blog and I thought it was such a great idea
Quilts for Kids
I will be ordering a kit and will happily make a quilt for this organization.

Speaking of the mailman before I am waiting for a special package to arrive I ordered myself a present and can't wait to share it with you!

hand quilting away on my little quilt, hope to finish this week
heres a tip when you use the quilters masking tape (or at the auto body supply store the detailing tape for painting so much cheaper!) put arrows where you should quilt , you don't even have to ask why!
yes I have hand quilted rows on the wrong size of the tape so this little arrow keeps me on track!

As you know I have decided this is the year of little quilts for me. I own quite a few books of little quilt patterns.
Here are just a few I have to admit, have many more will show more over the next few months....


Love looking at them and seeing the fabric choices and designs...do I make many quilts from them , no. I still love owning the books though! When I decide to make a little quilt normally its inspired by a block or an antique quilt from my favorite book, Small Endearments by Sandi Fox. I really like the Childhood Treasures by Merikay Waldvogel as well, there are NO patterns in this book, just lots of inspiration!


many times I find that the quilts I love from this book also inspired some of the designers/authors of these and the other books I own. I find it always comes back to the antique quilts that so many of us love and wished we owned.

I am still dreaming of having a wall just like this...I have had this picture for years and still just love the look of all those little quilts. I was thrilled years ago when I came across the book this picture was in. I bought the book just for this picture!


Picture is in this book by Mary Emmerling Collecting American Country
a great book I am finding books like this are great, there are lots of antique quilts used in decorating and love seeing how they are displayed in homes.


Note to Stina.. Did you notice????? .I love my plaid pin cushion I use it all the time, thanks again for making it for me :)

Edited :)
go look Joanna has started a little quilt wall of her own.
Her blog is Applique today.
Don't you love it? I really love the Be Kind little wall hanging, doesn't that say it all?

another closet find I hate to admit!

the blocks look nice in a pile!!!! still wondering why I didn't make this little quilt ,nice to find a little kit like this! It will be a quick finish now!

think this will be Feb's goal a little quilt in 30's
not sure how I will set it yet, looks nice with this little shirting fabric in pink :)
I read a great post on her blog, A Sentimental Quilter, last night by Kathleen Tracy
she writes books on Little quilts you can get to her website to see them by clicking on her name and yes I own all of them!
I am still thinking about her question and will have to answer her later today....
I hope you will go visit her blog and answer her too....

I found a new blog this week and am very excited she has started to blog
I have enjoyed looking at her little quilts over the past few years and happy to see them being published in magazines now
Still think she should be writing patterns! Ann Hermes, Notes from the Quilt Lab

Another new blog this week was Dragonfly Gypsy oh how I wish I would have made some of these quilts too amazing!!!! maybe I can make one or two in my lifetime!


I leave you with my current inspiration , Jo Mortons new blues....Indigo Berries
As soon as I saw them on Sew unique creations I knew I had to have them, I am thrilled they look so good with her previous toast lines as I have been wanting to make a blue and carmel/tan color quilt for a long time....
now to decide on what to make with them....

Two finishes for 2010
trying to show you the texture in the quilting
brick style quilt is 19 x 20 and the postage stamp quilt is 16 x16

The backing fabrics...
I am working on choosing fabrics for the backing that I really love and want to preserve these fabrics.
Now I want to buy fabrics just for the backing of these little quilts...like eagles or cheater fabrics or Declaration of Independence or pictures of the presidents.. These are fabrics I haven't really bought before not know what to really do with them.

I love the way this one looked on the back and now am considering doing a little quilt with this on the front!!!!
a cheater cloth quilt
maybe I just need to have a cheater cloth little quilt! Lucky for me I still have a piece big enough left so I could do this.

Spent the last week cleaning out closets, had to be done.
Cleaning closets is a good thing, sometimes!
look what I found

Look I started playing with the 2" four patches

Look what I made!

auditioning borders


almost finished hand quilting this one....love the texture the hand quilting is giving the quilt its a 1" grid besides baptist fans this is my favorite pattern just a simple grid.

then I will hand quilt this one I made over the holidays too or maybe the latest one if I decide on the border choice in the next day or two. Thanks Barb for allowing me to make my own after seeing yours.