July's Mini Quilts

For me, July means  

red, white and blue and 

 over the years, that has meant many

patriotic minis.

This month I had two different ideas so,

while I had that color combo scattered

across the floor, I kept on sewing.

The first one is a return to a past love,

stripes and plaids.

My stash is still filled with these wonderful

fabrics that reflect that primitive homespun look.

Fireworks and Pie

35" x 35"

I had always wanted to make a log cabin quilt using

a extra large center square.

Starting with a bright red center and

using strips in roughly the same width and

then casually trimming the blocks, it was

fun to put these blocks together.

I cut many of the strips on the bias 

to add movement and interest.  

When I finished I thought the centers needed some

wool stars buttonholed with a variegated perel cotton thread.

The second one took a different direction.

Still simple, but much darker.

Patriots

24" x 28"

In honor of my family members who answered the Alarm

on April 19, 1775 and fought at the battle of Lexington and Concord.

I started piecing 2 1/2" blue and red squares together

 as 4 patches.  Nothing could be much simpler.

My first thought was to finish with a dark blue border.  

Looked pretty blah.

The blue is one that you might recognize.  It's a 

very old Jenny Beyer's VIP fabric.

It may be old, but was the perfect shade of blue.

I decided to cut down that border

and add a lighter brighter blue.

 Small pieces of batting fused together can be

easily used in a mini quilt, as well as odd pieces

of leftover fabrics for the backings

The barb wired fence display looked great with

these quilts.  

July Minis

Be sure to stop by Wendy's blog, The Constant Quilter,

for the list of other Mini Makers.

Until Next Time-

Kyle