Mini Wednesday

"Lovely View" is the title for this mini. It measures 13" X 10 1/2"

Here's how I developed the piece. The idea came from a clipart photo. I have loads of great landscaping fabrics from England Designs. So this was the perfect time to use a few.

I love picking and choosing fabrics. Some will not make the cut but it's fun to fondle them look at the them.

I found the perfect sky fabric.

Next, I added the layers of mountain ranges.

Finally, I cut into my birch fabric and stood back to get a good look. As I've said many times, taking photos of each step or as many as one can remember to take, helps when changes are needed.

Mini Wednesday

"66 T-Bird Road Trip"
This is the latest installment of mini quilts.

I've had this piece for a couple of years made from scraps of Moda fabrics. It's been lost, found, shuffled around & well, I'm finally doing something about it!!

I'm thinking driving down the middle of the highway is the way to go on this one. I'm not sure about the greenery as of yet.

I improved with more interest on the sides of the road & and added mountains ahead.

It needed something else so I added a tree line. Much better!

Now on to quilting & binding.....

I followed the cloud pattern of the fabric.

I meandered around the T-Bird.

Did some straight stitching on the grassy area.

Then did binding in black. The finished mini measures 12 3/4" by 18 1/2". All fabrics are from my scrap basket.

Love it!!!

Mini Wednesday

I've decided to delve into the mini quilt world & post about the experience on any given Wednesday.

As most of you know I have a wide selection of background, textural, landscape & grass type fabrics. I really need to use them but find it hard to cut into the stash. It's easier to make use of them in small portions.

I started with the above fabrics trying my hand with mountains & distant trees.

A little foreground activity here using uneven lines.

Fence parts are my favorite thing to add.

Here is the results of my first mini. 

It measures 13" by 14 1/2".