Tiny Triangles
Here I am, back for my yearly post. teehee. I mentioned some tiny triangles in an earlier post. I've always liked the look of miniature quilts but I've never felt like I have the patience to sew anything by hand. So, when I found the book "Miniatures in Minutes" by Terrie Sandelin , my curiosity was piqued. Terrie presents a method for piecing miniature quilts on one foundation. It's like speed piecing and paper piecing combined. I found I love to piece these using my handcranked Singer 28K . I can control exactly where and when the needle does what. This yields precise seams. These quilts are best viewed in person. I sent the first picture below to someone whose kind critique was "your points don't match." Then when she saw it in person, she retracted her statement and said, "the picture doesn't do it justice! I call this first one "Seven Cousins" because a seventh cousin was born on each side of the family the year that I mad...