quilts and miniature quilts
Ever since I was in architecture school I have been mildly obsessed with quilts. My family is not a quilting family. We are great sewers, seamstresses and pattern makers, but unfortunately I don't know a single quilt was ever made on either side. My whole thesis project in my last year of school was based on the idea of the quilt as the journal of the family and how the house also became a record of the family. I made these paper quilts early on. It combined my obsession with quilts and paper into one activity. I was lucky to marry INTO a quilt-making family and we have two quilts handmade by the boy's granny and aunt. But enough about me.
I was at the Traditional Home Show this year and came across Kate Adams' miniature quilts. Oh my. They are gorgeous. And really mini! The designs and detail are amazing. You should check them out. She has a great gallery of larger and small quilts, patriotic designs, samplers and Amish patterns. These below are either 9 inches by 9 inches or 7 inches by 9 inches. Enjoy!
i too have just gotten into quilting - love the minis!
Posted by: Amy | 2008.05.14 at 02:08 PM
Kate, I just bookmarked the same picture. It is adorable.
Bethany, they are pricey. It could be easier because they are smaller or it could be more difficult because it is more detailed. ? :)
Posted by: erinn | 2008.05.12 at 08:43 PM
I love these little quilts! They are still very expensive... I wonder how hard they would be to make? Of course I'm still working on my queen sized one... forever!!!!
Posted by: bethany | 2008.05.12 at 04:46 PM
I bookmarked this picture of a doll-quilt themed nursery... why?? I dunno. It's not like I'm planning on adding another baby to the fray that is my life. Still, I love it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hillarylang/531878280/
Posted by: Kate | 2008.05.09 at 02:01 PM