Tuesday, 11 June 2013

It's a modern mini challenge

If you haven't heard, Jennifer over at Ellison Lane Quilts is hosting the Modern Mini Quilt Challenge.


I was all like "oh I have nothing to contribute, I have made ONE mini quilt in all of the my years, and it isn't even an original design". And then I was like "You did not enter the Bloggers Quilt Festival this year, and you regret it" Yes I talk to myself a lot. I am basically ok with it. 

So, to calm the voices, here I am entering my very first (and only to date) mini quilt - Star burst


As I said, all of the credit goes to Megan over at Canoe Ridge Creations. Star burst is part of her Fresh Mini Quilt Club. I joined the club so that I could focus on learning some new techniques in both piecing and quilting.

 

My particular goal with this project was to learn more about straight line quilting. You can find more about my lessons learned here on my original post. Bottom line, I was super stoked about how my quilting lines came out, and it gave me more confidence to do this in other projects.



I ended up sending this quilt to a friend as part of a creative pay it forward. No matter how it does in this challenge, I know that it is in a good home and is loved!



Good luck to all of the other "challengers"! I cannot wait to see them and get inspired to make more minis :)
Adrienne
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22 comments:

  1. Cari11 June 2013 at 23:56

    Very cool! I really want to learn how to do straight line quilting.

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    1. Adrienne12 June 2013 at 07:00

      Thanks Cari, I love the way straight lines looks. I am tempted to quilt everything that way :)

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  2. nicole12 June 2013 at 08:28

    Love it! Straight line quilting is my fave, i straight line everything! Though that could also be do to the fact that my FMQ is rubbish...

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    1. Adrienne12 June 2013 at 09:04

      exactly! I suck at FMQ, I blame my machine in public, but down deep it is just me

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  3. MC12 June 2013 at 08:56

    Looks great! Straight lines somehow always end up being more of a challenge than expected, but the effect is worth it.

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    1. Adrienne12 June 2013 at 09:05

      Thanks! The thing about quilting is it always is a little more involved that we think it is going to be, but somehow we are still addicted to it. Go figure.

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  4. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation12 June 2013 at 09:12

    Your mini is awesome! And I agree, straight line quilting can be tough in different ways than FMQ, but yours looks spectacular.

    -Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  5. Charlotte12 June 2013 at 09:51

    wow - those lines are VERY straight! I am impressed! I am hopeless at keeping mine even remotely straight ;-)

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    1. Adrienne12 June 2013 at 11:35

      Thank you Charlotte :) I follow the side of the presser foot. What will I do if I want to go closer together or farther apart? Have not figured that out yet!

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  6. The Patchsmith13 June 2013 at 02:20

    Your quilting adds to the elegance and style of this wonderful little quiltie.

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    1. Adrienne13 June 2013 at 21:02

      Thank you so much! Elegance and style, nice!

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  7. Tamara Hampton13 June 2013 at 21:35

    I am stuck on straight line quilting! I cant stop! (although your straight lines are much straighter than mine, mine take on an "organic" look i think (lol meaning they are crooked!) Your starburst is very pretty, i like your color choice!

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    1. Adrienne14 June 2013 at 08:57

      The biggest thing that I found affected the "straightness" of the lines was speed. My machine actually has a slow to fast switch. I tend to have a heavy foot (in the car too!), so I made my machine slow me down. You have much more control. All of that being said, I have done lot's of "organic" lines too and I still think they look awesomes!

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  8. Heidi Staples14 June 2013 at 02:55

    Beautiful simplicity! I love it!!

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  9. Nancy14 June 2013 at 18:52

    Welcome home Adrienne. I joined the Mayflower Guild and it has been a great way to meet people who quilt. I am a part of a bee that meets every two weeks in Tantalon. I love this group - totally random women ages 30 - 85! And we have lots to talk about. Also, there is a quilt store at Exit 8 near the brick municipal building. Lots of goodies and very good prices. I am lucky cuz I work right beside the store. Guess where my paycheque goes. Nancy

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    1. Adrienne14 June 2013 at 19:43

      Thanks Nancy. It is good to be home! Many moons ago I thought about joining the Mayflower Guild, but they were not very welcoming of my machine quilting ways. I am sure they are more welcoming now :) I would love to start a chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild here, have you heard of any talk of this? Please don't tell me where the quilt stores are! Danger! Frabic addict here!

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  10. Kirsten15 June 2013 at 03:19

    Just love this mini - the colours and the quilting are beautiful!

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    1. Adrienne15 June 2013 at 10:31

      Thanks Kirsten :) I have seen a lot of different color combos on this pattern, but I am glad that I kept it simple (plus I have a thing for blue) it really was all about practising the quilting on this one!

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  11. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane16 June 2013 at 22:03

    You did a beautiful job! Love the bold colors. Thanks for taking part in the Modern Mini Challenge!

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    1. Adrienne17 June 2013 at 11:41

      Thank you Jennifer. Thank YOU for organizing such a great event :)

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