Karen Burns of Martingale compiled a book of fun sized quilts
from several quilting designers.
Each quilt is about the size or less of a fat quarter
and can be made with fat quarters too!
My Fun Sized quilt is called Particularly Joyful.
It was created with Basic Grey's fabric line 'Curio' by Moda,
a beautiful line of fabric that I was certain would become a quilt....
just not immediately.
I let Curio 'age' on my stash self for a couple of years before I made this quilt.
Choosing fabric, creating patterns and hand sewing all make me
particularly joyful...hence the name.
There was one other quilt in the book that caught my eye immediately.
To Do List, and it's on my to do list for my sewing area.
If you would like to win an e-copy of the book Fun Sized Quilts from Martingale,
leave a comment about what part of sewing, quilting or crafting....
makes you particularly joyful.
I'll choose a winner on July 30th.
If you want 15 more chances to win, stop by Martingale's Blog to see the list of contributing authors and how to enter their giveaway.
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I have not done any minis but this book might just inspire me to do a few - they look so sweet! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love sewing anything...something about whizzing along on my machine is soothing to me. Plus, who doesn't need pretty fabric in their lives?
ReplyDeleteI particularly love planning the quilt and picking out the fabrics. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGigi
Since I discovered Susie's Magic Binding, that is my favorite part of making quilts!
ReplyDeletethanks Vicki...always fun to win something. this pattern is sweet
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is making the quilt and seeing it come together.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is making the quilt and seeing it come together.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is seeing how I can take some small pieces of fabric or scraps and make something that looks really nice and is useful! Also like the "me time" it gives me :)
ReplyDeleteseeing a quilt top come together makes me joyful!
ReplyDeleteWhen the quilt is handed over to someone who will enjoy it. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteThe part of quilting that I enjoy the most is at the end, when the binding is on and I'm clipping any hanging threads. I get such a feeling of satisfaction in knowing that I accomplished my goal.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the final project.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the process - enjoying each step of the way. And anticipating how much the recipient with love the finished quilt!
ReplyDeleteSince I'm a hunter/gatherer by nature, I really enjoy finding the perfect fabrics for whatever I'm going to make.
ReplyDeleteColor is what makes me particularly joyful, no matter if I'm sewing or picking out fabric.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is putting together the fabrics for a project. I get to play with my stash!
ReplyDeleteI love hand stitching the binding on quilts !
ReplyDeleteI love picking out the fabrics and coming up with a pattern for my quilts. Thanks for a chance at a great prize:)
ReplyDeleteI love picking out a pattern and fabric when I make presents. I like how I have to think about what the recipient would like, rather than my own tastes. It forces me to look at things in a different way.
ReplyDeleteJust getting to handle and play with all the lovely fabrics.
ReplyDeleteLooking at beautiful fabric makes me joyful. It can also soothe the soul, put pep in my step, and relive memories of wonderful shopping excursions with friends.
ReplyDeleteI love to sew fast and piece. It brings me joy.
ReplyDeleteI love the piecing part of quilting. Right now I am learning FMQ and am loving it
ReplyDeleteJust looooove hexies... can't stop making then. They are all over the place. In the car, at the office, in my handbag, in my sewing area, and even some sitting in the bottom of a cupboard waiting to become a waistcoat!
ReplyDeleteLove your mini! I like picking the fabrics as well as piecing. Quilting is fun but I do tend to stress a bit over what to pick for a design. Thanks! K-
ReplyDeleteLove the mini!!!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteEvery part of quilting or sewing is joyful except cutting out pattern pieces for sewing clothes.
ReplyDeletenridder@hurontel.on.ca
Every part of quilting or sewing is joyful except cutting out pattern pieces for sewing clothes.
ReplyDeletenridder@hurontel.on.ca
The quiet solitude and the focus it brings to an otherwise hectic day :)
ReplyDeletevicnorm@Yahoo.com
I like creating a quilt out of my stash.
ReplyDeleteIt all makes me joyful but I especially love giving quilts, bags, etc. as gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love most about quilting is that there are so many different stages of each quilt. No one part takes so long that I get tired of it so it's always fun to look forward to the next part. So I guess it is the variety of tasks that gives me joy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little quilt! It does look joyous. What part of quilting do I love...hmmm...hmmm well I would have to say ALL OF IT !! Love to pick colors for the quilt, love cutting and piecing, love quilting, love binding. Yup I love to make quilts :)
ReplyDeleteI love your little quilt! I like to make mini quilts as they usually finish up quickly. I also like hand sewing, but I enjoy the entire process of making a quilt, except maybe putting on the binding.
ReplyDeleteI haven't made any minis, except for some mug-sized place mats - but these would make great gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes me joyful about quilting is the fabric and the color. I can envision how it is going to look even when others can't. My husband is in awe of how I can see the colors coming together before anyone else. I think I would love a job just putting quilt kits together!
ReplyDeletefinishing it is my favorite part!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite part of any project is picking out and petting the fabric. It can be stressful because I can be somewhat indecisive, but I really love it too.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy every part of making a quilt. I find it particularly joyful to see others' reactions to my quilts, especially when it was lovingly made as a gift for them!
ReplyDeleteI love searching for just the right fabric, but my favorite part is the look on the face of the person I give it to!
ReplyDeleteI love both piecing and machine quilting.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is the quilting!!! Love standing there, creating beauty upon beauty with thread!
ReplyDeleteI love picking out the fabric to use in a quilt. I love buying fabric. kthurn@bektel.com
ReplyDeleteI love choosing fabrics, whether that means mixing and matching from my stash or in a store, or just buying pre-cuts. I especially love it for babies. I also enjoy the laying out of projects!
ReplyDeleteI love the entire process of cutting up fabric and putting it back together into something useful!
ReplyDeleteI like creating a scrappy quilt completely from my stash without having to go shopping for new fabric.
ReplyDeleteJust love your quilts and love the mini Particularly Joyful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the opportunity to win this book. I love giving the items away and seeing the reaction on the recipients face. I
ReplyDeleteFinishing something and giving it away makes me joyful. But I also like to look at the different fabrics and decide what goes the best together. Just looking at some cheerful fabric can make me happy!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing my design emerge and come to life when making an art quilt. I start with a vision of what I want it to look like, then when it actually emerges from the background, it's such a joy to see the completed picture.
ReplyDeleteI love the piecing part of the quilt journey the most. I love seeing the design emerge as the blocks are finished.
ReplyDeleteI love the piecing part of the quilt journey the most. I love seeing the design emerge as the blocks are finished.
ReplyDeleteHI,I do love the planning of the quilt;but love the piecing+final binding too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletemsstitcher1214@gmail.com
I love picking out the fabrics . It's like getting a new box of crayons when I was a kid
ReplyDeleteI love working with any kind of needle and thread from sewing to needlepoint to embroidery. It helps to calm me, inspire me and an outlet for any kind of artistic ability I may have in my little pinky. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteChoosing the fabric & placement of the colors w/in the pattern for myself & friends on retreats!
ReplyDeleteI love using the creative side of my brain after a long day of critical / science thinking from working in a research lab!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Vikki, your little quilt is lovely. All aspects of quilting bring me joy especially when they are going to be gifted.
ReplyDeleteIt may sound strange, but I always look forward to having a pile of HSTs or flying geese that need to be trimmed to size. It's a bit of a Zen thing for me.
ReplyDeleteI am always happiest when petting...ohhh I mean picking out fabrics.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is picking out the fabric to use in my quilt. II think a great quilt starts at the fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteI think the planning is the joyful part of my sewing and quilting. Unfortunately I don't always carry through, but I'm trying to change that.
ReplyDeleteI love to hand sew binding on quilts, and to do hand quilting. Both are extremely relaxing! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.
I love the sewing part, where you can take what your visioned in your minds eye, and have the ability to touch...
ReplyDeleteMaking and giving a quilt to someone special brings me much joy! ♥ And, I love finding absolutely perfectly beautiful fabrics for them and my stash. ☺
ReplyDeleteThe minis are so cute! Tanks a bunch for the chance to win this book!
my nana maree @ yahoo . com
All of it... except ripping.
ReplyDeleteOops, not "Tanks", but THANKS! ☺
ReplyDeletemy nana maree @ yahoo . com
I love hand quilting and hand sewing but I also love machine piecing and machine sewing anything - oh except curtains!!!!
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perry94022 at hotmail dot com
I like the planning and shopping, and finishing up the binding, and I'm very fond of hand work.
ReplyDeleteMarca
Raylynn(at)homemail.com
I like everything about quilt making! It helps me refuel!
ReplyDeletegiving the quilt to some one that loves it
ReplyDeleteI enjoy piecing a quilt because I can see my ideas really coming together.
ReplyDeleteI like the research process to get the creative ideas for the next quilt. getting out an collecting concepts from Art, nature, and what other quilters have done. I also like the physical construction process the precision and discipline.
ReplyDeleteSewing in my own sewing room in front of the window while putting my favorite colors and fabrics together makes me so happy! That's the best part, when I create something new and pleasing to my eye.
ReplyDeleteChoosing the fabrics and the pattern is my favorite part of quilting. Then, watching the smile on the one receiving the finished creation is the icing. :-)
ReplyDeleteChoosing color combinations and piecing the quilt are my favorite parts of making a quilt.
ReplyDeletePicking the fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI love to choose the fabrics!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the quilting part the most.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite part is making the quilt and seeing how it all comes together.
ReplyDeleteThe best part for me beside Finishing... is seeing the smile it gives the person who is on the receiving end and watching them pour over it and love it the way I loved making it for them
ReplyDeleteI love the handquilting! sarah@forrussia.org
ReplyDeleteI like the start of a new quilt project. I like deciding on the design or pattern, picking the perfect fabrics and getting started to make my vision come to life.
ReplyDeleteSearching out inspiration and sharing it with my friends is the best part. It's also why I'm known far and wide as an enabler. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is making the quilt and seeing it come together
ReplyDeleteSo far my favorite part of making quilts is whatever part I'm working on at the moment. I also really like browsing in my Fabric Petting Zoo--I won't live long enough to use it all, so it must be meant for gazing and petting!
ReplyDeleteJoyful! It has to be hand sewing each and every binding on a finished quilt! Love, love, love!
ReplyDeleteI love the shopping for fabric and picking out what colors to use the best. mburnette912@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI love when I sew for my kids and they get excited about what I made for them.
ReplyDeleteThe part of quilting that makes me joyful is choosing just the right fabric combination and it turns into something awesome! That and when all the corner seams match!! thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteI like buying fabrics. I love creating. I feel terrific when I finish a projects.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that all parts of quilting make me joyful. Each part of the process is a step to the finish.
ReplyDeletechoosing the design and the fabric is the best bit
ReplyDeleteA medley of coordinating fat quarters always gives me possibilities!
ReplyDeleteI love the finish best. The I can't believe I made this moment. I have never made minis but I think I will try it with some of my UFO blocks. I make practice blocks of interesting ones I find to see if I like making them. Some hit the UFO pile because they are too time consuming or I just don't like them well enough to make a whole quilt. Minis, hmmm- so quick, so cute, lots of "I made this moments". A no brainer. LOL
ReplyDeleteFinishing and pulling a done, warm quilt out of the dryer. It's always so fluffy!
ReplyDeleteI love the point when everything else for the project is done and I can just sit at my machine and sew.!
ReplyDeleteI really like the cutting process of quilting. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletemy favorite part of sewing is making something for someone else
ReplyDeleteI love it all, no matter what part of the process I'm doing. I'm frustrated a bit while trying to pull fabrics together when I need more than 2-3 different fabrics. I stress too much about messing it up and then end up hating what I've spent my time creating. So far I haven't had that happen so I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I just need to have more practice and then that will be easier for me too.
ReplyDeleteLove the process--especially hand sewing the binding on and knowing it's done! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the "creating something from nothing" feeling. That moment when you hold up a finished quilt top, and then a finished quilt and say..."Yeah. I made that. I'm awesome!"
ReplyDeleteI love the look on the recipients face when they get the finished product.
ReplyDeleteIf it has to do with textiles, it is all joyful. But pulling out fabrics and starting a new design always gets me excited. pjrcontest@msn.com
ReplyDeleteI am happiest when I have finished a stack of small charity quilts and deliver them to pediatric chemo unit. It gives such a sense of purpose to my hobby. My second happiest moment is buying the fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love quilting - many hand quilted but am now working on machine quilting.
ReplyDeleteI love taking that first line of stitching out from under the pressure foot--I'm on my way!
ReplyDeleteI love choose a pattern for a special person, and then choose fabric thinking in their preferences.
ReplyDeleteI've create a few mini quilts and this book has lots of great ideas! I love mini's because they allow me to use fabrics from my stash!
ReplyDeleteI like to see all the hard work pay off once the project is done.
ReplyDeleteI especially enjoy binding the quilt by hand because I know it is almost ready to give to some one special to me.
ReplyDeleteI love to sew clothing and mini quilts totes purses and I love it even more if it all comes together as planned and i finish it I have a pile of UFOS!
ReplyDeleteI like the quiet. I barricade myself in the basement and just get lost in creativity.
ReplyDeleteI like the whole creative process of taking raw materials (thread, fabric, sewing machine) and creating something amazing from them.
ReplyDeletetushay3(at)yahoo(dot)com
I like the binding. Quiet time near family. Quilt nearly done and time to think of the next project.
ReplyDeleteI like binding - because then I'm done and ready to move on to the next quilt.
ReplyDeleteFinishing a project! :D
ReplyDeleteI love every aspect of making a quilt... it is my therapy. some days I love the piecing, and I always have at least one hand-sewing project going.
ReplyDeleteI have never done mini's before but sewing is very soothing and calming for me. Makes me relax after a long day at work!
ReplyDeleteI have never done mini's before but sewing is very soothing and calming for me. Makes me relax after a long day at work!
ReplyDeleteI love the excitement that comes with a finished quilt and especially when it is a gift for someone special - in fact only special people get my quilts because I know they will be cherished and loved.
ReplyDeleteI love paper piecing. I use Peggy Martin's Quick-Strip method, and it makes it fun, rhythmic, assembly-line. I get in a groove and can't stop. then I love trimming the sections and fitting them together--stars are perfect and points are wonderful!
ReplyDeletereillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love touching, and rearranging, fabric!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy hand quilting at my quilts. I find it relaxing and a great way to just slow down.
ReplyDeleteLately, I have really enjoyed hand stitching, or embroidery. I think it's calming, I like to sit and enjoy my family while still creating and keeping my hands busy at work.
ReplyDeleteHand stitching anything. I love my machine, but there is something soothing about sewing something by hand.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm not a no-reply, but just in case: jhunsberger (at) gmail (d0t) c0m
Fabrics bring sunshine to me! Love 'petting' them and getting inspired to make something.
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