I was also frantically working on an idea that I have since let up on. My idea was to make an 8" by 10" art quilt each week for a year. I thought of this halfway through January, and since I have four pieced tops from last fall, I thought that I could get four of the minis done by February 1. Here are the first two, still not quite finished:
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And the second pair, still nothing done other than the piecing:
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The first two are a bit of a disaster in the way of quality. I did not sew all of the trims to the top before I pillowcase bound it, leaving some floppy ends, and they are a bit lumpy, as I did not quilt them enough before binding. I am still struggling with how to put the three layers of an art quilt together and embellish it without having the back look like a knotted mess, or not have any stitching through all three layers.
While I am not going to attempt one mini quilt a week anymore, I will keep working on a long series of minis. I'm giving two evenings a week to this adventure, and I am not going to fret if I don't finish a quilt in two sessions. Maybe I will finish some in that time allotment. What is most important to me in this project is getting better with technique and process. In order to improve any skill, you have to work at it.
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