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5 August 2013

Sweet Spools Mini Quilt

In keeping with my new KYSS (Keep Your Sewing Simple) policy,

My latest project is a sweet little sewing room mini quilt!

It was a lot of fun strip piecing the sewing machine and spools!

 

And it was a great opportunity to practice free motion quilting on my Janome....

Close up of the quilting on the spools....
Close up showing the spool backing and the hanger....

And here is a shot of the top before quilting...

 

This is my second month participating in the A Lovely Year of Finishes.
It is hosted by these talented ladies.... 
Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts and Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs.

My goal for August was to design, quilt and publish the pattern for a sweet sewing room mini quilt.

If you would like to make one of these for yourself or a special friend, the pattern is now available in my Craftsy Pattern shop!


Hope you are having a wonderful time in your sewing room!


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48 comments:

  1. Sherry5 August 2013 at 19:45

    Very cute wall quilt. Looks as if it would go together quickly.

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  2. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation5 August 2013 at 20:08

    cute quilt Lorna! looks like you had fun with the FMQ. It looks great!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  3. Susan at TheBoredZombie.com5 August 2013 at 21:06

    Lovely! It is amazing what quilting will do for a quilt isn't it? Good luck with pattern sales, hope you make a mint. :)

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  4. Diana @ Red Delicious Life5 August 2013 at 22:08

    This is just adorable. I'm in the process of setting up a sewing studio and I think this would be a perfect addition to one of the walls. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Fun, Factual, Weird, and Breathtaking6 August 2013 at 02:32

    That is such a cute quilt! You did a great job with your free motion quilting!

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  6. Lucy Blossom6 August 2013 at 02:55

    What a fabulous decoration for a sewing room. I really like the spools on the quilt

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  7. EleanorLucy Millinery6 August 2013 at 06:18

    Love this! I only recently discovered free motion embroidery, isn't it fun!! I also really love the thread spool backing, what a lovely piece of work!

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  8. Paulette6 August 2013 at 09:16

    Super cute! And what a fun addition to your sewing room!

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  9. SeeMaryQuilt6 August 2013 at 13:17

    I love all the 'loose threads'!

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  10. Unknown6 August 2013 at 13:52

    This turned out so lovely!

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  11. Stephanie6 August 2013 at 14:23

    This is beautiful!!! I'm going to put that pattern on my wish list.

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  12. michelle b6 August 2013 at 15:01

    Oh my goodness, I love this!! SO cute I might want to copy you!

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  13. jan6 August 2013 at 22:46

    Adorable Lorna! I just love it!
    xo jan

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  14. Vicki7 August 2013 at 02:01

    Oh my Lorna...this is so very, very cute! How much fun is that sewing machine? Love it, totally!!

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  15. Unknown7 August 2013 at 02:28

    What a sweet quilt. I love it!

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  16. Celtic Thistle7 August 2013 at 05:08

    It's lovely, congratulations on meeting all of those goals too.

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  17. Anonymous7 August 2013 at 05:22

    Lovely quilts...love the fabric and the way you quilted them. Thanks for sharing! Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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  18. Free Spirit Designs7 August 2013 at 07:00

    this is soooooo gorgeous! i love the sewing machine and spools design and the bright colours on a white backdrop. I can see you getting lots of requests for these! x

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  19. Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures7 August 2013 at 07:21

    Love it...stopping in from WIP Linky

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  20. Dee7 August 2013 at 07:55

    Oh my goodness, over the top, cuteness! What a perfectly sweet sewing machine! Lov, ove, love this mini! Congratulations!

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  21. randi--i have to say7 August 2013 at 08:33

    This is adorable! So pretty!

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  22. Marjorie's Busy Corner7 August 2013 at 11:43

    very cute quilt...you did a wonderful job on it!

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  23. Susan J Barker7 August 2013 at 12:01

    lovely little quilt, but you are making me jealous as my janome is headed to the repair guy...

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  24. Connie Kresin Campbell7 August 2013 at 12:02

    What a cute little quilt and the quilting is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
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  25. Karen7 August 2013 at 17:37

    What a lovely little quilt! Great job on the quilting too :o)

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  26. judi 8 August 2013 at 21:19

    Very nice quilt! I especially like the FMQ!

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  27. Mary8 August 2013 at 21:39

    I like the scrappy spools and sewing machine. Cute pattern. Fun to practice your FMQ on it.

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  28. What Comes Next?8 August 2013 at 23:07

    cute project!

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  29. Anita9 August 2013 at 03:58

    Gorgeous spools and sewing machine!

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  30. Val's Quilting Studio9 August 2013 at 08:26

    I love this quilt...I love the quilting on the spools...really looked like thread! BTW...your profile pictures always makes me want to laugh and have fun!

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  31. Unknown9 August 2013 at 10:42

    So adorable! I might need to add this to my to-do list.

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  32. Kelsey9 August 2013 at 14:15

    I love the fabrics you chose for your strip piecing. Those spools look fabulous! You're FMQing looks great, yay for Janomes!

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  33. Pieced Brain Quilt Designs9 August 2013 at 17:20

    Great quilt! I have all the spools ready to make a bed size one. I wonder when I will get it done... Thanks for sharing it!

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  34. Lisa in Port Hope9 August 2013 at 22:57

    That's a wonderful design, congratulations. Visiting from TGIFF.

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  35. Jeneta10 August 2013 at 06:59

    Oh it's wonderful!

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  36. Anna10 August 2013 at 15:47

    Great quilting! I love that little mini. Perfect for a sewing room! :)

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  37. Unknown10 August 2013 at 17:32

    What fun!

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  38. Amanda @ BedTime Quilting11 August 2013 at 00:19

    Great little wall hanging for your sewing room! My favorite the quilting that looks like thread unwinding from the spools. Looks awesome and your FMQ is really good!

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  39. Live a Colorful Life11 August 2013 at 00:48

    This is SO cute!! And where did you find the awesome backing fabric?

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  40. Glinda ♥11 August 2013 at 03:41

    Delightful :)

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  41. legato195812 August 2013 at 09:28

    Such a beautiful quilt!

    Susie

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  42. Mary12 August 2013 at 22:22

    Cute!! I wish I would remember to make minis. I never do but they are so stinking cute. Love this one.

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  43. Quiltin Jenny13 August 2013 at 11:23

    So cute! This would make an adorable sewing machine cover also!

    Love the sampler style quilting - so many fun designs. The loopy quilting around the spools and machine look like thread unraveling. I love it!

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  44. Beth16 August 2013 at 09:27

    That is adorable! What a fun little quilt!

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  45. Beth16 August 2013 at 09:27

    That is adorable! What a fun little quilt!

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  46. Pam @Threading My Way24 August 2013 at 08:40

    Ooh, I'd love to have that quilt hanging in my sewing room!

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  47. marslaura5 September 2013 at 02:05

    Loved this quilt so much I put a link and a picture of it on Quilt With Us as we just finished a strip pieced spool swap and thought yours was an outstanding and inspiring quilt. Hope it was alright to put the link and picture up, if not ok email me and I will remove it! Here is the link to the forum that I posted it in: http://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/forum/topics/strip-pieced-spool-block-swap?groupUrl=blockswappersinc&commentId=2313716%3AComment%3A1594803&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum

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  48. Elizabeth9 September 2013 at 22:36

    Lorna, that is SEW cute! I love your strip piecing and your pretty fabrics. The colors are so cheerful! You did a beautiful job. Congrats on a great finish and thank you for linking up!

    xo -E

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Your kind comments certainly make my day!