0 pack patch mini

Back in April, when Chase first talked about starting a pack patch mini quilt along, I knew I had to take part. Because I seriously love scrappy projects, and 1" finished tiny squares, and pretty much everything Chase makes.

Chase thought up a fun concept of different themes for each block (you can check them out here) which made making this mini extra fun and special. I must say though, as excited as I was about the quilt along, after just one week I fell off the wagon and could not catch up. I had two blocks finished when all twenty were supposed to be done :( That's as behind as one can get, right?

And then Chase posted pictures of her adorable mini. In that moment I dropped everything I was planning to do and spent my afternoon making all 18 blocks I still needed.

I used Kona Shadow for sashing and border and did some pretty dense straight line quilting. I'm still not sure if this was the best way to quilt it as the mini got extremely crinkly after washing. I do love it, though. Crinkles and all :) So, I'm definitely going to call it a success.

Thank you Chase, for coming up with such a fun quilt along.

In case you'd like to make a mini of your own, you can find the instructions here and Flickr group here.

Have a lovely weekend everyone. Svetlana

Detail: pack patch mini

0 double wedding ring {take two}

Resistance was futile. Again! Ever since I finished my double wedding ring pillow cover I could not stop thinking about giving this block another try.

Last time I used regular foundation paper piecing method to make the arches. This time, however, I used freezer paper method (you can find a great tutorial here). I do prefer this method over regular paper piecing because it avoids sewing over paper and I could keep reusing the template.

Love the texture of this simple straight line quilting in a grid. Easy and quite effective, I think.

I bound it with 2.25" bias binding - pressed in half lengthwise, attached by machine to the front and hand stitched to the back.

Now I just need to decide what to do with this mini. I might use it as a wall hanging. Or maybe a pretty placemat or a table topper? Not sure yet, but I do love the way it turned out so it's definitely staying and getting used :)

What fun projects have you been up to lately? Do tell. Svetlana

Detail: double wedding ring {take two}