As if I didn't have enough projects to complete, I signed up for Doll Quilt Swap 11 over at the flickr group. This time around the rules state that you must make a truly miniature bed quilt between the sizes of 9" to 18". Think doll bed quilts. I wasn't sure what I'd do but after looking through Lynne Edward's book, Cathedral Window Quilts, I was sure that I had found a winner.
Here's my first practice piece of four blocks. I cut out the squares at 4" and once I had sewed, folded, and folded again, they finished out at 1 3/4"! Yikes! And the little windows are around 1".
And a closer look:
I broke three hand sewing needles while sewing them so I'll have to either be more careful or not use such cheap needles. Ah, but once the sample was done I realized that I would have to make 36 of these blocks in order to get a 10 1/2" square quilt. Off to the drawing board to plan it out.
These are the fabrics that I'll be using:
