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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Prepare yourself ....

.. to be amazed at these totally hand sewn quilts....

I was treated to a display of  these ones made by Christine....

very sweet applique with the neatest blanket stitching and little borders...


... for those of you who love to crochet.... loads of stitching in these granny squares...


... I do love hst's and pinwheels... aren't these so pretty...


... for those who love to do crazy patchwork.... gold thread and black velvet...


... for the hexagon lovers.... look at this fussy cutting....


Now for some perspective on the size of these quilts....

(quilt size 10cm (4"))


The Australian 5c piece is 2 cm in diameter - or 6/8".... 
so that green border is 1/2cm 
and can you notice the biased joins on the binding?

and this one... such minute crochet


... now you need to go back and look at the detail and just get an idea of how little those pieces are...

... look at the quilting in this one of the pinwheels! .....


.... can you imagine all those embroidery stitches in miniature for the crazy patch blocks ....


I just adore this granny flower garden hexagons with the fussy cut flowers


the whole hexie flower is 2cm across.... I think the stitched sides were 1/8" 

 Christine even made the bed for the quilt... it is just too delightful - pop around and have a look at her cottage in the making 

... she has some knitting.... in machine sewing thread ... beautiful ...

Thank you so much for bringing these in for me to see Christine... made my day week month!

I am speechless

28 comments:

  1. I love miniature quilts! Those are amazing!!

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  2. That is definitely the way to make all the quilts of your dreams. They are incredible. Love them.

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  3. WOW - those are incredible! I can't imagine how patient you would have to be for those stitches - especially the hexies! WOW!

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  4. Oh my word....simply amazing. I adore the little hexie quilt. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. OMG how does one do work that tiny,they are awesome,what an amazing lady.xx

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  6. Oh Wow! What amazing dexterity Christine has, to make these tiny pieced quilts. Fi you got the photographed so well! I will definitely be popping over to Christine's blog for more!! x

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  7. They are amazing, all so beautiful. I love the hexie one and the crochet blanket especially!

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  8. Lucky you to see these in real life. Amazing work!

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  9. That is insane and gorgeous at the same time :o)

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  10. Wow.....those little minis are beautiful!

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  11. There are some really talented people around, she must have so much patience. What a lovely heirloom she will have when it's all done

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  12. Wonderful work. These little quilts are adorable. Christine is so talented and patient.

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  13. how fantastic! wish you had grabbed that hexie one for me!

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  14. Hello Fiona,

    Just imagine how far a fat quarter would go if you did this type of amazing work. I just love the hexagon quilt and crochet rug. Christine's work is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

    Happy days.
    Bev.

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  15. These are absolutely amazing. Such beautiful work Christine does. I actually thought the granny square blanket was actually full size until later in your post.

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  16. Those miniature quilts are just amazing Fiona - how gorgeous. I just can't even envisage how fidly to do something that small

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  17. Thanks for sharing, they are all wonderful.

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  18. Thank you for sharing these amazing little quilts. Wow.

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  19. OMG they are amazing.... She must have the patience of a saint

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  20. That is incredible, such small tiny pieces making up each of these cute projects , Christine obviously has lots of patience and talent too !!

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  21. Wow! How cute are they, and all by hand.

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  22. OH my goodness!! And look,the hexies are even fussy cut!!! Amazing wee quilts!!

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