Yesterday I shared that I'll be continuing as an Island Batik Ambassador through 2019! :-) Our first project of the year is Magnificent Minis! When I opened my box last month one of the fabrics that caught my eye was a lovely aqua and purple dot print in one of my 5-inch strip packs. I used that as my inspiration for the mini and chose other prints from the 5-inch strip packs to coordinate.
I opted for a medallion style mini featuring a piece of the lovely birds as the center.
Then I featured my lovely dot print in the flying geese.
It is currently minimally quilted with some stitch in the ditch, but I may add some free motion to really make the feature fabrics pop!
My mini is approximately 14" x 14" and is pieced and quilted with Aurifil 50wt.
Thanks for visiting! Be sure to surf over to the other Island Batik Ambassadors' blogs to see their Magnificent Minis!
Dione Gardner-Stephen
What a great idea to fussy cut and feature the sweet birds. Simple but really effective.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Dione. I'm happy with how it all came together.
Pamela Boatright
Awww - so cute!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Pamela!
Gene Black
Adorable. I love the fussycut little bird in the center.
sarah
Post authorThanks, Gene. Now I need to find the perfect recipient of this mini.
Alison
This is so cute!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Alison!
Vasudha
Love your choice of dark purple and how you framed the little birdie.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Vasudha. When given the choice, I am drawn to purple, though I often have a hard time with purples playing nicely with other colors. I'm glad this one all worked out.
Quilting Tangent
Cute mini, it will make a nice wall hanging or pillow.
sarah
Post authorWall hanging this time, but I need to keep pillows in mind for future projects. :-)
Kathleen McCormick
Love those birds I’m the summer lines. Great mini. Congratulations on getting it done with everything!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Kathleen. It was certainly a whirlwind.
diane
That is lovely...good job
sarah
Post authorThank you, Diane!
Anja @ Anja Quilts
Great project. Those are some awesome fabrics you received.
sarah
Post authorThank you , Anja. Lots of fun stuff in there. I'm excited to start designing my March project.
Barbara Gaddy
Those colors are just so yummy! Hope you get your house in order. Wish I was there to help.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Barbara. It's been a bit of a game of two steps forward, three steps back. But it will all come together. ;-)