At the beginning of June (gosh a whole month ago already!) I spotted that Sherri at A Quilting Life was hosting a “Minis & More” monthly parade. The idea is that each month Sherri advertises a new “Mini” pattern, you then have the month to make said pattern before the grande parade at the beginning of the next month.
I decided to join in!
The pattern for June was Sherri’s Summer Star Mini. I had previously purchased a fab bundle of orange fabric from one of Lily’s Quilts Instagram de-stashes, perfect for a “Mini” project!
The pattern was really straight forward and I made the whole thing in two evenings – start to finish, pretty good going for me! I was REALLY pleased with the quilt top, a few of my points didn’t completely match up (being super critical again) but I LOVED the pattern.
Then came the quilting and binding, this is not my strong point and I’m always really worried that I’m going to ruin the whole thing! I opted for… yes more straight line quilting and used the backing pulled around for the binding again (one day I will use “proper” binding I promise!).
The parade was on Wednesday just gone. It was great fun to see all of the different quilts. I will definitely be making another Mini, they are super quick and very satisfying. I believe Sherri will be hosting this each month for the foreseeable future so if you fancy joining in I highly recommend it.
I'm so impressed that you finished your mini so quickly, and it turned out great! The pulling the backing up as binding is good to have in your repertoire.
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