Eensy-weensy pocket quilt- pics

Jul 02, 2008 25 Replies

Someone dear to me has taken a job that is rather dangerous. I made a pocket quilt for good luck- it can be carried in a shirt pocket over the heart- or inside a wallet or briefcase, too. The finished quilt measures 3 in. X 3.5 in. and the twelve Square-In-A-Square PFP blocks are 3/4 in. X 3/4 in.- finished size. The black inner border is 1/16 in. wide and pieced. It's not perfect by any means, but with my clumsy arthritic fingers and the tiny size of the fabric pieces and blocks I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Pat on her hill came up with the idea of a pocket quilt (a BIG thanks for that!) and furnished the lovely, fine Liberty fabrics. She also made major contributions in helping me (by email!) with the construction, drawing out the blocks for me on a special tear away foundation paper and letting me bounce ideas off her- more thanks to Pat for all that, too. So this was very much a 'group' quilt!



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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.



And *NO*- I do not have black teeth! What an awful trick the flash did to my photo on the quilt back. Ugh!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

That is just darling, Leslie. What a lovely idea too. Good ol' Pat for assisting .

Hugs Bronnie

Oh, Leslie, that is awesome! Kudos for handling something so small!

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How wonderful and impossible and gorgeous. Good, good for you and Pat. And as an aside, in my dr lic photo, it looks like I have a gold front tooth. While I do have some molars that certainly cost more than gold, my front smile is my own. Cameras are mean rascals, aren't they? Polly

Oh, that is soooo cute. I love mini's, the littler the better. You've inspired me, black teeth and all!

Cindy

WTG......... and thanks for the idea. I've been asked to make a quilt for a miniature doll house. Now I know what pattern I will use. :)

Leslie, I'm totally proud of you. WTG!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Great job Leslie! I don't have any luck with small...me bigger the better.

But what a brilliant idea, and so beautifully made! Well done both of you! Roberta in D

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WOW!!!! It looks fantastic! That's such an awesome idea for a good luck charm. Will remember that pattern the next time I need a dollhouse quilt.... but mine';; be a waaaay bit bigger! Did you have to use a magnifying glass to see the parts while sewing? ME-Judy

Very cool! The Fife and Drum Corps is playing "Small World" while I happy dance!

My church made pocket squares for our minister to hand out when she went on calls to sick or shut in parishioners. I made 55 of them in two days. We didn't piece them, just 2 different materials and batting, birthed, and 5 yarn ties. They were handed out at a church service for people to knot the ties while praying for the eventual recipient of the square. I used mostly floral scraps and I had a pastel colored tea cup print that was a big hit. I made half of mine for men using darker, more masculine, material. I love quick projects like this.

We also made a ton of small pillows for breast cancer patients to hold up to their chests when in pain. The pillows were batting filled muslin and they each had a removable pretty floral pillowcase.

One of the churches other groups knits or crochets prayer shawls, sort of our version of a hug quilt. They also crochet wool helmet liners for the troups in Iran and Afghanistan. However, they recently lost the contact who would mail them to the proper service people. Does anyone here have a reputable contact in the armed forces who would accept the rest of our liners? One of the ladies has called our local National Guard and a couple other armed forces places and either they don't call back or don't know anything about it. They were originally requested, so someone must have a contact out there.

Denise

That is amazing! I would love to take a class from Sally Collins (a member of our Guild), but I'm afraid I don't have the patience to work with teeny, tiny pieces of fabric. I can't believe you accomplished this - with your arthritic fingers.

And - I have to ask - is this someone dear to you a fella' that could may be a romance?

Pauline Northern California

That's darling ! ...and I used to have a blouse made out of that background fabric...for some odd reason I never saved the scraps...made ages ago...BQ ( before quilting ).. Mary

Oooh I like the idea of a mini quilt. We now have to carry ID cards at work that function as proximity sensors to unlock doors. So I have mine in a plastic holder around my neck. But since my ID picture is butt ugly (aren't they all?) I don't want that side facing out. I thought I would slide in a picture on the reverse side but a teeny weeny quilt would be soooo much better. Thanks for the inspiration! Allison

Leslie & The Furbabies > Someone dear to me has taken a job that is rather dangerous. I made a

Howdy!

A-dor-able.

Even w/ your halloween smile on the back. ;-P

R/Sandy

Oh, wow! It is darling! What did you use for batting? I'd think regular stuff would be too thick.

Dragonfly(Pam)

exceptionally done! I bet just 2 of those blocks would make a great pair of earrings!

Musicmaker

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