October Monthly Mini

 

This month’s mini was a real change for me. I challenged myself to make something “modern”. I decided to make it strictly by machine and to utilize only solid fabrics (a real rarity for me).

 My friend Barb Vedder (Fun with Barb) is a whiz at whipping up fabulous quilts with solid fabrics. I participated in her Zoom lecture at our state show in July on “Sensational Solids”.  It was fabulous! If your group is looking for a great speaker, I highly recommend her. (I’ll take my payment in fabric Barb!)

 So… I used that inspiration to create my October mini. It is a fabric interpretation of a Wassily Kandinsky study in color. I love his circle paintings! 

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 When using the potholdermethod, I usually hand stitch my blocks together. I was determined to make this little guy completely by machine. I pillow cased the blocks,

then appliquilted (I couldn’t think of what else to call it) the circles on each block and zig-zagged them together. For some reason I had a spool of variegated thread on the shelf, and I love the way it brought everything together. It won’t win any machine work awards, but it was a lot of fun!

 I’m calling it “Candynsky”. The name has a 3-way meaning this time. I try to give my potholder quilts utilizing some sort of cooking or food reference, and, since this is the “candy” month, and… well you get the last one!

 Let’s see what the rest of you have in your candy bag this month. Let me know if I have missed anyone or if you are joining for the first time. And, don't forget Janet's (Rogue Quilts) baggie challenge. I'm having a ball working on mine. Hope to reveal it as my November mini.

Quilting Babcia (Amity Quilter)

Randy (Barrister’s Block)

Cyndi (Busy Thimble)

Grace (City Mouse Quilter)

Barb (Fun with Barb)

Gladi (Gladi’s Quilts)

Shasta (High Road Quilter)

Julie (Julie K Quilts)

Kathy (Kathy’s Quilts)

Katy (Katy Quilts)

Sandy (My Material Creations)

Angie (Quilting on the Crescent)

Barbara (Quilts, Gravestones and Elusive Ancestors)

Janet (Rogue Quilts)

Kyle (Timeless Reflections)

Cynthia (Wabi-Sabi Quilts)

Happy Halloween!