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Miniatures in Minutes by Terrie Sandelin offers suggestions for making these tiny treasures in a lot less time. You can make one—start to finish—in a day with the techniques that speed up your paper piecing.

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24 Paper-Pieced Projects

Author: Terrie Sandelin
Pages: 80
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
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Why miniatures? Because they're so darn cute! There's something about those tiny patches and the way they feel in the hand that is the special province of miniature quilts and you can start and finish one in a timely manner.

  • Make 24 beautiful miniature quilts, each in a day or less, with techniques that dramatically speed up your paper-piecing.
  • Stitch a whole quilt with perfectly matched seams and points from a single foundation.
  • Learn innovative methods that make paper piecing much faster and easier.
  • Choose the right fabrics to make your miniature sparkle.
  • Get started right away with 12 full-size foundations.

 

About the Author

Terrie made her first quilts 30 years ago for her two sons and nephew. Back then, quilting information was so scarce she didn't even know there was such a things as a quilting hoop. After that, there was a long hiatus from quilting while she went back to school and raised her children. When she returned to quilting years later, it was with real delight that she discovered a sudden wealth of information about all things quilting—a golden age, indeed. Since then, there's been no looking back. She lives in Colorado with her husband and teaches literature (another passion) at Colorado State University.

Table of Contents

 
Introduction 4
Why Miniatures? 4
Why Fold and Sew? 6
How to Use This Book 8
Tools and Foundations 9
Tools and Supplies 9
Foundation Material 9
Printers and Ink 9
Fabric Selection 10
Scale and Color Contrast 10
Value Contrast in the Quilt 12
Border Fabric 14
Mock-Ups 16
Quilt Layout Diagrams and Fabric Guides 17
Using Quilt Layout Diagrams 17
Fabric Guides 18
Using Quilt Layout Diagrams to Calculate Cutting and Patch Requirements 18
Fold and Sew: A Demonstration with Pyramid Triangles 19
Preparing the Foundation 19
Cutting the Fabric 21
Sewing the Foundation 22
Fold and Sew Projects 27
Pyramid Triangle Quilts 27
Tumbling Blocks 27
Four Stars 28
Horizontal Rows 31
Medallion 32
Diagonal Rows 33
Triangle Charm 34
Tumbler Quilts 35
Diagonal Rows 36
Medallion 38
Tumbler Charm 39
13-Square Quilts 40
Trip Around the World 41
Diamond-on-a-Square 42
Four Crosses On-Point 43
Five Crosses 44
Diagonal Rows 45
Sashed Squares Quilts 46
Sew and Skip Projects 48
Everlasting Tree 49
Flying Geese 53
Border Frame 56
There and Back Again Projects 60
Duck and Ducklings 60
Island Joins: A Demonstration with Square-in-a-Square 64
Square-in-a-Square Quilts 64
Island Joins Projects 69
Square-in-a Square Quilts 69
Center Star 69
Four Stars 71
Alternating Squares 72
Courthouse Steps 73
Square-in-a-Square Nine Star 76
Resources 80
About the Author 80
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Instruction Page

Blue & Brown
Blue and Brown

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Center Star

Halloween Treat Bag
Halloween Treat Bag

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Been There, Done That

Hoedown
Hoedown

Dr. Jeff's Blocks Charmed to Greet You
Dr. Jeff's Blocks and Charmed to Greet You

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Nostalgia and Charmed to Greet You

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It's Too Darn Hot and Birdsong



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