Miniature Class

Seven of us went to Cotton Weeds in Freeport for a Ohio Star Miniature Quilt Class with Leslie Muir-Volpe our instructor. (Pictured below).

These are some of the miniatures that she has done. She is a very talented lady and a great instructor. She began by explaining choosing your fabrics, color and explaining about the process and choices you need to make before you start.

These are the samples made by Leslie for us to make. The 3 1/2" block was the first one we made so that we would be a little bit more comfortable when doing the smaller 1 1/2".

My 3 1/2" amazingly came out perfect. Then it was the 1 1/2" blocks that was my challenge and by the time I got to the 4th block I was a little more comfortable. I opted not to do the cornerstones. Her instruction in laying and cutting the seams on the back really helped along with a lot of tips when dealing with little itty-bitty pieces. I will probably stick with the 3" finished squares when doing mini's at least at this point.

There were three of us that went together. Beth who also has a blog.

Donna
I am sitting at my machine...windows are to my left and it was a delightful work area. The day was sunny and beautiful with temperatures in the high 70's so it was tempting just to have stayed outside. The next best thing was to take our lunch break outside.
These are the mini's in progress...Mine is on the top left....Beth is in the bottom middle...Donna did her's in batiks. They were all unique and we have a great time spending the day together. It was in a quilt shop and we shopped afterwards.

The day was challenging and it was a stretch for some of us but we agreed it was worth it and we had a lot of fun as we interacted with each other.