Thursday, August 5, 2021

Little Sisters

 This little finish has been a long time coming, but I can't tell you why.   In June of 2019, I made some of Preeti's International Sisters and turned them into a mini quilt, here.  Then, sometime in 2020, Preeti posted the cutting directions for a little sister block that finishes at 8 inches, and I made 4 of them!

This photo is from September of 2020.
Somewhere along the way, I sewed the four sisters together, and
then they sat again for a long while more!

A week ago, I felt the need for a quick and satisfying finish, so I cut a piece of batting and a backing and did some quilting!

A square spiral worked really well for this block design.

The backing is the same batik as the top sister, and the binding is some Kona Aruba.  I'm loving the aqua and red together!


Several favorite scraps made perfect dresses and headdresses for these little sisters.  I'm not sure where I'll hang these little ladies in my house yet, but they did enjoy hanging out together under the apple tree!


Sharing at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday!
And at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! on Sunday.








23 comments:

  1. I love the aqua and red together too! It's a wonderful piece and your quilting choice is perfect! Keeping you in my thoughts as mom heals! Sending you hugs!

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  3. Pretty block, and isn't it satisfying to finish a UFO and especially one that has favorite scraps. Maybe you should name it "The Silent Sister(s)" after the book you mentioned in your previous post - lol!

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  4. Oh those little gals are just darling!!

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  5. that turned out really pretty and the quilting suits it perfectly

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  6. Really cute. I love how this turned out.

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  7. So cute! You're right about the aqua and red combo - love it!

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  8. That is such a cute little quilt! The colors look great together.

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  9. Joy is under the apple tree!!! Love this little gem of a quilt.

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  10. This little quilt is as darling as can be. I love it and fabulous colors used in mini quilt . Well done. Hope you have a fabulous weekend and happy quilting.

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  11. cute cute cute! Love your little sisters little finish! the quilting fits the piece perfectly!

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  12. Adorable little piece! I really love, love, love the quilting you did on it! If I was one of these little sisters, I'd want to be one of the red ones. The quilting lines are a little more vertical so I'd look taller & slimmer. The turquoise sisters' dresses have quilting lines going horizontal and they look a bit more "healthy" ... actually more like me than the red ones but I can dream! Hahaha! Great finish!

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  13. Fantastic finish, Diann! I, too, love the red and aqua! I need to remember Kona Aruba! I need to make Little Sisters block or two! Good job!

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  14. Lovely ladies, you are right on mixing aqua and red, it's really beautiful ❤️

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  15. This one is a winner all the way around. The quilting was a perfect choice and the aqua and red combo inspired. I guess I forgot that Preeti resized the block. I hesitated to make the original because the block was so big and I really didn't need anther large quilt. I need to go back and check out the smaller block.
    Pat

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  16. A very cute finish! Red and teal are such a fun color combination. Congrats on a quick finish.

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  17. Pretty finish, Diann! It is lovely.

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  18. The red and the aqua are terrific together! Your finished sisters are wonderful!

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  19. Great finish. I like that red and turquoise together too. And what a great quilting job on both sisters tops. I think they need to hang close to each other.

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  20. Hi Diann, that's a great quick finish. Maybe that's why we unconsciously have UFOs :-) I hope you'll take the time to link up to Free Motion Mavericks and share the joy! Take care.

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  21. Perfect Finish!!! it is so cute and all the colors make it so happy!

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  22. Love the colors! Great job getting these blocks finished up into something cute. Thanks for sharing with oh Scrap!

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