Unsurprisingly the miniature quilts category at Festival of Quilts was full of tiny quilts, and by tiny I mean small. The flying geese one below is the approximately a hand’s length, so considering the size of many of the quilts on display, it’s teeny tiny!
The category guidance says that any technique or combination of techniques can be used, and the maximum length of any side is 30cm. It also says that in a photo (without any indication of scale) it should look like a full size quilt or wall hanging.
And these definitely do. Though I can’t get over the sizes of the centre geese in this miniature quilt.
GEESE IN A SPIN, JENNY ANDERSON
Would you have known this one was the length of my SIL’s hand? (BTW she has a normal sized hand in case you were wondering!) I’m not sure I would, and I’m also pretty sure I don’t have the patience (or the skill) to create something so intricate and so small.
While there were many miniature quilts on display, I only seem to have captured three of them. I think I must have been so wowed I forgot all about capturing all but my very favourites, and I totally agree with the title of this next one - you can never have too many hearts. Especially stripey ones!
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY HEARTS, KAREN LLEWELLYN-PARSONS
This final teeny tiny quilt is my favourite. You know I love a rainbow and a Liberty fabric rainbow is even better.
THE RAINBOW QUILT TEENY TINY, FLOWER CHILD
Isn’t it gorgeous.
And I guess that I need to pay more attention to this category when I’m back at this show later in the year, though it’s also quite fitting that it’s a tiny post for a tiny subject matter!