june at noon

You’ll see when I post my “goals for 2010″ list next week that one of the things I’d like to make a bit more of this year is mini quilts. I really enjoy whipping up a bit of embroidery and then turning it into something lovely, and mini quilts are perfect for this. They’re small enough that they hold my attention and fit into my time limits but (I think) really make a big impact.

One Christmas gift that I haven’t shown you yet is this little quilt that I made for a family member.

She likes sheep and, from what I can tell, a sort of Victorian/country style, so I chose the fabrics accordingly. It’s a bit different from my personal style, but I was pretty pleased with the end result anyway.

There’s something very satisfying about going through all the steps of making a quilt: the measuring and cutting and piecing and layering and stitching and binding. I find the rhythm of it very relaxing, but I know I wouldn’t make it through a full-size quilt. That’s why these little bitties are perfect for me.

I’m hoping this year I’ll be able to make some more of these little quilts, and I’d also like to take the embroidery in a more artistic form, whatever that might mean. I don’t know exactly what’s to come, but my fingers are already getting itchy to get started!