Modern Traditional #DSTTchallenge Judges Quilt Reveal

Today is the judges mini quilt reveal day for the Dear Stella + Timeless Treasures Modern Traditional mini quilt challenge! While Katy of I'm a Ginger Monkey and I comb through your entries, we'll entertain you a bit with our takes on modern traditional mini quilts. 

I decided to go modern traditional with my fabric selections, and not just my design. I used some Tonga Treats Mini Boysenberry squares with some of my Dear Stella Confetti Dots.

My pieced mini quilt top.

I just did some basic straight line diagonal quilting across the mini quilt.

A mini quilted sandwich. 

Adding the binding to my pieced back. (I've got loads of free binding tutorials for you.)

My finished modern traditional mini quilt!

 

Quilt Details 

Fabric is Tonga Treats Mini Boysenberry & Dear Stella Confetti Dots

Pattern - Mashup of my Mini Radio Way + Science Fair patterns

Designed by me

Quilted by me

Started on 4/13/14

Finished on 4/25/14

Mini Quilt measures - 20" x 20"

The quilt is a mashup of my Mini Radio Way + Science Fair patterns. I was inspired by the negative space modern element of my Science Fair quilt and the traditional rails of my Mini Radio Way quilt to craft a tetris-like take on the two quilts with their complementing modern and traditional elements.

When it was time to make my backing + quilt sandwich, I found I had enough scraps of left over trimmings from an older quilt I made with Dear Stella fabric to make a pieced back (check out my tutorial on pieced quilt backs here). Talk about scrap busting!

I love the way the pieced, scrappy back makes a for a great home for my quilt label (and I have a quilt label tutorial here - part 1 - and here - part 2).

Dear Stella & Timeless Treasures will be announcing the winner of the Modern Traditional mini quilt challenge tomorrow on their blogs. You can check out social media posts from entrants using #DSTTchallenge.

What's your favorite part about making mini quilts? How do you use your mini quilts at home and out in the world? Tell us about your mini quilts + quilting experiences in the comments. Thanks!

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