This miniature Victorian Wall Quilt
was inspired by my original full sized Victorian quilt that I had finished back
in 1996. With the recent interest from my friends on Craftsy.com I decided to
post it to the public at this time. I wanted to have fun with some handwork and
thought a miniature Victorian quilt would be just the project.
It consists of 9 totally different Victorian
blocks each measuring 4 inches. I had it professionally framed with a deep
purple frame. A black suede mat with a white core center was used in the
framing process.
The
blocks were constructed of quilter’s cotton fabrics. I stayed with very small
scale printed fabrics. I really like the jewel colors, and decided to select
fabrics in those tones for each block. I then chose to use rayon embroidery
floss. The strands had to be separated, because they were too heavy for the
stitching I was going to do. Making this type of quilt is a good opportunity to
try out a large range of embroidery stitches. As a reference guide for stitches
I quite often referred to a wonderful book by Judith Baker Montano titled,
Elegant Stitches. This text is a beautiful example to use as a reference guide while
doing a project like this. The book is small enough to keep in your sewing
basket and the illustrations give step by step instructions on creating lovely
embroidery stitches and combining them to expand your stitching variations.
After the blocks were put together, I
used black Kona cotton fabric to piece them together, with ½ inch sashing
strips. I also added a narrow black border. I did not quilt this project
because I thought it would distract from the embroidery and beadwork. Below are
some close up photos for you to enjoy and view the details I put into each
block.
Block one
Block Two
Block Three
Block Four
Block Five
Block Six
Block Seven
Block Eight
Block Nine
As you can see the little blocks are
heavily embellished with glass beads. I chose a variety of bugle beads and seed
beads, and then added tiny glass buttons, stones and a Mother of Pearl bird. If
you were interested in buying this quilt project you can contact me at: juliesoodlesofdoodles@mail.com
