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The theme for Curated Quilts<\/a> magazine\u2019s issue 7 is Curves<\/strong>.  As usual they are having a mini quilt challenge, and some of the mini quilts will be published in the magazine. You can see all of the entries here<\/a>. More will be added in the next few days, until the deadline of January 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image below shows the color palette they would like entrants to use, all or in part, with Curves<\/strong> as the overall inspiration.  The colors are: \u201c White, spring green, moss green, burgundy, fuchsia and teal \u2013\u2013 descriptors not actual color names, and prints are always welcome.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have made 2 mini quilts for this challenge. Both are made with freezer paper templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the first one, using 3 of the 6 colors and my favorite design element – the circle. It\u2019s 12.25 x 12.25 inches, and I’m calling it ‘Curves 1’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s my second entry ‘Twisted Ribbons’. It has all 6 colors and is 13.5 x 13.5 inches. Stitching the bias tape took a bit longer than I anticipated – perhaps if I had thought that part through, I would have made the curves less tight. I applied the bias tape before layering the quilt, then after layering I quilted the white background with matchstick quilting. That took a long time, but I’m planning to do matchstick quilting on a larger art quilt, and wanted to see how long it would take – and if it would drive me crazy! I really like how it looks, and I think it’s well worth the extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n