Monday, September 28, 2020

Mini Monday - The Quilted Cake

Welcome to another edition of Mini Monday!!  I'm here to share my most recent mini quilt finish.  It is SUPER special and was a fun and festive project.

I started a week before the BIG event, by pulling my purple scrap basket...


... And choosing a backing fabric:


Next, I selected the layers of my cake.  Patterning on the fabric on the top layer of the cake resembled an 80, which was SEW perfect for the birthday girl:


Then came the baking... er... sewing:


The candle and flame were a bit problematic, as I didn't actually FOLLOW the tutorial!!


... I auditioned flames for the candle that would be added:


Instead of piecing the candle, I ultimately chose to quilt it in and I appliqued a flame-shaped snippet of fabric on by hand:


I wasn't feeling the machine zig-zag thing, so I added a scrap of binding from the Binding Scrap Drawer and called it DONE:



The photo shoot ensued...

In the Black-eyed Susans:


With the blooming monkey (grass):


By the last of the white iris:


Amazingly enough, this interior shot shows off the quilting the best:


The design idea came from THIS tutorial from Sarah Ruiz Quilts.

I enjoyed making the piece my own way.

Whooping it Up with Sarah
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Until next time...
Celebrate with friends!!!


7 comments:

  1. That is just so cute, Joy, and I like the way you made the candle! I bet your friend loves it. Did you use regular batting for this, or add anything stiffer?

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  2. This is darling. I bet she LOVES it! ~Jeanne

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  3. What a super little project. Quilting the message was genius!

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  4. What a cool cake! Almost makes me wish I was turning 80. Betting Joanna will feel really special on her special day with her special cake!

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  5. This is the perfect gift! It’s sew cute!

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