Little Tiny Quilts

Theoretically, hotpads should be made with dark materials and minimal time; they are kitchen workhorses and soon my cast iron pans ingrain them with dark smudges and grease.

I was experimenting with handquilting using perle cotton.  I enjoyed the process and I like the results!

 

But I keep making and selling hotpads lavished with design and time.  What am I doing? 

I finally realized that I am making little tiny quilts because I keep playing with patchwork, quilting styles, and color.  I get a patchwork idea and I want to try it out immediately, not trudge through the full-scale quilt process (I do love making big quilts, too, and I've got one on the go with two more queued behind it).

So when I completed this last set of hotpads, I put them in my etsy shop differently.  I photographed them as a group, although I'm selling them singly.  I called them art quilts.  I recommended them as nursery decor.  It's an experiment and I'm curious to see how it turns out.

 

Almost as curious as I am about playing with navy in the next round of hotpads/mini quilts. . .

(linking up with the Make Eat Grow blog hop)