Marvelous Miniatures (1)

 Let's start off the week on a small scale! In a true miniature quilt, the blocks are often scaled down from 12" to only 1". As you can imagine, these tiny works of art require considerable skill on the part of the quilter.

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Desert Peacock by Peter Adams, quilted by Valerie Greenwell

The creator of Desert Peacock, Peter Adams, explains: "This mandala designed quilt is the end product of a class I took (with Keith Dommer at Quilters Market) concentrating on invisible, turned-edge applique. When I completed the mandala circle, the particular shapes and colors evoked visions of a peacock tail.)

Here is another photo of Desert Peacock (with a hand in front, not touching, to show the scale):

And a closeup photo showing the invisible applique (we can confirm that the applique stitches are invisible!)

Image credits: Photo were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2023 Tucson Quilters Guild show (Quilt Fiesta!)