Midget Mania – Block 18 (aka Midget Block 110)

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When I looked at how my version of this Midget Block turned out I couldn't help but laugh. It's only a two color block with a simple applique shape. How could you mess it up?
If there's a way, I'll figure it out!




Do you see the block in the photo, just a little to the right, above the one I made? Duh, I reversed the colors! I wasn't happy with the way my two fabrics worked together anyway and was going to do the block again but it gave me a good laugh.

Midget Mania Block 18 - Indian Hatchet


Midget Block 110

Block 110





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Midget Mania – Block 17 (aka Midget Block 109)

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Another cute Midget Mania block. Who am I kidding? I think they're all cute.
This one would be fun to make in a larger size too. Even if you aren't a fan of 1930s fabrics, it's such a versatile block you could use just about any selection of scraps. Batiks, Civil War reproductions, brights or my current girly favorite - soft pastels.


Midget 109 pastel


The remaining Midget Mania blocks are drafted and most of the instructions are finished so we're going to wrap up our little adventure this weekend.
I have more things I want to share with you and it's Block of the Month time but I didn't want to muddle things up by putting new stuff in the middle of all this.

It's clean up day around here for me. Now that I have spare pairs of my new favorite $2 garden gloves I tweeted about last week I'm at it again.




Now you don't want that nasty bruise I got in an altercation with a tree limb but it you have a Meijer store in your area, don't walk, RUN over there....




and get yourself some of these $2.29 gloves. You wouldn't believe how they protect your hands. I've been digging rocks, clearing brush, hauling tree limbs, raking and now I'm cleaning the storage shed and they're still going strong. Best couple of bucks I ever spent!
Time for me to get moving and I'll let you work on the next block.

Midget Mania Block 17 - Night & Noon



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Midget Mania – Block 16 (aka Midget Block 108)

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I really like this 16th block. I think it has great design possibilities with both color and a secondary design. With the foundation piecing construction it would be a great scrap quilt with the addition of a couple of planned colors.



Here I used 1930s scraps and put a black & white polka dot in all the diamonds


Set together side by side with six rows of four blocks each


Change background fabric to pink


Softens all the fabrics a little


Put a blue print on each side of the polka dot diamonds and background back to cream


Same setting - 6" blocks finish 36" x 42"


Don't like black? Go for a splash of yellow!


Midget Mania Block 16 - Lucky Star



Block 108




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