Midget Mania – Block 12 (aka Midget Block 104)

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I'm giving you instructions for foundation piecing this block using a little trick I pull out of my magic bag from time to time. If you want to print a foundation pattern based on the finished block you'd either get an error message telling you it can't be foundation pieced or you'd have a jumble of weird sections. We're going to take a short-cut and make this really easy.

The center 4 Patch squares in each unit are a tiny (5/16"?) squares. The rest of the block is basically a traditional Square in a Square design. In order to foundation piece the units you need to get past that 4 Patch in the beginning.

Light bulb moment!


  • Sew the 4 Patchs using slightly oversized squares.
  • Press them nice and flat.
  • Insert a pin right through the center of the 4 Patch and then through the center square on the foundation paper.
  • Make sure you have the vertical and horizontal seam lines lined up, pin in place.
  • You can now foundation piece the rest of the section



Midget Mania Block 13 - Snail Trail


Block 104



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Midget Mania – Block 11 (aka Midget Block 103)

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It's been rainy and gray since I got up this morning. We need something bright and cheery to work on. After all the tedious work on the last block this one will be finished in no time at all.

I've seen some beautiful antique string quilts but was surprised to see such a mixed up group of stripes in this little block. I love using stripes for their ability to totally change the look of a design but my eyes can't take so many different ones all in the same block.

Grab your scrap bag (and a stripe or two) to put together -

Midget Mania Block 11 - String



Block 103


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Midget Mania – Block 10 (aka Midget Block 102)

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I'm glad to be back to the scheduled posting of Midget Mania after a migraine induced pause. I won't bore you with all the aggravating details because these Midget Blocks are much more fun. Having said that, this block was probably part of my migraine trigger!
The Midget Block quilt top is at home and I'm at the cottage so I've been writing my instructions from photographs instead of the actual quilt. I thought about asking Rob to measure something for me but because he works with numbers in the context of home construction he doesn't relate to our inches, quarter inch, eighth inch concept.


Look at this little stinker! It's like a quilt within a quilt!


In BlockBase the block looks like this



What was she thinking ??? I've never seen the block illustrated with just two sections together so it's a rectangular block and I've never seen it with sashing inserted. Was this a settion option pictured in the newspaper? Did she make the little hatchets and find out they weren't the right size and the sashing was her solution? That's my assumption and I'm sticking to it!

In the end I decided to draft the block for you exactly as it appears in the quilt. If you want to make it without the sashing that's okay. It's your quilt and you can stitch it as you heart desires. Remember you'll have to adjust the square hatchets to a finished size of 1 1/8".

Midget Mania Block 10 - Indian Hatchet



Block 102

Better Homes and Gardens American Patchwork and Quilting

Better Homes and Gardens American Patchwork and Quilting

Better Homes and Gardens American Patchwork and Quilting by Not Available (NA) 1st Published in 1985 by Better Homes & Gardens Books








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