MINIATURE AND DOLL QUILTS

A miniature quilt is not a doll quilt but a doll quilt can be a miniature quilt. Let  me explain. :)

A miniature quilt is a quilt that is made to scale - for example the most common scale used is 1:12 where 1 inch equals 12 inches. That is not just the outside dimensions but each piece in the quilt!

A miniature suggests that the item exists in a larger natural form.

A doll quilt on the other hand is a quilt that is made small and sized for dolls but not necessarily in scale.

However most tiny quilts are referred to as minis whether they are true to scale or not.

Baby quilts are not true mini quilts but many quilters feel they should be included in the category especially if they are made as an art quilt. Throw quilts and lap quilts often are seen as in the category of miniature quilts to but aren't really.

It is true that while miniature quilts take less time than a large quilt to produce, they can be as demanding and exacting of the artist as their larger sisters.

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