Doll Quilt-Pink Saturday

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I used the accuquilt cutter block churndash for this quilt and added a couple of borders.  Making a sample up of doll quilt or smaller quilt is a great way to see if you will like a certain line of fabric color combinations to use for a larger quilt.  This line of fabric is Nicey Jane by Heather Bailey.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend.  Hugs, Michelle

Doll quilt-Art Quilt-Pink Saturday

Pink Saturday-stop on over to Beverly our lovely hostess and check out all of the links. http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Weekly Challenge-visit someone you have not met yet.  This week I visited Anna from Frosted Petunias, you must stop over and see her, her art work is very creative and very pretty, her blog just makes you want to smile its so happy and colorful.  http://frostedpetunias.blogspot.com/2011/02/cirque-dans-le-nuage.html

 

Doll quilt/art quilt, have you ever had that wonderful feeling that something came out just how you intended it to from idea to the actual piece, I have to say for this little quilt that is what happened for me.  I had this beautiful piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric, the center piece with the vase of flowers, {love this group, came in several color ways} and I thought it reminded me of a painting, so I didn't want to cut it up, I thought I would just "frame it", so I found the sweet polka dot and the silhouette fabrics to coordinate and just added the borders.  I backed it with a solid pink kona and tried a panto quilt design I hadn't used yet and it quilted it with a light pink thread .  I had crocheted this border trim in cotton and was going to use on a pillow case, but I decided I'd try it on this and I really like it, even if I did have to fudge it to make it work. 

Have a great weekend, happy pink saturday.  Blessings, Michelle

Doll Quilt-House Block

Doll Quilt made using just one block pattern "House".  Finally finished getting the binding on this little doll quilt.  All fabrics are Kaffe Fassett and quilt pattern is Kim Diamond.

The border is quilted with a very small flower design.  I machine stitched the binding down.  The backing is the green fabric, one of the shot cottons. 
Hugs, Michelle

Mini-Art Quilt/Doll Quilt

Adorable little mini art quilt was made using Joel Dewberry's Fabric line Modern Meadow.  The hand made crocheted chrysanthemum's give a 3-D texture to the quilt.  The quilt was machine quilted plums design on the longarm and machine stitched binding.  The quilt measures 13 1/2" by 13 1/2" square.  For sale in my etsy shop.

Asterisk Doll Quilt

Asterisk, my first attempt at one of these blocks.  I used Kaffe Fassett Shot Cotton for backing and Laura Gunn -Poppy/Lantern Collection for the front.  I really like the feeling the border print added, photos done with I-phone, so excuse, but I was excited to post.

Baby Doll Quilt

I was inspired by one of the doll quilt books I was reading through and saw a very simple, old one patch using a striped fabric and a floral print and I just like the simplicity of the two fabrics together, granted their's was a muted white/blue/gold color way.  But I love this Kaffe Floral print and wanted to use it.  I quilted a feathered rose heart pattern that I really like, looks great when done on a solid whole cloth or on an every other block whole cloth square, but still I wanted to use it because it is another favorite, so favorite fabric and fabric quilt design.  Have a blessed day!

Doll quilt -Garden Fairy

Inspiration...from a magazine article featuring embroidery with piecing then quilted.  I don't embroider, but someday would love to have the time to learn and do so.  Instead, I thought well, what can I do...so I used a varigated multi-colored thread and stitched out the garden fairy followed by the patchwork,  added some borders and quilted some designs....still practicing my borders as you can see {used a solid very pale green backing}, but I love the colors and it was fun creating, love quick finishes since time is always short.   Have a great week sewing!

Doll Quilt -Feeling Blue

"Blue" that's how I was feeling on Saturday night, and this is what I came up with, just started sewing with some scrap triangles left over from a churn dash quilt in progress and did not stop until I was done. I'm disappointed with my borders, but it is a true doll quilt in the fact that one of the purposes used to be to teach young children sewing skills, so that is what I love about doll quilts it gives you a chance to experiment with new techniques you want to try....so quilting borders needs some work. I also like to try out new quilt patterns on something small before I use them a on larger piece. I do like this set up block and borders.