Doll Bed Quilt Turning

wool hooked rug

As promised I pulled the first doll quilts out of the cupboard.
I'll start with a few - so the post isn't too long.

This precious old one is a favorite.

It's scrappy, pieces within pieces, and who can resist the pink?

The backing is a coarse feed sack woven, and the hand quilting is like a baptist fan.

The little hooked rug is faded - but a sign it was used and loved!

Here's the back.

The muslin sheet is against it so you can see a comparison in the fabric thread count.

Cotton hooked chair pad used as a rug

I think the maker used scraps from a kit to make this hexagon quilt.

The 'flowers' are a mix of blue and green solids.

Here's another clue it is from kit scraps, faintly I can make out:

Sunshine Quilt Co

It is finished off with a nursery rhyme feed sack backing.

What better use of leftover HST's than a little quilt?

Border fabrics do not have to match!

If you have some HSTs and squares, how about combining them...

they don't have to be the same size!

This one is hand quilted and the colors remind me of taffy.

Fussy cut panels make great little quilts.

This one was tinted, hand appliqued and hand quilted...just not water proof!

Last for this batch, but not least.  how about the 1970's?

I love all those dot fabrics all placed together...

I hope you enjoyed this 'turning'

Have a great week!

Want to see inside the cupboard?

A request was made to see the doll armoire that matches the sleigh bed pictured HERE.

The armoire was made by the same woodworker, and bought as a set.

This is a detail of the top.

The piece measures 32: x 19.5"

The knobs are porcelain, they do line up - one door is slightly open.

The doors aren't closed tight because...the cupboard is FULL.

Doesn't it have great construction details?

Let's open the doors....

The kind of storage a doll can love.

Hanger space, slanted shoe rack, drawers and shelves.

For now a bonnet is on the hanger post.

Children's Needlework Kit on the shoe slant.

Spool Knitting on the shelf.  Did you spool knit?  I did.  You can read about it HERE.
For those of you who want to give it a try here's a free Kindle Book from 1909 HERE.
   Spool Knitting by Mary A. McCormack

I made Raggedy Ann and Andy in 1984, they are 3.5"
I remember a long fabric search for a tiny red ticking stripe.

The Children's Needlework and Embroidery Box is a kit with pre-stamped squares and floss.

I'd like to think they are intended for quilt squares.

The back of the box has hand writing,
"To Dorothy from Harvey"





Are you wondering about the quilts folded up on the armoire shelf?
These are a few of my old ones for the bed.
Next post - what do you say....pull them out and put them on the bed?
A doll bed quilt turning?

AAQI Start for 2012 and Thanks Susie K

9" Square Scrappy

I have more old quilts and needlework tools to show you this year, but first a couple updates...

Last year I won a giveaway from Susie at Needleturnings.

Seems like it was only yesterday!

Susie sent me a generous amount of fabric and I decided to make a couple AAQI quilts before I make something for me!

The first one I made includes (5) 3" nine patch blocks with alternating solid blocks.  This one finished at 9" square.  I hand quilted it.

9" x 12" Conversationals

This one is 9" x 12" and just makes the AAQI size cut off.

I fussy cut some of my conversationals - LOVE these prints!!  Aren't they nice with the blues she sent?

I haven't quilted this one yet - I'm thinking of a simple diagonal line through the blues.

This year I plan to send my AAQI donation quilts in small batches rather than one at a time.

8" x 10" Brown , Black and Pink

The third one in this batch also has browns with black and pink.

This one is machine quilted with dark thread.

It was fun to hear from the people who bought my 2011 donations.  (Contact info is optional)

8" square

This is the little AAQI quilt I bought in Houston.

There wasn't contact info on the quilt (it's optional).  Thanks S.C!!

The maker (SC) used a vintage block and hand quilted it.  I was very happy to bring this one home.

Thanks again to Susie!!

I also have this version of one of Susie's quilts she made  HERE

I added a border to mine, hand quilted it and hung it up.

Now I'm off to finish the conversational 'Little' then get them registered.


Have a great week!!

My First New Projects of 2012

I joined Jeanneke and so many others "Building Houses From Scraps"

I know I won't be able to do a house a day, but I'll get several done.  How many is several?  Only time will tell!

They finish at 3" so very small and sweet.  Easy to pull fabric from the scrap basket.  I machine pieced mine and will trim it up later.

Some fireworks in the night sky...I love a house with a red door...lace curtains with a butterfly...

I also decided to do the 12 Days of Christmas from The Temecula Quilt Company.

I have the first 7 done.

I might re-do number 5 - the center is from printed patchwork and the blue inside edge is bothering me.  My fabrics/my cutting - not the kit available for purchase.

I'm heading off to do block 8....


I said I wasn't starting something new this month and did - how about you?
Have a great week!

Happy 2012 and WINNERS

95" x 95"    Spiral Circle VIV

Happy 2012!

Thank all for your suggestions on how to re-do my colorful circle!
SO many great options.


I chose Kaffe Fassett Millefiore (GP 92) Blue as the ground surround.  The assorted circles are all prints from the center piecing - and include many Kaffe's, including the Millefiore in other colorways.


We've patterned this VIV (Vortex In Variation) separately - numbering the paper pieces for 37 fabrics!





I have two fat quarter 12 packs for the giveaway from the comments HERE.

RNG 1: Stitches
RNG 2:  Yankee Quilter

email me your snail mail addresses and I'll send the fabric out Tuesday!

I wish you and yours ALL THE BEST IN 2012!!