Baby Doll Quilts

Posted by Tanya. 

 For Christmas we decided to make one lap quilt for each of my six step siblings and  

to do pillowcases for each of their kids.  I changed my mind on Saturday and decided I was going to do something different for the under 5 crowd of girls.  I looked through our stash and found a couple of fat quarters with no plans and some leftover fabric from other projects and made some simple doll quilts.  I cut up 5 inch squares and made simple tops. 

They are all similar. Three of the four have yellow backs, and the other is white with pink dots.

I tried a no bind method, so not completely straight, and I only ended up with one batting on the outside, (oops).  It was easily repaired.  Richard did a quick echo quilting on them. I was going to try, but the walking foot for my machine doesn't work right.   I think the little girls will enjoy their doll quilts. 

Speaking of little girls.  I won a giveaway from Cristin at Pear Tree Stitching for a wooden teether from Bolamo Design Studio. 

I think Julia likes it and will put it to good use.

My first Doll Quilt Finish

Today's post brought to you by Richard

Yes you heard right! I finished a Doll Quilt.  My wife decided the 8 HST that I had left over from my quilt (finished, but not yet posted) would make a cute tiny doll quilt for Julia. I hope to get pictures Saturday in the sun (the baby quilt, not the doll quilt).  But I decided that I could take not so fancy pictures for this finish.  This is not the only small finish I have ever done though.  In fact the first thing I made was small.  This post http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-sits-on-my-desk.html talks all about it if you have not read it go check out my gun!

So as to not completely slack over the last few days (Like I know how to slack), I did quilt 3 of my baby quilts.  They still need bindings added.

For any one that thinks I forgot, tonight Julia helped me pick a winner for LAFF giveaway for August.

Tanya wrote down all the post numbers and I cut them up and tossed them in a bowl.

And Julia ate them.  Good thing we can still see the winner.  The 26 is for Link a Finish Friday #26 and the 4th item linked which was http://amateurquilter.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-hexy-quilt-is-finished.html Amateur Quilter and his hexy quilt.  I will email him and let him know he won and have him pick 2 FQ.  My wife is putting together a picture of his choices.