Amy's Creative side is hosting the Spring Bloggers Quilt festival. Amy Ellis has created this virtual quilt show to coincide with Quilt Market in the spring and fall of each year. For those of us unable to attend Quilt Market, it gives us a wonderful opportunity to share and be inspired by other's quilts. I encourage you to submit a quilt of your own, and then make sure you take a look at all the delightful quilts that are linked!
MY ENTRY FOR THE BLOGGER'S SPRING 2012 QUILT FESTIVAL - DOLL QUILT
I love the soothing color blend even though there are so many orphan charms from so many fabric lines. Some became bricks, some became HSTs. Can you pick them out? And the lites are a variety of fabric lines, too. And the border is a left-over trim from squaring up a quilt back.
I played with three different border treatments before I went with the applique leaves (cut from charms), tiny yo-yo's (made from charms-quartered), and buttons. And in keeping with the 3 - used three different color quilting threads (pink, blue,moss green) - well, I like to use two strands of floss to quilt with.
Binding is a mix of orphan charms, keeping with the blend of the quilt. I used an old "Tuscany Collection" fabric for the back. This doll quilt measures 18" x 22" and I just loved working on this.
And you need a dollie to go with your doll quilt. Her body is scrap bits of muslin and she is dressed with the same eclectic orphan charms in the quilt. The same floss was used to stitch her clothing as well as attach her fabric 'charming' hair.
And a special label that also speaks my other crafting love - Cross Stitch. The little bundle was part of a swap at Doll Quilter's Monthly and I was hoping it would have reached Leonie before this - hope she is not peeking - it's been 3 weeks traveling to Germany.
Thank you for stopping in and please be sure to visit all the other lovely entrants HERE.
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
32 comments:
Lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute! Maybe some day you could do a doll tute? I am saving small scraps just for starting these doll quilts.
Believe me, I know doll quilts and this one is so precious! So soft and gentle....I love it. Thanks for sharing.
Such a sweet doll quilt--nice! Love those colors!
That is adorable! Sharon, you are so talented.
You know I love all your doll quilts!!
I especially love the yoyos and leaves...such a sweet touch!
Your doll quilts are so darn cute. And those dolls that you make to go with them are even cuter!!
The matching dollie is just precious!
Quilting is very nice work :)
Marika Hungary
Very pretty! Love the hand quilting.
Oh Sharon... it's just gorgeous... and so is your little friend! :)
What a sweet little quilt, I always enjoy the Blogger's Quilt Festival the quilts are always so beautiful. I don't have a blog and I don't know if that is a requirement to enter but I probably wouldn't enter anyway after I see all of the beautiful quilts the do enter. Blessings Sandra
I love vintage look
Margaret
http://quiltsoflove.blogspot.com/
So sweet! I think Leonie will love it. And the doll....
What a wonderful quilt and dolly! I love how you created the quilt from so many other projects. Lucky lady who received this package!
This is such a precious little quilt.
What a fun Swap! And the dolly goes with it? Lucky recipient. Thanks for sharing your cute dolly quilt.
Wonderful! Your doll quilt is so beautiful. Love the yo-yo flowers on the border. The hand quilting gives it a special look.
Lovely Sharon!
Very sweet. The colors are perfect together.
Fantastic job blending all the scraps into something so lovely and soothing. Cute dolly!
Adorable quilt and dolly... l o v e your fabrics! They play so well together.
Lovely little quilt
Ann
Very sweet...love the doll!
Oh wow, a doll to go with this,mini...what a nice companion..I see you have been stitching, quilting and delighting and inspiring us all.....
lovely quilt, love the colours ;-) good luck!
That's a lovely soft-coloured quilt. Some of the pieces must have been so tiny to work with.
lovely little quilt! and how adorable to have the dolly with it. thanks for sharing and have a great day
The colors are soo sweet...lovely quilt, Sharon!!
I've attempted to use leftovers of smaller scraps to make a dolly quilt and it isn't pretty like yours. Really Really like your dolly quilt. Thanks for explaining the process. The doll is very cute. I forgot to put on my entry several important things.
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!
from a follower
What a sweet little quilt! Those yo-yos blow my mind-- made from 1/4 of a charm? Wow! Very cute dolly as well. :)
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