Have you seen the new
“A Little Sweetness” collection by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Designs? This precious line features little girl
dresses with bows, aprons, ruffles and polka dots in Tasha’s signature colors. These dainty dresses just beg to be fussy cut
and made into a doll quilt . . . so that’s what I did!
I ordered three fat
quarters and some backing fabric from one of my dear sponsors, Stitches ‘N Giggles. I paired these Tasha Noel
pieces with a mint green print I had in my stash. That delicate mint floral is
from Elea Lutz’s “Milk, Sugar & Flower” collection. I still didn’t have a pattern in mind, but I
was happy with this fabric combination and knew something would come to mind!
One evening I turned to Lori Holt’s Farm Girl Vintage book for quilty inspiration and decided that 6 1/2” churn
dash blocks would be perfect for fussy cutting and highlighting this sweet
fabric. I made a test block, fell in love, and fussy cut five more 2 1/2” dress
squares for the blocks. This kind of playful sewing really nourishes the soul!
I used Elea’s mint
floral for the sashing and borders, and another “Milk, Sugar & Flower” stripe for the
binding. For backing I used Tasha's main white dress print. The finished size of
this doll quilt is 15 1/2” x 22 1/2”.
I used two pretty Aurifil thread colors to quilt this project: 2835 (medium mint) and 2423 (baby
pink). In my bobbin I used 2021 (natural
white). I began by quilting 1/8” from
the seams of the sashing and border pieces. Then I quilted soft squares on
point, in both mint and pink, to highlight the blocks.
I will be gifting this
doll quilt to a new baby girl who has a big sister. It’s my hope that when the baby gets older, she and her sister will have fun playing with their dollies, and
that this quilt will be part of that play. There’s not a bigger reward for a quilter, is
there?
Stitches 'N Giggles carries the "A Little Sweetness" collection
featured here, as well as many other fabric collections, notions and the Farm
Girl Vintage book! Shop owner Lori is offering my readers free shipping
on all orders over $50 now through Sunday, November 19. Just
use the coupon code: carriedaway
To see some other projects I've made from Tasha Noel
and Elea Lutz collections, please visit these links:
- Twirlity: a fat quarter pattern
- Strawberry Biscuit Blog Hop
- Apple Farm Blog Hop
- Coffee Time Quilt
- Pixie Noel Blog Tour
Have a great day and be
sure to make time to get carried away quilting!
~Taunja
It is so pretty. Wonderful idea. Thanks for inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I appreciate you stopping by and your kind words! :)
DeleteOh Taunja I adore this! It is so sweet and a perfect little dollie quilt. And inexpensive to make! Maybe I should only do dollie quilts. Ha! In the 1980's I remember reading of a quilter who only made traditional miniature quilts with the tiniest of pieces. They were so beautiful on her walls. I was pricing fabric to make your Window Garden quilt with Barbara Brackman's Morris Earthly Paradise for my brother. I am having quilter's sticker shock! Ha! I wish quilting with all of these lovely fabrics was more affordable for more women. Many if not most women could not afford the hobby. I wonder if it was that way in the 1800's and early 1900's. Was it only wealthier women or women of means who could quilt? Maybe Barbara Brackman would know! She has so much knowledge of quilting of that time! Best wishes and Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteIt's so funny that you say that, because I thought the same thing! I could save myself so much money, making dollie quilts from all my scraps, for many years! I'm guessing that's why so many women made quilts out of feed sacks and worn out clothing. There is a monetary investment, to be sure, but when we make them right, they last a lifetime and bring so much joy. I hope all is well, Karen. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
DeleteAbsolutely ADORABLE! What a lucky little girl to be getting such a treasure! XOXOXO
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Barbara! I hope all is well with you! Happy early Thanksgiving!
DeleteYes, absolutely adorable. I love the little quilt and those dresses!!
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