Monday, May 04, 2009

Doll quilt finished



I managed to finish up the doll quilt by Saturday morning and even got it in the mail. Usually I'm not so motivated to get to the post office, but since I was already a day late in mailing, I figured I had to. It is such a relief now to have it done and sent off. Now I have to wait to see if my partner likes it!




Here's the details on how I did this. Pretty simple really. I cut 6" squares of 6 different fabrics and stacked them together. Then I just used my rotary cutter to them into 4 different sections using curved cuts. Then I just rearranged the stacks and sewed them together. I had to do a lot of straightening after cutting to make them into blocks, but they ended up being like 4.5" squares. I used Kona snow white and 2 extra blocks for the back because I wanted to keep it simple and I quilted it using a circular "pattern." I tried doing this free motion, but it came out really, really messy. I really need to practice free motion because I haven't quite gotten hang of it yet.



I'm still patiently waiting for my quilt from the swap to show up. I'll be sure to show it off when it arrives. Have a happy Monday!

14 comments:

  1. Very cute! I am sure your partner will just love it!

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  2. Very cute. I make alot of quilt using a similar technique. The quilting really adds movement to the blocks.

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  3. It looks so great! Love the circular pattern. practicing free motion is on my list too : )

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  4. kristine hanson5/04/2009 12:06 PM

    that is very cute!!!!

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  5. That is such a beautiful quilt and nice combination of fabrics!

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  6. It came out so cute! Your partner is really lucky!

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  7. Very cute. I love the movement. I want to try one now. I took a class in free motion but I need to practice too.

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  8. oh, i love it. so sweet. i am sure your partner will love it.

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  9. How could your partner not love this?! The quilting looks fab, too. Only you think it looks messy. It's adorable!

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  10. Congrats - It's wonderful!

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  11. this is great...love the quilting you did.

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  12. Hi Katie!

    I love my new quilt! Your fabric and color choices suit me perfectly and I love the design! The quilted spirals are a very nice way to finish the quilt. So very cute!

    And thanks for the extra fabric and buttons...did you know I love buttons?

    Thanks again and happy quilting!!

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  13. Very cute quilt. I love the touch on the back.

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  14. It turned out great! the mix of colors is so perfect and your partner is going to love it!

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