Quilt Series

I love to quilt almost as much as sewing doll clothes.....I thought I would start a series of quilt block doll quilts for my girls!!!  So here goes, come back from tome to time as I add more!!!

Rebecca lived...when air travel was just getting started.  Airplanes were propeller style back then...and this quilt is made to look like propellers...the pattern is Vintage Propellers....so I thought it would be a good one for her....I love the colors!!!! 

I made a quilt, very similar to this in the 1970's...and so this will be Julie's quilt. I think she would love the colors and vibrancy of this quilt block. It is a great one for using up scraps. I just went thru my stash and pulled colors that went together, and then cut strips, and started adding them to the center. I think there is a piece of fabric that was in my original quilt there...

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I was looking for a good quilt to do for Kaya....As American Girl from 1764, Kaya would not have had anything like this quilt, but, when she's being a modern day girl,  I think she would love this quilt.  The pattern is Morning Star....and it is a quilt used in the Underground Railroad....to let run-away slaves know where safe houses were.  I love the bright colors, and I'm sure Kaya does too.  it is approximatly 17" square, handmade in my smoke free home.

 As I was working on this...I realized...I totally forgot to post a pic of Kit's quilt.....I was looking for quilts made in the 1930's so that I could do one for Kit. I came across this pieced block that was published in the Chicago Tribune in 1933. The simple Cross Country blocks are set "on point", and in the full quilt, form a basic Irish Chain. The colors are unusual but go together well!

When Josefina lived in New Mexico in the1820's, quilts would have been a rarety.....most blankets would have been woven.  But, I like to think that Josefina's friend Patrick O'Toole, may have brought her back one from Missouri.  Josefina would have loved the bright colors in this quilt!

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When Momma and Addy left the plantation and ended up in Philadelphia....everything was so different. Everything was bigger, faster, and more. There was the ocean...that fascinated Addy...and when winter came...they were so much further north...and it was so much colder. BRRRR.....Mrs. Ford let Momma keep scraps from the Dress Shop, and she may have made Addy a warm quilt like this one for her bed. The pattern is Window By the Sea. 

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It was World War II and they were trying to conserve EVERYTHING so that supplies could be sent to our soldiers. Molly's Mom had made everyone flannel pajamas for the winter of 1944. There was some leftover flannel so she made Molly a warm quilt to snuggle under. It reminded her of Dad's flannel shirts. Quilt is 14 1/2" X 14 1/2", the perfect size for Molly, or any of the other American Girl dolls.

Felicity was in need of a quilt, and I found this block that I thought would make a great one for her.

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I love the bold colors...I think Lissy will too!!!

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Sorry it's been so long since my last post...I was out od town for a Conference for my other business!!!!  Lots of ideas I can use in my doll business also!!!!  Here's the 2nd in the quilt series.....this one was super easy.....but I think Samantha probably slept under a quilt like this at Piney Point.  Lots of fun!!!!  Quilts like this are so great...my scrap box is slowly emptying!!!!

My dear friend Deb Buckingham...gave me a great idea....and since I love quilting...thought I'd start a series of Doll sized quilts.  Here is my first one....named Flea Market Star Quilt.  I think Kirsten would love this quilt ....What do you think?