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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Dollhouse quilts

Enjoying a beautiful day today! It's also been a week since I got married and I am very much enjoying it! (Our honeymoon is in July.)

I've been doing little crafting lately, but am happy to share something I just started making - a dollhouse quilt. This isn't easy and I am not using any tutorials to make one. (But, maybe I'll make a tutorial if this turns out okay!)

I found a bag of tiny fabric scraps in our storage unit a few weeks ago when we were looking for a couple other items. I brought it back to the craft desk and set it aside until I decided to make a tiny quilt. I have a real-life lap quilt that I made last year out of African fabric and I am hoping to make one that (somewhat) matches.

I started on it yesterday. First I cut pieces of the fabric (they were in 2 inch x 2 inch squares) into 2 inch by 1/2 inch strips. I then sewed together different patterns with a 1/8" seam allowance.

This is what I have so far:

I am going to join these together so there will be sets of 4 strips. Then I am going to find a solid color in my stash and join the 4 patterned strips to a strip of solid color then to another strip of four and then continue this until I get the desired length of quilt. Then I will probably cut this in half so the strips are 1" wide. That might look better. We will see!

As you can see, I cut and sewed quite a bit yesterday.



This is a pile of strips pinned together. I just need to sew them to get a group of four strips. :) Now, to raid my stash for a solid color. :-)

I'll keep you all updated about how this works out!

4 comments:

  1. Ciao Linda deve essere un lavoro che impiega molto tempo ma verrà sicuramente un ottimo lavoro! Attendo i prossimi progressi. Un caro saluto e ancora Auguri per le recenti nozze.Manu

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  2. Congratulations on your recent wedding.
    I'm curious to see your quilt finished.
    Greetings, Faby

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  3. Hello Linda,
    I think this is one project that would drive me over the edge! I hope the wedding day went well and all was fantastic. Welcome to the world of married people.
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  4. Congrats on your wedding and good luck with your quilt I'll be waiting to see how it turns out

    Hugs
    Marisa :)

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