Quilts for Dolls Like Me

A few weeks ago I saw a blog post at Needle and Foot announcing a quilt drive for little doll quilts.  They would be donated to a great woman who makes dolls for some great kids.  She describes herself this way: "I am a dollmaker who feels that every kid...regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, medical issue, and body type...should have a doll who looks like they do."  So she makes dolls with special characteristics, such as a missing limb or a feeding tube or a birth mark. 

I had some unused quilt blocks and decided to make those into some doll quilts.  They are all around 20-24" and so fun to make!  Here they are:

I am linking up to the Linky Party at Needle and Foot.

Summer Sampler Quilt

So this quilt is long overdue.  I believe that the blocks were made back in 2014.  They are all from the book "Vintage Quilt Revival."  So from my very first Finish-A-Long this has been on my list.  I began sewing it in one setting, then changed my mind, unpicked, and decided on another setting.  Then changed my mind again because I didn't have enough background fabric.  I settled on this simple setting.  I'm not in love with the outcome, but I'm satisfied.  It is done!  Hooray!

 

One thing that I do love about this quilt is the fabric.  The background is all Shot Cotton.  I have made one other quilt with this fabric and I do love how soft it is.  That shot cotton quilt is the most used quilt in the house.  We all love it.  

For the quilting I tried to stitch in the ditch in the blocks -- it's my first time doing this kind of quilting.  I used my walking foot, which made for straight lines, but also a lot of stopping, turning, and shifting.  It wasn't easy for me to figure out how to get around the shapes without frequently overlapping or stopping/starting.  The sashing was a little more straightforward (thankfully!)  I did straight lines down the long strips, using a variety of colored threads.  This would have been more obvious if I had used a heavier thread. 

   

The backing is some great checked shot cotton I got on sale a while back.  Wish I had more. So soft.  I didn't have enough of the checkered fabric, so I used some other fabric I had on hand.  It is kind of a slippery fabric (not sure exactly what it is), so I was relieved when the backing didn't have a bunch of tucks!

 

This quilt is one of the goals on my 2018 Finish-a-Long list for this quarter.  

And it is finished! 

I am linking up at She Can Quilt - Finish-A-Long Q1.