Monday, April 23, 2018

Dolly Quilt

Our granddaughter turned two this month, and I made a quilt for her "baby"


I tried to match (as closely as I could) the colors in the Honestly Cute dolly playpen we got her.


We celebrated on April 14 with burgers (and a vegan stew for the vegan granddaughter) and a Daniel Tiger cake. Everyone attended except our grandson (at Texas A&M) and our son-in-law, who was sick and unable to make the trip from north Texas. Our family isn't large but we have a good time together!


Our sweet little granddaughter grabbed the quilt as soon as she saw it and seemed delighted with it, which made my heart happy.


The back is a combo of a stash fabric and a very cute Cupcake Cafe by Laura Stone for Studio E.


I'm happy to carry on traditions. My paternal grandmother made me a dolly quilt in 1956 (yes!) when I was 8, and I kept it all these years. Last year I gave it to my daughter to keep for our granddaughter.


Papaw and granddaughter!


Dolly Mini Quilt
Finished size: Approximately 18x20 inches

Fabrics
Body - scraps from my scrap stash
Binding - yellow mini dot print by Waverly
Backing - Cupcake Cafe by Laura Stone for StudioE plus stash

Thread
Superior Threads #50 - Genoa Gray

Quilting
Machine - straight line diagonal