doll quilt swap – completed!

I completed my contribution to the doll quilt swap 7 a few weeks ago. It has yet to be received by its’ recipient, but I sure hope she likes it. I made some drawstring bags out of the scraps for her kidlets and included a few craft projects for them.

Details:
Print: Neptune by Tula Pink for Moda charm pack – purchased from Colors Fabric
Sashing: Kona Cotton solid, maybe Eggshell or Ivory
Binding: Objects of Desire by Sandy Gervais for Moda in Flower Power Green, purchased at Seventh Heaven Quilt Shop

And even more exciting – I received my doll quilt from Sara. I absolutely love it and simply cannot think of a more appropriate quilt for me to receive. I can’t wait to get moved into the new house so I can hang it on the wall in my new craft room. It’s sure to brighten the place up.

Created by Sara:
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doll quilt swap

Made some really good progress on my doll quilt swap 7 contribution this weekend. I have finished the quilt top and just need to add some sashing to the back and I’ll be ready to make a quilt sandwich.

strip quilt top

I finished sewing this together back in May, but I’ve had the hardest time figuring out where to photograph it. I still didn’t get a great shot, but it’ll do for now.

I am totally in love with that wavy stripe fabric, but I could only find 3 fat quarters of it. I was trying to evenly space the 2 stripes of the multi-colored fabric, but I ended up adding a few extra strips to the bottom of the quilt and now it looks a little off. I may end up moving the lower wavy stripe in order to balance it out. This quilt is intended for our queen size bed. I had hoped to have it quilted by the end of the summer, but since I’m at a loss as to what to do for the back and may end up repiecing the top, that doesn’t seem likely. I’m still really happy with the turquoise, brown & mustard combo, though. It’s good for me to step away from green every now & then.

bird mobile

Finally got around to making a bird mobile from the spool sewing tutorial. I exclusively used fabric received in a patchwork-themed fabric swap a few months ago. The mobile shown was gifted to my sister-in-law for her birthday. It serves as decoration in her somewhat bare living room.

These birds are addictive to work on. It’s fun to dig through my scrap box and pull together interesting fabric combinations. They’re also a great project to work on while otherwise distracted. These were all constructed as the Mister and I furiously worked out way through the last few seasons of Doctor Who (the library only lets you check out a season for a week). My plan is to add more birds to the leftover pile and pull together a slightly more elaborate set-up for some lonely corner of our house.

fabric-y spring goodness

Just popping in to show off a couple of projects I finished in the last week.

First up is a curtain I made for the bathroom.

The mister refuses to part with our old skull & crossbones shower curtain. I think a patchwork curtain certainly cutes it up a bit. The orange & red match the other bathroom accessories.

Second, I’ve been wanting to make a wreath for our front door and I finally got around to it last weekend.

Using this semi-tutorial from lindamade I turned an old lime green floral sheet into an adorable wreath for our front door. It still needed something, so that’s where the little birdie, complete with wings, came in. Yellow rickrack for hanging. I think it would look nice with a 3-dimensional bird, so I’m contemplating making one of the birds from spool’s bird mobile to hang out in the wreath.