Doll Quilts Continued...

Wow, life has become so busy this fall!  My packages started arriving last week with my Christmas fabric - eek!  I should have taken a picture of all the loot, but I was so excited to start, I just dove right in.  My niece in Japan had a birthday this month, and so I used some of the fabric (which is actually destined as a Christmas project, but I had extra) to make a little Doll Quilt to go with her Groovy Girl.

I've been waiting to use some Sherbet Pips and I was not disappointed.  I love the cute little quilt and used some metallic thread.  This quilt is very similar to what I will do with the rest of the fabric - placemats.  I think I will even quilt them the same way (or similar).

I also tried something new with this doll quilt - machine sewing on the binding.  I didn't read any tutorials beforehand, although I have in the past.  I could definitely perfect my technique, but it wasn't a complete disaster.  For now, I think though, I will be sticking with hand sewing on my binding.

Here are the completed picture of my doll quilt that I did for a swap.

All 31 prints of Picnic and Fairgrounds were used.  I love the pinwheels, but the rainbow border is my favorite.

As per my partner's request, I added loops to the back for hanging.  Not quite as easy as I thought it would be.

The quilting on the back looked awesome!  I cheated a little and used a print backing (I was supposed to use solid), but there was nothing that matched at the quilting store and this looks fabulous.  It was a choice between rules and looks.  This quilt, plus my niece's package and Quilt 27 - Pretty in Pink, are all off in the mail this weekend.  It was not a cheap day at the post office...