Lori of Humble Quilts' annual Doll Quilt Swap is in full swing. I've seen a number of great doll quilts other participants have received on her Facebook group page. I got the little top sewn together, it measures about 21".
The uneven 9 patch blocks look pretty humble, but I'm hoping the quilting will add more charm. The quilt sandwich is resting until tomorrow for the quilting step, and binding has been made. I took a pic of the 1880 era antique quilt that inspired my layout, since I couldn't get a link to work from the auction site where I found it through Pinterest several years ago.
The description notes the border is a tiny red check, not a pink print. Is this not striking? I've never seen anything like it. It was hard to see the quilting but appears to be a simple crosshatch in each triangle quarter. The quilter's nine patches are much simpler than mine, with a single muslin/off white and mostly two different prints. I want to get this little guy in the mail by Tuesday, and also send off large quilt to be quilted.
I have made a lot of scrappy cross blocks while sewing 9 patches and masks. These will become a tablerunner for my brother when I finish all the cut pieces. I made a similar runner a couple of years ago from a charm pack--the full quilt pattern is in Kim Brackett's Scrap Basket Beauties book.
The latest batch of masks went to my fellow employees who are still seeing patients at one of our practice locations.
That was a lot of cutting and sewing over two days and my fingers need a rest! A family friend has requested masks so there will be more cutting and sewing over the weekend. Our county is still doing well with under 400 confirmed cases recorded, and low number of 13 deaths from COVID-19. There is a cautious hope that we may soon have quite a downturn in new cases and more recovered folks. We will stay the social distancing course...and wear a mask in public :)
2 comments:
That antique quilt is pretty amazing. Turing the striped fabric different directions is a very cool design element. You used some great fabrics in your masks. I can understand needing a break from them. I made two sets across two weekends and am glad not to need to make any this weekend. Fingers crossed that a large part of the country is on a downswing and that we can control it once the hard core social distancing is ended.
Your projects are all so nice! I love the plus sign quilt! With all the masks you’ve been making your like a factory! They look great!
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