I'm not really a quilter--at least not yet--but I think there's just something so incredibly charming about a doll quilt. Since it's so small, it comes together easily. It's the perfect companion to my newest doll pattern! I've made my kids lots of dolls before, but I think these little dolls might be my favorite. I feel like the more I made dolls for my girls, the better that they get. These dolls are just so incredibly soft and cuddly. I love everything about them, down to their little sculpted belly buttons! If you are looking for a doll project that's truly a really special special gift, I think you'll really like this one.
I can't wait to see the variations of this pattern that you all come up with, both for the dolls and the quilt.
Here's what you'll need:
•You
will need a 13.5x18.5 in piece of batting for the quilt center.
•½
yard of lightweight fabric for the border strips and quilt backing.
•30
2.5 inch squares cut from quilting cotton
•An
approximately 3 inch x 10.5 inch rectangle strip for the top of the patchwork
•Small
pieces of felt for the cherries and leaves
•Embroidery
floss for the cherries, plus additional for quilt embellishments
•Hand
quilting thread
•Basic
sewing supplies
The quilt is made of 30 2.5 inch squares, with a 3 inch wide white fabric trim at the top. Then it is framed with 2.5 inch border strips. You will sew them together with a ¼ inch seam allowance. The finished quilt is 13 x 18 inches. The seam allowance is ¼ inch.
Sew
the squares together, making one row at a time. It’s very important here to make sure that
you are very accurate with your seam allowance so that the pieces line up
well. Press. Follow by sewing the rows
together. Try to make sure
that the squares line up as closely as possible.
Once
you finished the patchwork part of your quilt, cut a 3 inch white rectangle to
attach to the top row of the quilt.
Place
your cherries where you’d like them, then attach with embroidery floss. Add a running stitch along the top white
strip if desired.
Next
we are going to add a 3 inch border to your quilt. Cut 3 inch strips. Cut the side strips to match the length of
your quilt front, including the length of the white border piece. Placing the right sides together, add each
side border. Then cut a 3 inch border to
attach to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Finally, cut a matching size back of quilt piece. This quilt front piece and the quilt back
piece should be about 13.5x18.5 inches in size.
Cut a matching sized piece of batting.
Place
the quilt front so that it is facing the “right” side of the quilt back. Position your batting underneath these
pieces. Then sew all around the edges,
leaving a 2 inch piece open at the base of the quilt. Turn right side out.
Fold
under the raw edges of the quilt and then use the ladder stitch to close the
opening.
Hand
quilt as desired. I used hand quilting
thread to do a vertical diagonal line through every square, in an alternating
fashion. 
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