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Monday, October 29, 2012

Straight Furrows Doll Quilt

Lori of Humblequilts.blogspot.com is having a doll quilt quiltalong, and gave instructions for "Mountain Trail". Here is my finished quilt, called Straight Furrows. It finished at  17.5 inches by 21.5 inches.  I made the blocks one round smaller than Lori's instructions.

I thought I'd take a picture of it with one of my fall pillows, since this felt cat pillow is very similar to the door hanger that Lori featured on her blog the day she gave instructions for the little quilt.  














I quilted it with "steps" up the mountain, and took a picture of the back to show you the machine quilting.  



I used bias cut binding, and used single fold, as it handles so well when it's used on a doll quilt. I also pressed most of the block seams open, but forgot to take a picture of that part.

I am looking forward to seeing the little quilts of everyone else who participated.  Thank you Lori for initiating this quiltalong.











When I bought the felt cat pillow years ago, I made a pumpkin pillow to go with it.  This one is not felt - just made from cotton scraps I had at the time. I didn't have a pattern, - just winged it.  These two pillows sure have toothy grins, don't they? 




Here is a final picture of the Straight Furrows Doll Quilt, and the happy doll who is going to enjoy sleeping under it.  Sweet dreams little one!    












To see the rest of the Mountain Trail doll quilts, go to Lori's blog.  
http://humblequilts.blogspot.com



17 comments:

Lori said...

Ah, the reveal! I love it! The plaid for the border is perfect!!
OMgosh love the halloween cat too!!

Doniene said...

I love your little version of Lori's mountain trail!!! It is perfect with that plaid binding!!! What fun projects you have!!

Annette said...

It turned out so cute!!

One Minnesota Quilter said...

Very cute - I like the plaid fabric. The cat is cute too - love the grin. :)

Judy

Kindred Quilts said...

That's one lucky little doll... I like the size of the quilt! And the cat is so cute!

libbyquilter said...

love the plaid that you have bordered your little quilt with~!
and those pillows are very vintage halloween looking as well as lots of fun.

:-)
libbyQ

Dar said...

Your doll quilt is so cute. I'd like a big one just like it! The plaid is perfect for the border/binding. Your pillows are cute, but a little scary. Wouldn't want to wake up in the dark with those teeth staring at me!

Béa said...

It turned out very cute, love the plaid border.

Leah Rubin said...

So cute! Beautifully done, as always! Now I shall go visit Lori's blog!

LuAnn said...

I'm seeing a lot of the Mountain Trail quilts around blog land, and I just love yours. I like your fabric choices and your plaid border is great!

Barbara J said...

Thanks for popping by my blog. Love your little Mountain Trail. I'm sure your doll will thank you for it! Nice effect with the plaids border too.

Quilter Kathy said...

Great idea for the steps quilting! Love the plaid border too!

Solstitches said...

Your little quilt is adorable. So colourful and the border is perfect.
Margaret

Anonymous said...

oh it's adorable..i LOVE plaid, a great choice for the border!! i really had a lot of fun with this quilt-a-long :)))
cheers...Marian

Janet O. said...

I think the plaid for border and binding is such a happy touch. Nice job!

Maureen said...

Sweet little quilt! I'm glad you mentioned pressing your seams open. I'm finding I do that more and more. Those pillows are darling!

Jeanne said...

It looks so cute on the little bed! Love the border. :-)