Dolly Quilt by The Lil Red Hen

This little dolly quilt was made by Lil Red Hen at
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  It's just adorable!!  I believe the block pattern is
called Court House Steps.

It's about 15 inches square.
 
The hubs & I counted 108 different fabrics....
that's a large fabric stash!

  I love the teeny puppy print.
 

Her hand quilting stitches are tiny,

perfectly straight & evenly spaced.

The mitered corners are perfect too.

 Beautifully made & I love it.
Thank you so much Charlotte!
Lil Red Hen EMZ Piney Post

Happy Quilting!

Bedding & Braided Rug For The Fairy House

I've finished the bedding and a braided rug
for the fairy house upper floor.

The hubs made some sturdy bottoms
for the little beds, to replace the rather
flimsy ones.

I got out some blue ticking & 30's
reproductions fat quarters from my stash.
The painting on the furniture & the fairies on
the walls have bold colors & thought these
would coordinate well.

I had some lady bug buttons in the button tin &
 decided to use them.  It made a lumpy bed, but
maybe the fairies won't mind.

I made little hand stitched quilts
using 4 nine patch blocks

Flannel for the quilting & a

coordinating fabric for the back,

Red matching binding.

The quilts are so small I didn't quilt them.

I used 3 strips to make the quilt for the 

cradle, it's teeny tiny.

 

Fabric strips for the braided rug.

The rug is a 6 3/4 inch circle.

 Signs of spring here in the Ozarks!

 Gee, being retired is fun!!

Hungry Animals Quilt

I've taken a short break from doll clothes
to finish the Hungry Animals baby quilt that's
back from the quilter.  I had enough of the
backing fabric to make a small pillow case.
The book was also a panel.

It has such bright colors and of course the illustrations 

are a hoot.  It's lots of fun trying to find everything 

in the picture that starts with that letter!

clock 
cabin
chinking
cane 
clouds
checkered cafe curtains
coffee pot
cake
cup
cherries
cow
chaps
calico cat

 

moose

moon 

mountains

milk 

muffins

marshmallows

mask

mittens

What are those blankets called?

What am I missing about the chimney?

 

sheep

salt shaker

shutters

snow

sugar

spatula

stove

sunflowers
salt glaze crock

suitcase
stripes

spoon
saucer

sink
shelf

saddle oxfords

socks
shoelaces
stool
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Silly, but fun!
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Easton Alan

Quilt from Cinders

I received a beautiful quilt in the mail from my girl friend 

Cindy.  When we had the last girl's get together, Teresa

gave her some quilt blocks & quilt tops she purchased 

at a farm auction.  There were several hand quilted 

blocks in the Tree of Life or Pine Tree pattern.  Cindy set

 the pieces with green borders and blocks in a wonderful

 brown fabric that looks vintage.

The back is the same brown fabric and it's bound

in the green fabric.

She hand quilted the Tree of Life blocks 

in a matching green.

The brown blocks are hand stippled in a lovely

brown.  Cindy wanted them to have texture that

simulates tree bark.

The quilt is so soft and looks antique.  It's 

just beautiful.  She's done a wonderful job.

I will cherish it always, thank you so much.

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Cinders age 8.  What a cutie!

 

I have 2 new special dolls made by Martha Bishop

that I will introduce in my next post.  Can't wait

for you to meet them!

A Is For Annabelle Books-Finished

The A Is For Annabelle books by Tasha Tudor
are finally finished. 

  I am very pleased with the machine embroidery,

it was worth the wait.  I'm glad I decided to hand 

quilt the pages too, it took a long time, but they 

look like little quilts.

 I sewed a binding on the book covers just like 
I would a quilt.  Ava's in blue, Audrey's in pink. 
How To Make A Scrappy Nine Patch Dolly Quilt

I securely hand sewed the silk ribbon into

place, within the fold of the binding, 
on the underneath side.  

The first and last page finished. 

Just like the other fabric books, I sewed the pages

 together with all six strands of a coordinating color 

of embroidery thread.  I marked the cover and center
 page with synchronized marks, carefully aligning the
 interior pages in the proper order.

These books are thick, so I used a small pair 
of pliers to help pull the large needle through.

 

The front and back cover.

 

 

The center interior pages.

First page.

Ava's birthday's this month.

Audrey's special day is in May.

 

The girl's are very small, perhaps I'll put the books
away and work on a couple of Annabelle dolls.
(Great idea Mary!)
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Annabelle Book-Part 1 

Annabelle Book-Part 2 

Annabelle Book-Update 

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My 83 year old stepfather has been in the hospital 3 times 

since Thanksgiving with heart issues and a nasty bout of

the wicked beast, pneumonia.  With lots of TLC he's doing

 very well and we expect a full recovery.  Our daughter
is here for a 2 week visit. (break time at the theater)
We shall enjoy her visit.  Sewing is on hold for a bit.
Look for some "unusual" postcards in my next post.