Doll Quilts

 I like small quilts.....what can I say.  I was looking at one of my blank walls the other day and I don't have many of those.  :)  I was reminded of a photo I had once seen in a decorating book, where the wall was covered in small quilts and it was wonderful.  I have never forgotten that image.  So I went through my trunks and quilt racks and pulled several pieces....laying them out on the floor to come up with a layout that would work and started hanging them with straight pins.  I hang almost all my pictures with pins, except the heavy ones.

Here is a close-up of the lower three pieces.  The half-square triangle piece is a recent piece based on a antique doll quilt that was found in "Shipshi" in Indiana.  The courthouse steps was made out of scraps and was foundation pieced and the four-patch is out of 30's repro fabric.

The Bear's Paw on top is from one of Kathleen Tracey's books and I did that at a recent workshop.  The thimble shaped piece is a charm patch where every piece is a different fabric.  The little square one in the center is a Carol Doak design and is all foundation pieced using vintage 30's fabric from my Grandma K's stash.....it is from an online challenge.  And the basket quilt, I made a long time ago and looks better from a distance.... lets just say my skills have increased since then, but the graphic appeal is still there.




Hope you enjoyed my mini quilt show.  Small quilts are a joy to make and give you a short turn around in accomplishment and as you can see are very graphic in their appeal.