Monday 14 November 2011

Doll Quilts & Ramblings!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days.

It's not that I haven't been making stuff, just too busy to get photographing and writing!

This is my busiest season of the year.  I'm frantically churning out class samples for Christmas classes and also trying to get next terms programme of classes sorted and samples made for those too!

But this weekend was all about fun, friends and playtime!

Saturday I had a lovely afternoon out with my special friend, Sarah.  We don't often get to spend quality time on our own, and we can easily spend 5 hours talking solely about fabric & quilts!!  We visited a local (ish) store called The Craftswoman, which is an Aladin's cave of all things fabric related, then had lunch, then stopped off at another fabric shop before heading for home.  The perfect day!

Most of my purchases were for other people, but I did get some extra wide, medium weight calico at a bargain price! (sad what gets me excited!)

Yesterday I was intent on playing with an idea that was formulating in my dusty old brain!

I recently saw these on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22833158%40N05/3984143785/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22833158%40N05/3952226512/in/photostream
... and thought I could make some doll quilts for my 2 small nieces along a similar idea.

So in my usual organic (aka 'make it up as I go along') style, I came up with these:




My youngest particular likes these wellies - she's a bit of a wellie addict!

With hindsight, there are a few things I would do differently next time i.e. use a heavier weight linen or calico rather than this stuff which was too thin.

But on the whole I'm pleased with them and enjoyed making them.

The matching pillows



So, apart from getting these ready to post to England, I can tick 2 Christmas pressies off my gigantic list!

Hope you all had a great weekend and a good start to the new week.

Judith xo

20 comments:

  1. Love the wellies and the wee dug! Really cute :-)

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  2. Love the peek-a-boo dog! Lovely designs - look lots of fun and well done on conquering the Christmas List!

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  3. Totally Gorgeous Jo! I love that little mischeivious puppy :)

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  4. Gorgeous!! I need some Denyse Schmidt wellies!!

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  5. These wee quilts are adorable! I feel your pressure, feeling a bit similar.......

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  6. These are just gorgeous! We used to have a dog that took the washing off the line - no it was not well trained, the clothes were usually in bits :)

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  7. oh my goodness they're the cuties things I've seen in a long time!

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  8. Those are so lovely and your nieces will be thrilled. I love that puppy peaking out from behind. Great use of fabric to make a picture really talk.

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  9. Judith they are adorable! I love that little swing :) Fantastic!

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  10. So, so so cute..... especially the wellies :)

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  11. these are great, loving the wellies

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  12. Oh wow, I love these, so many wee details!

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  13. These are beautiful - love the dogs peeping out from behind the washing post/tree!

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  14. Beautiful Judith! Glad you had a lovely Saturday, it clearly did you the world of good! :) Love all the details, the wellies, the washing line ... sigh!

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  15. Sounds like the perfect day out. :) I love those cute little doll quilts and pillows, no doubt they will make two little girls very happy!

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  16. I love these little quilts! How amazing are they as Christmas pressies!

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