I make dolls for kinds with cancer, etc. Since the skirt part of my doll is 16 by 48 (before seams, gathering skirt, etc) I am trying to figure out how I could make a quilt look skirt. (s) I know I could crazy quilt material using up some trims, and cut it to size, but am also thinking of simple blocks. The math is beyond me. The top of the skirt usually ends up with taking 5/8 inch of the seam minimum with the gathering. the one or two side seams can easily consume 1/4 inch. I guess I could just use fabric above and below 12 inch blocks and let that work. The dolls take a while to make but I've been getting help with the bodies so that is a good thing. I just want to try something different. If you want some idea of how they look, go to my topic I HOPE THEY WILL HELP A CHILD WITH CANCER, and maybe you can give me some ideas. Thanks a million.
Vickey S.