I loved the quilt and cloth doll. I refuse to call them rag dolls. I used to make dolls for my daughters, and hated it when someone called them the R word. My DGD playes with her mother's 25 yr. old doll as well as her own that is smaller, but same pattern. I wasn't into quilts when my girls were small, but now my oldest GD (3) will get a doll quilt for Christmas. Her sisters (9 Mo.) will get their first quilts then.
I'm glad you'll make your boys boy dolls. You could put bib overalls on them. After all, boys need to learn nurishing too for when they become Daddies.