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LeslieFrost 02-10-2012 07:00 PM
A doll quilt for our great-niece
 
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This started out as a 'paint chip challenge' at my quilt guild. The three paint chips I chose were light green, raspberry and lavendar. I found a batik for each of the colors, then found the print to tie them all together.

This is going off to our great-niece, Meghan, for her beloved American Girl doll.

Hope you like it!

auntpiggylpn 02-10-2012 07:05 PM
Pretty! Nice job!

QuiltnNan 02-11-2012 03:31 AM
, :thumbup:

mmb195152 02-11-2012 06:13 AM
Nice! I've been thinking about making my GD a quilt for her AG doll. What size is your quilt? Thanks. m

jillnjo 02-11-2012 06:28 AM
My grandaughters just love their American Dolls! The quilt is lovely. I hope they keep it forever! I have a couple doll quilts my mother made that I just let lay around for years in the toy box and it's a miracle they are still here. It was so hard to grasp how nostalgic we would become as we age, huh? I've been careless with many things I would give my eye teeth for now!!

Mariposa 02-11-2012 06:33 AM
Great little quilt! :)

erstan947 02-11-2012 07:55 AM
Your quilt is perfect for the challenge and for your great niece:)

mighty 02-11-2012 07:58 AM
Great little quilt, beautiful job!!

oksewglad 02-11-2012 09:17 AM
Originally Posted by jillnjo (Post 4964264)
My grandaughters just love their American Dolls! The quilt is lovely. I hope they keep it forever! I have a couple doll quilts my mother made that I just let lay around for years in the toy box and it's a miracle they are still here. It was so hard to grasp how nostalgic we would become as we age, huh? I've been careless with many things I would give my eye teeth for now!!
Remember your mom made those to be played with not to be "museum" pieces. Watching your grand daughters enjoy their DQ's is just as important. I love watching mine wrap their babies (which are sometimes cows, horses, whatever)up with love and kind words.

Leslie, I was wondering about the color seclections, not totally you. Now I understand and you've made a lovely quilt with your choices.

LeslieFrost 02-11-2012 12:38 PM
Gladie, you understand too much about me! You are right, those are not normal choices for me, but I did enjoy working with them. I was surprised to see how light the green looks when combined this way -- it is not that weak appearing all on its own.

oksewglad 02-11-2012 02:15 PM
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost (Post 4965362)
Gladie, you understand too much about me! You are right, those are not normal choices for me, but I did enjoy working with them. I was surprised to see how light the green looks when combined this way -- it is not that weak appearing all on its own.
Isn't it nice to step away from what we like and do something a little different?

sandybuttons 02-11-2012 04:33 PM
Very nice :)

QUILTNMO 02-11-2012 04:41 PM
very nice!!!

jojosnana 02-11-2012 04:41 PM
How sweet. Those American girl dolls do become pretty important. My granddaughter is almost 16 and she still has hers on display.

LeslieFrost 02-11-2012 05:02 PM
Our daughter's American Girl doll sits in our family room, in an antique child's rocker that came from my hubby's family, and always has one of my little quilts on her lap! One winter, we had a mouse in the house, and found cracked-open acorns EVERYWHERE, including in the doll's lap! I love the image of a mouse sitting on her lap, eating acorns!




Originally Posted by jojosnana (Post 4966118)
How sweet. Those American girl dolls do become pretty important. My granddaughter is almost 16 and she still has hers on display.


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