I finally (!) finished the doll quilt that’s been sitting in my dining room for (gulp) about a year! Eager to get it done, I really sort of half-assed it at the end — not measuring or pinning. If you look at it from far away, it doesn’t look half bad:
I kinda love the pieced back:
Some parts of the hand-sewn binding look darn good:
I even stitched in the ditch decently in some places:
But don’t look toooooo close or you might spot this:
Or this:
I really, really, REALLY love quilts and I want to be better at making them. I got some charm packs cheap at Connecting Threads and I’m going to try my hand at another quilt or two…
January 17, 2013 at 4:14 pm
It just takes practice, and as long as you had fun, it’s a beautiful thing :-}
January 17, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Yes, and my daughter likes it!
January 28, 2013 at 5:03 pm
This is super cute! I’m glad to hear that your daughter likes it! I showed it to Beth and she is impressed:) and she likes it very much. Nice for Valentine’s Day!
January 28, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Thanks, Meredith. I soooooo wish I was as good at quilting as you are. I just have the worst skills. That said, I am committed to keeping at it. In fact, I was just arranging some charm pack squares for a quilt for A. Hopefully each time I’ll get a little better. Do you hand-sew your binding to the back? I wish there was an easy way to machine quilt the binding that looked good…