Antique Doll Quilt

Antique doll quilt

Today I decided to lay my little quilts and to take pictures to share them with you. This is the first one of the batch I received, and I think it is my favorite one because of its very naive look. I don't know, but it gives me the impression that it was done by a little girl with the scraps of her mother.

I love those fabrics and the pink knots.

Vintage sewing machine

I decorated this corner of my room with a vintage child sewing machine presented on the doll quilt.

Here you can see more details and the backing in a lovely grey flannel.

Have a good week everybody!
Christine

Antique Quilts and Antique Doll Quilts from USA

Arriving in London last month, I had the good surprise to find that my parcel was there, waiting for me!

I had bought auction on ebay two antique quilts and a collection of doll and crib quilts and I was expecting them eagerly! Happy to see that they were even more beautiful than expected! I will lay them and take pictures soon, to show them to you. I think that little by little I begin to become a quilt collector! By the way, there is a question that I would like not to be asked again : "But what are you going to do with them". I wonder why this question about quilts and not about other kinds of collections...

I love this picture I took in Portobello Road. Inspiring colors, aren't they? I am crazy about those small houses! This street belongs to Notting Hill Gate district - London. There was shot this lovely film "Notting Hill", with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. In fact when you walk in London it's often like being in a film. Some places are so wonderful... a dream of a city!!!

Portobello Road

I wish a great day to everybody!

Christine

Baby Girl Bricks and Squares Quilt

Bricks and squares.

Many babies being born recently in my surrounding, and it seems more to be born in a close future, I have the feeling that I will sew baby quilts for the rest of my life... Which is for sure the most pleasant activity someone can dream of!

Creating small quilts for babies or children is very joyful and enables you to see a quick result.

For this quilt I chose red, green and grey fabrics. I was lucky to find in Athens a very nice grey and white fabric for the backing, that is matching perfectly.

I had no pattern, I just cut, assembled, sewed, without too much thinking, just keeping the little girls' fabric mainly for the largest bricks. I sewed the binding as I usually do, shown in my tuto HERE.

This baby quilt was quickly done. I gave it to be machine quilted to my friend Eleni.

Always presented to be offered the same way : rolled and linked with a ribbon.

Enjoy your quilting!

Christine