Aunt Linda’s Quilt for Leslie

This quilt was designed by Leslie. She selected the fabric and planned the layout. Surprising to me, the quilt has borders on 3, not 4, sides. One of the long sides has no border. At first I thought she designed the quilt for a day bed, but Aunt Linda said “no”. I guess Leslie likes asymmetrical designs. So do I.

• 63” x 77" Single bed sized
• Quilted in vertical waves alternating with loop-de-loop lines. Used tan brown thread “Sandstone” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads. Free form quilting. 6 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: A beautiful pink flower print, supplied by Aunt Linda.
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester “Comfort Blend” by Winline.
• Binding: To be done by Aunt Linda
• Pattern: Designed by Cousin Leslie
• Piecing by Aunt Linda
• Pinned into frame November 9, 2022. Quilting on long arm quilter November 10, 2022. (Patty). 
• Binding by Aunt Linda 
• QC by Mother

Doll Blankets

I made doll blankets for Paisley’s and Quinn’s baby dolls or stuffed animals. I made Paisley a paisley one to match her name and a zoo one to match the quilt I sent her baby brother Chauncey. For Quinn I made 2 blankets that match the quilts for her “butters” (her term for the expected boy twins) and a paisley one because it is such cute fabric. All the blankets were quilted on a domestic machine, Janome heavy duty, using the thread that matched the binding. All the blankets had 100% polyester batting left from Aunt Joyce’s blue and white quilts.

For Paisley

Same fabric, back, and binding used for the Zoo Crib Quilt made in August in 2022.

18 1/2” x 23”

Used an Elegance charm pack from Missouri Star Quilting Company. The charm pack has some cute paisley prints. The backing was a matching paisley print also from MSQC. The binding fabric was a dusty pink fabric from my stash.

18 3/4” x 23”

For Quinn

Same fabric, backing, and batting used for Paisley’s paisley doll blanket.

18 3/4” x 23”

Same fabric and backing used for Owls in the Woods crib quilt, made in September 2022. Used the gold colored strips from the jelly roll for the binding.

18 3/4” x 22”

Same fabric and backing used for Rhythm and Harmony crib quilt made in September 2022. Used a gray blue dot print from my stash for the binding.

19” x 23 3/4”

For Karina

I made a blanket for friend Eirin’s granddaughter Karina. Karina has “stuffies” not dolls, so I made the blanket wider. I used a pastel charm pack from my stash, leftover polyester batting from Aunt Joyce’s blue and white quilts, light pink grunge print binding, and a pastel unicorn print backing left from Dani’s quilt Catch Your Dreams (see July 2019).

23” x 23”