Past Flickr Doll Quilt Swaps Sent.

Reading Lynne's blog the other night prompted me to follow her example. Its Flickr Doll Quilt Swap time again, round 9??!! I have been playing along since Round 3 back in April 2008. I've been a Mama for Rounds 4,5,6,7 and 8 which involves a lot of behind the swap doors emailing and stuff. Round 9 I'm going to help out on the group blog, but otherwise I'll be a good bebe!

Here is a wrap up of the last 6 rounds of quilts I have made. I have a habit of making two as I can't bear to post one away and its nice to have a little reminder of the work you have put it. (And also if you stuff up one, you have a backup quilt! LOL)

Round 3 was my first round. No pressure as my swapee was the lady who organized it! The lovely Tanaya. This little quilt became the inspiration for my one and only published quilt!

I made these two for Round 4. I kept the one with the red binding on the right and the other went to Tine in Denmark.

For Round 5 this one went to the other side of Australia to Kellie.

Round 6 saw me only make one..... Can't remember why!

Round 7 saw me back in a flying geese rainbow mood and I made two again, one for me, one for Terrie!

This one for Round 8 earlier this year went to Mandy's welcoming home. Bring on Round 9!!!

My Birdie Dolls Quilt.

I have been so busy blogging all the dolls quilts I recieved, I sort of forgot to blog a finished shot of the one I actually made. I only posted sneek peak shots of it when I was sewing it as my swapee was the lady who organized it! The lovely Tanaya. I must admit I felt a bit scared to know that I got her, I mean she could have jigged the draw to get anyone and she got me! But she loved it and let me know when I got it too which was great. I read her preferences and thought birds, I going to go with birds. I had just gotten the bag of scraps from Sequana and it had in it the little pale blue with white spots fabric already cut in 3.5 inch squares, so I used that as a starting guide.


I had so much fun making this, it was so different to my usual colour pallette and cause I was so scared I'd make one too big, I made the below quilt at the same time. A smaller version in width, but the same height. I have just had some shelving hung in the sewing room, and there is a perfect gap on the wall where it now hangs.

Dolls Quilt finished!

I wasn't going to post till the weekend, but I have just finished the label on the below quilt, and just couldn't stand those ugly, ugly hexagons anymore at the top. So I am posting! You are welcome to still post a comment there if you would like them.

I have finished my Dolls Quilt for the flickr dolls quilt swap! Horrrayyyyyyyy! I am excitied I can post it tomorrow. I have really enjoyed sewing this one, went out of my colour comfort zone for a change. Loved it so much I actually sewed two versions. The above one and one slightly different for my own wall. Its off to the USA again like the last one. I'm only doing a sneek peak of it cause I think my swapee knows she has me, just a feeling from a post comment.... I'll leave it at that!

The Embellished Bird.

Feeling like a boring blogger at the moment. All I'm blogging is dolls quilts and hey, here is yet another photo! I have embellished the birds. They look cute. I am just taking a break from the quilting on it, think I'll be up to binding it later this evening. Its a cold wet and windy day here in Perth today and we have all hung in the lounge room today, watching telly, eating lunch, the girls doing some craft, Daz watching snippets of the AFL when he can. Everyone is amused enough to leave me alone so I can sew!

Now that I have nearly finished this dolls quilt, I am starting to think about all the other things I have to finish. I have to write a list. In no order of preferance or importance.....

1. Sew a sleeve on my 4 SDQ Swap, hang it up.
2. Finish the other bird flickr DQS#3. Sew on sleeve, hang.
3. Start on Emma's RR block. Post!
4. Sew label on 4 SDQ Swap. Post!
5. Finish AJ's mystery quilt top.
6. Name door hanging for Caitlin. Turns 1 in May.
7. Finish Squid Eye quilt.
8. Get Grace's log cabin quilt to a professional quilter.

Phew! I think thats all. I am determined to get some projects crossed off this WIP list before starting anything new.

WIP Wednesday Week 13. More dolls quilts

*sigh* I know, more dolls quilt WIP shots. I'm getting a bit over it all really. I think doing two in the same month was too much. Well, rather 3, if I had measured properly and not gotten excitied in the outside "piano key" boaders (thanks for that terminology Lily!) So I'm finally up to the binding with the 4 Seasons one. Taken me the last two days to do all the quilting on it. The colours are a bit different to the first big one. When this one is done I'll compare them side by side, maybe do a vote of which one to send? I'm sure my swapee wouldn't mind the bigger one, although I have picked out the space on my wall ready to hang it. Well, I need to sew a pocket rod thingy on the back yet.

And cruising along nicely for the flickr swap. I know my swap partner reads here so I'm going to keep with the sneek peek shots. And also, I am making two of this quilt. I have a odd little space on one of the walls in the sewing room so I am making it to go there. Or am I?! I have the tops of these quilts finished, have to embellish the birds and then ready to sandwich and quilt. Hopefully next week's WIP will not be dolls quilt related.

Dolls Quilt Swap WIP.....

Its not Wednesday so a bit sneeky popping a WIP shot in. But went crazy last night cuting and sewing these together. I called Daz into the room to have a look. "OHHHHH!" he said, "I like that". I said, "You like everything!" And he said, "No, I really like that!" I'm liking it too, totally off my usual colour palette. Living outside the square!