ABC - Tout Fini!

I have finished the Alphabet Quilt for my Doll Quilt Swap 4 partner. I will ship it out to her on Tuesday. (Because on Monday I will bring it in to work to show it off.)This is the first time I ever machine quilted anything so complex. Here you can see the outline quilting I did.
I pieced the backing, using some of the fabrics I used to make the letters.
The pink binding is the same pink as the letter "L" and the light color in the tulips.
The finished quilt is about 19" x 22". I am very pleased with it, and hope my swap partner likes it. I have to make one of these lovelies for myself!

You can click the pictures to enlarge them.

Alphabet

Sometime this past January, I discovered Tonya and her Wonky Pieced Alphabet. My life hasn't been the same since. Now I want to make wonky letters all the time. I decided I needed a "sampler." This, though, is the quilt I am working on for the Doll Quilt Swap 4.

I like the pink and purple tulips, but the pink needs to be carried elsewhere in the quilt.

I need to make a pink letter, perhaps? Here the letter L is simply another pieced letter sitting on top of the original blue L. If I wanted to make it pink, I'd have to rip things apart.

I really like the "G", and yes, I did plan the placement of the fabric to achieve that look.

The letters are about 3" tall when sewn up. There is about 1/2" between them. This quilt will be small, about 24" square.

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Announcement ~~~ I have been VERY busy, but there hasn't been much activity on this blog to show for it. There's a reason for that, and all will be revealed shortly. Watch this space - starting on July 25 - for the unveiling of my very Special Super Secret Project.

Doll Quilt Swap

I've decided to participate in the Doll Quilt Swap.

I will be making a small quilt, no larger than a Gizzy Quilt, for my swap partner. Somebody will be making a quilt for me. This post is to elaborate some of the things I like, so it's easier for the maker of my quilt to know what I like. What's fun, is that it's all secret. Sort of like a Secret Santa.

I love bright colors. This is the wall of my bathroom, along with a bit of an oil painting I love. The walls are Cadmium Yellow, but most folks won't know what that means. When I say they are "school bus yellow, " however, EVERYBODY knows which yellow.
I keep homemade granola in this colorful crock. My cutting boards are behind it.
I inherited my grandmother's mahogany dining room table. I painted a canvas floor cloth to protect it. Again, more very bright colors. And I love black and white checkerboards.
Is it a wonder I have Fiestaware dishes?
And I loved my black and white cats, Jasmine and Gizzy. Both are gone now, andnow my companion is Millie, another tuxedo cat, shown here with her quilt on my pink desk.As you can see, I love color, and do not like browns, beiges, taupes, or muddy or dull colors. I love black and white. I love abstract designs. I love fun. I love wonky.

I have arthritis in my sewing hand, so hand sewing is something I rarely do. So no appliqué for me. No hand quilting, no beading, no embroidery. I simply can't hold a needle for very long. That doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate any of those things. If you are my Doll Swap Partner, make me a quilt YOU would be proud to display!