It's over. :( The Doll Quilt Swap - Round 9 has come to an end. The doll quilts had to be in the mail by September 8th. When did I drop mine at the post office? September 8th. I really had planned to have it in the mail before we moved, but then I ended up doing the Astral Summer, Flower Power, and Gifts from the Garden quilts for Fabri-Quilt. Oh, well! I still made the deadline!
Would you like to see it? It has a name, now. I've titled it Orange Elixir.
I couldn't decide which way this quilt needed to be oriented. What's my solution to that problem? I added a pocket in each corner so my partner can decide which way to hang it (if they so choose).
I did applique for the first time on these tags. I thought a few bubbles of the fabric made sense. The name of my partner is blurred out because (s)he doesn't know who I am yet.
I used 365 Days of Quilting Filler Designs to come up with the quilting patterns. The two I used were: Pointy Paisley and Paisley Division.
I also used this tutorial to make the faux piping binding. Cute, eh? I like the hint of blue to blend in with the piping I made to separate the wedges in the quilt.
I tried trapunto for the first time. The bubbles are all a little bit puffy. I do think I should have done more than one layer of batting though; maybe three layers would have been better.
So, that's the doll quilt I made for DQS9. I hope my partner likes it! I sure had a lot of fun making it.
