CAITLIN'S DOLL QUILT

Unearthed a long forgotten quilt that I didn't know where it was. 

This doll quilt was made in the early 2000s. Kathy Emmel and I embroidered the 'little girl' blocks on her embroidery machine; I then assembled it; and Sandi Fruehling machine quilted it --- a joint effort by old quilting friends. 

The day I finished binding it, I gave it to my granddaughter who was then a preschooler to take home for her doll. I never documented it at that time; nor ever saw it again.

 It's now documented for my records, and is now in Caitlin's possession again. She is now an adult; and was thrilled to get it back. She is saving it hopefully for a little girl of her own someday. 

Oh, the travels that quilts could reveal!!

BROAD SPECTRUM

I enjoy making a quilt that employs small pieces, many fabrics in lots of colors, and with simple repetitive sewing.  This quilt has it all -----

1.  Lots of little pieces ---- Each log is 1/2" wide. This quilt contains 49-3 1/2" blocks with 9 logs in each block for a total of 441 pieces plus the four pieces that comprise the border.

2.  Many fabrics ---- Since I am on pandemic isolation mode (no shopping), all fabrics came from my bins of little pieces of scraps.  I did use some scraps more than once, but I still estimate there are over 200 fabrics in this 28" square quilt.

3.  Deep into color ---- This quilt originated from those bins of my scraps including red, pink, coral, purple, blue, green, teal, rust, tan, chocolate, dark brown, and black.  I'm always amazed to see how colors interact with each other.

 4.  Mind-numbing repetitive sewing ---- I find repetitive sewing so relaxing, and this quilt provided that in this time of uncertainty.  It was paper-pieced with point-to-point machine quilting.

 I love this quilt ---- I REALLY love this quilt!

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