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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

A Little Scraptastic Tuesday Quilt

What do you get for a little girls birthday when you're pretty sure she has everything? Usually I buy things like books and age appropriate puzzles or games. This time I decided to make a little doll quilt.
A little doll quilt in the making
I rummaged around in the orphan totes looking for something to start with. Bingo! Love these leftover little cowgirl squares. Four {sort of} scrappy 4-patches later and we have a quilt top ready to sandwich and pin!

Keeping with the leftover theme, I dug through my scrappy bits of binding to see if there was something there that might work well with the colors in the quilt. Yep! Anyone who hasn't already started hanging onto their leftover binding pieces should really start now. Sometimes people even give me their leftover binding lengths because I just can't stand for them to be thrown away! They are absolutely perfect for scrappy, fast, and/or miniature quilts.
Scrappy {leftover} binding totes
This particular binding was given to me about 5 years ago when my mom changed her mind about what fabric she wanted to use with a specific quilt. Who says there's a 'use by date' on binding?*wink
Ready to hand sew the binding...
So now I have a little doll quilt ready to hand sew the binding onto the back. I think the tension problems from switching out the thread on my machine took longer to fix than anything else in putting this quilt together. I'm hoping to buy a couple tiny baby bottles to put with the quilt and wallah!, my niece can have a little fun rocking her baby dolls and stuffed animals to sleep.

Linking up with Scraptastic Tuesday with Leanne and Nicky. Always a pleasure to see scrappy goodness going on all over blogland!

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28 comments:

  1. MaureenMarch 10, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    Great idea! Such a sweet doll quilt. Love the cowgirl fabric. Don't we all have these sweet gems (fabric, binding, etc.) hidden in our stash!

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  2. AngieMarch 10, 2015 at 5:17 PM

    Adorable!

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  3. em's scrapbagMarch 10, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Cute little quilt. Perfect gift.

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  4. Susan C.March 10, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    Priceless. Love the fact you confess your stash secrets. Makes me feel so included. ;-)

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  5. JanetMarch 10, 2015 at 6:43 PM

    What a sweet little quilt - a lovely gift! Doll quilts get used and used by my girls for all sorts of games and toys. I bet this little one will get lots of loving :0)

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  6. Jenny MMarch 10, 2015 at 6:44 PM

    A lovely gift ~ from the heart.

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  7. MaryseMarch 10, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Very cute!! Looks like you got the perfect gift. :-)

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  8. Karen - Quilts...etc.March 10, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    cute this will be perfect!

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  9. AnnMarch 10, 2015 at 10:22 PM

    How charming! I love handmade gifts. {I had some of that fabric, too.}

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  10. Quilting StoriesMarch 10, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    What a great idea for a little girl's present! This doll quilt is so cute... I think I will copy on you soon...

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  11. CarolienMarch 11, 2015 at 12:51 AM

    What a lovely and original gift!

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  12. NickyMarch 11, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    Great little scrappy project! I hang onto binding leftovers too and sometimes join the up for real scrappy bindings - even used one or two! Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday

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  13. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowMarch 11, 2015 at 3:58 AM

    So cute! She will love it!

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  14. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowMarch 11, 2015 at 4:02 AM

    So cute! She will love it!

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  15. Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltsMarch 11, 2015 at 4:43 AM

    Adorable and such a cute idea to add little bottles to the gift. I have a small shoebox of binding leftovers, including some from 15-20 (!) years ago that I occasionally dip into!

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  16. Wendy Caton ReedMarch 11, 2015 at 4:55 AM

    so sweet! I am sure any little girl would love that!

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  17. MonicaMarch 11, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    This is very cute, Audrey, I love all the fabrics. And I had to laugh, because only a quilter would remember where she got a skinny scrap of fabric five years ago! I'm the same. :D

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  18. NancyMarch 11, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    What a great idea for a gift. I am sure she will love it.

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  19. PhyllisMarch 11, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Sweet! I love that cowgirl fabric, super!

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  20. KyleMarch 11, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Super cute idea. You're right there is no expiration date on fabrics or bindings or blocks...etc. Glad there's not. I'd be in big trouble.

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  21. kelleyMarch 11, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    Love the leftover bindings...I have a stash from mom that is fun to dig through..remembering the quilt the rest is on...adorable little quilt...

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  22. belarminaMarch 11, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    un precioso regalo!!!
    me gusta...
    saludos

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  23. AnonymousMarch 11, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    Love this! Thanks for the inspiration for a small project which I'm looking for right now. Yay cowgirls!

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  24. LoriMarch 12, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    That is very sweet and I'm sure will be much loved!

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  25. CathyMarch 12, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    Sweet! Awesome gift idea.

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  26. Nifty QuiltsMarch 12, 2015 at 9:54 PM

    Aw, so cute!

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  27. KajaMarch 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM

    This is a really good idea - I shall copy it at some point! And I have already resolved to start saving my bindings. :-)

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  28. pandchintzMarch 13, 2015 at 3:44 PM

    That's a seriously cute little quilt and I'm sure the birthday girl will be thrilled with it!

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