After blogging yesterday, I decided I would go to the sewing room and make one quilt block. Surely I had enough spoons to make just one block. So I started gathering my supplies for a quilt (see photo below) that requires fusible web. Lo and behold, no fusible web. I was all out.
Surely I have enough spoons to drive to Hancock Fabrics and get some fusible, I said to myself. So after counting doggie heads and making sure everyone was inside, off I went to the fabric store. But, alas, the trip took all the rest of my spoons, so although I got my fusible (and a cute fat quarter and a few buttons to use on the quilt), I was down for the day.
This is the quilt pattern, designed by Australian quilter Rosalie Quinlan. I'm going to start with the living room and do one block a month.
Would anyone like to join me in a Dollhouse Quiltalong?
You can get the patterns for all the blocks and for finishing from Rosalie for $40 (I didn't know this when I ordered mine and paid way much more than that from an Australian quilt shop.) I've emailed Rosalie and asked if I can share my pattern with friends. I haven't heard from her yet but will be happy to share if she gives the okay
If you want to join the quiltalong and share my pattern if Rosalie approves, send me your email address to suscleve@yahoo.com. We'll start with July, and make a block each month until we have them all done. Then we'll put our blocks together and hold and blog quilt show (with prizes) so everyone can see what we've done.
On the guild's free table on Monday, I found the above 4-yard piece of fabric, which I plan to use for the backing for this quilt. Sometimes you can find pure treasures on our free table, as I did this month. I didn't feel bad about scooping it up before anyone else could get it because I brought a stack of quilting magazines for the table.
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On 06/14/2012, Barbara Anne said ...
What a charming quilt and I love the fabric you scored from the free table!
With all that's going on here, I think I must decline this quilt-along as I can only do so much - as my bazillion UFOs atest.
FIL is in rehab and isn't a happy camper but it is necessary.
Does anyone have the 2008 pattern from Blank Textiles called "Shade Cascade"? I downloaded the pattern back then but cannot find it now. It may have been on a different computer that crashed. I just need to know what size to cut the corner squares for the quarter Log Cabin blocks. Thanks!
Hugs!
On 06/14/2012, Mona said ...
Susan, I love your blog and I love the dollhouse quilt. I would be so happy to join you. How big is the finished quilt? I will wait to hear from you about your sharing the pattern or if we should buy our own.
Thanks for the wonderful, heartfelt blog! I look forward to reading it every day.
P.S. I love, love, love your mama in the mirror quilt. I am working on a quilt using old photographs from my family.
Mona @ peaceandquilts@gmail.com
On 06/14/2012, Joanne said ...
What a wonderful project! I can't wait to see your blocks as they get done.
On 06/14/2012, Yooper in Mississippi said ...
Hello, I'm not understanding the 'spoons' reference. What does it mean?
On 06/14/2012, Laura said ...
I will join in! I am emailing you. How fun I have just been doing Some Kind of Wonderful Favorite things quilt - my first quilt along. Laura
On 07/08/2012, Gypsy Rose said ...
I would love to join in if the pattern were made available. I hope you get a positive response. Thanks
On 07/08/2012, Gypsy Rose said ...
I would love to join if the pattern were made available. I hope you get a positive response. Thanks
On 12/09/2012, Gayle Montbriand said ...
Susan, I just found your blog tonight, and am sure to return. And what cute quilt blocks! I would love to join you in making a doll house quilt. You sound like my kind of gal. Good luck with those spoons, they can sure be in short supply sometimes. Gayle
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