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Cross Variation Doll Quilt

Posted on February 19, 2010July 27, 2015 by Martha

This quilt top was really a drag to quilt. On a doll quilt, I try to get my quilting stitches as small as possible so they fit the scale of the piece, but it’s hard on a top with this many tiny seams. The same thing happened when I originally quilted the Mariner’s Compass doll quilt, and I was so unhappy with that one, I ripped out all the quilting stitches. Fortunately, I wasn’t nearly that disappointed in this one. Because the quilt is so busy, it’s difficult to see the quilting pattern, so I took a photo of the back which shows the design a little better.

Once again I used a piece of cotton flannel for the batting which I’ve decided works very well for doll quilts. The back is a thin vintage muslin from Belfast Mills, and the binding is an antique double-pink. Usually I have to use some new fabric in my quilts (even doll quilts), but this time everything you can see is very old. I really like that.

Cross Variation Doll Quilt
machine pieced, hand quilted
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2010
20″ x 20″

11 thoughts on “Cross Variation Doll Quilt”

  1. Ann Champion says:
    February 19, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    This little quilt turned out fabulous! Isn’t it fun that everything is vintage? You have a brand new..vintage quilt.
    Your quilting stitches look tiny to me! 🙂
    Well done Martha!

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  2. Ann says:
    February 19, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    It’s WONDERFUL, Martha! Your stitches look great and also seem tiny to me! It is so fun to look at! Never having seen a miniature quilt come together before, I don’t believe I truly appreciated the amount of detail put into one. It is a VERY special quilt and something to be so proud of!

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  3. Allie says:
    February 19, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    This is great, Martha – the quilting is gorgeous. I don’t think my eyes would let me quilt that tiny!

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  4. jan says:
    February 19, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    Well, it may have been a drag, but it looks great! So much to see in such a tiny quilt!

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  5. Becky says:
    February 20, 2010 at 8:01 am

    Truly a wonder. And flannel for batting. I wouldn’t have thought of that, but it makes so much sense.

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  6. pratima says:
    February 22, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    Love your little quilt, Martha. The quilting design is so beautiful in your tiny stitches!

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  7. Shasta says:
    February 26, 2010 at 8:59 am

    This is beautiful – love all the different fabrics you used. And your tiny stitches!

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  8. Regan Martin says:
    November 7, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    So glad you linked to Taryn’s mini quilts party! This one is wonderful! I love it!

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  9. Pat T. says:
    November 8, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Precious little quilt and love that you used vintage fabrics and hand quilted it!

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  10. Cheryl M. says:
    November 9, 2012 at 6:15 am

    This little quilt has a very vintage look! Love it.

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  11. Taryn says:
    November 10, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    This is a remarkable quilt! Have you tried the flannel on a larger quilt? I have an old piece I was thinking about trying on an old (very old!) top I bought. I want to try to get those tiny stitches you see on the antique quilts but you just cannot do that with today’s batting.

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