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Sunshine and Shadow Doll Quilt

Posted on May 29, 2010August 5, 2012 by Martha

This is the only Amish style quilt I’ve ever made — a Christmas present for my mother-in-law, Gail, in 2002. It was a departure from the 1930s style quilts I was making at the time, but I was interested in trying the contrasting stitching in the quilting. I do think it turned out rather well, although I am not sure a real Amish quilter would have used two different colors of thread. It’s the smallest doll quilt I’ve ever made, at 15″ square, and it was made with vintage percales and plain muslin for the back.

Sunshine & Shadow Doll Quilt
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2002
machine pieced, hand quilted
15″ x 15″

14 thoughts on “Sunshine and Shadow Doll Quilt”

  1. jan says:
    May 29, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    That is very pretty! I especially like the designs in the corners! I love the Amish style quilts. The color patterns are so rich!

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  2. Allie says:
    May 29, 2010 at 9:37 pm

    LOOK at your STITCHING!!!!!! That’s it, I’ll never show mine again, lol. Martha this is just darling, and I am so impressed with your tiny stitches!

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  3. Mindy says:
    May 29, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    Wonderful workmanship! FYI, The New England Quilt Museum just closed it’s show of Amish quilts that included 30+ miniature quilts.

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  4. kathie says:
    May 30, 2010 at 2:41 am

    oh I love this little beauty!
    I am becoming inspired by solids lately…I feel an amish quilt is in my future!
    Kathie

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  5. Lori says:
    May 30, 2010 at 7:18 am

    How sweet! And I love the two colors of quilting thread. I hope your MIL was thrilled with it.

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  6. Meredith says:
    May 30, 2010 at 8:49 am

    That is such a great gift. The colors and hand quilting are very nice.

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  7. Karen Beigh says:
    May 30, 2010 at 11:52 am

    You made a very good Amish style quilt. I have had intentions of making an Amish style quilt for years but have never even made a little one.

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  8. pratima says:
    May 31, 2010 at 2:11 am

    The colors in your little quilt are so beautiful, Martha and the contrast in your quilting shows off your tiny gorgeous sitches so well. Love it!

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  9. Becky says:
    June 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Exactly how big are those little patches? I count 13 of them across, and if the whole piece is only 15×15, they have to be smaller than an inch!

    Oh my stars, Martha!

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  10. Ann Champion says:
    June 2, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous Martha! Your fabric choices and stitches are beautiful. You have a lucky Mother in Law! 🙂

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  11. viridian says:
    June 5, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    It is so lovely. Your quilting stitches are wonderful. I am loving all the ‘eye candy’ of the last week or so!

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  12. barb says:
    June 9, 2010 at 11:36 am

    what a lovely little quilt! beautiful stitching!

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

    I love your quilts!! Thanks so much for posting them on the online doll quilt show.

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  14. Sherrill says:
    December 2, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    Oh my gosh, what size are the little squares if the entire quilt is only 15″?!!! That’s incredible and beautiful!

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