This medallion quilt was inspired by a photo of an antique doll quilt in Small Endearments, by Sandi Fox — the quilt in the photo is 23″ square, while mine is smaller at 16″. The top is made with fabrics cut from my stash of antique tops and blocks; the backing and binding are reproductions.
Quilting is always a challenge on these little quilts, because I like the stitching to be as close as possible to maintain scale, but all the seams can make that difficult. On this top I decided to use a different quilting pattern on each row, and I like how it looks with all the dense quilting, even though my stitches are not perfect.
Lemoyne Star Medallion Doll Quilt
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2014
machine pieced, hand quilted
16″ x 16″
Here is my inspiration quilt from Small Endearments, by Sandi Fox.
Beautiful as always, Martha, but oh so tiny. You are a remarkable and patient person to piece something that small.
Wow, so gorgeous!! I just love it!! Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! xo Heather
So pretty! So many little pieces! You did an amazing job on this little quilt. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Nice work again Martha!
Martha, you continue to amaze me with your quilting! This quilt is spectacular!!! It is absolutely wonderful!!! I love Sandi’s book too.
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Hugs, Mickie
Machine pieced? Wow!
Another impressive reproduction! I love that book Small Endearments.
Beautiful! I love to see your version and the inspiration piece together.