EB Dolls Quilt Swap

I have received my gorgeous quilt from the latest roudn of the EB Quilters Doll Quilt Swap. I am SO luck. Leah made me a fantastic wallhanging with the best handquilting. Thanks so much Leah. I really love it.

The little quilt that I sent to Xena has been opened and hopefully she will take a photo of it because I forgot. Here is a work in progress shot though.

EB Quilters Doll Quilt Swap #3

Yes, it is that time of year again - EB quilter's doll quilt swap. I haven't taken part in many swaps this year as I have tried to be a bit more realistic about what I can achieve with my time, but I couldn't miss out on this swap with my buddies.

EB dolls quilt swap revealed!

The quilt that I sent to Natalie can now be revealed (although her pictures are SO much better than mine - check out those gorgeous kids!)

EB dolls quilt swap received!

I am a VERY VERY lucky girl. I have received a beautiful dolls quilt (which I am going to put on the wall) from Helen as part of the EB girls doll quilt swap. Helen makes gorgeous quilts full of colour and I am thrilled to have one of my very own! Thanks Helen :)

EB Dolls quilt swap sneak peek

some sneak peeks at my EB DQS

Doll Quilt Swap 4 arrived!

I arrived home from an interstate trip this week to find a little box on my doorstep. I wasn't expecting anything and couldn't remember buying anything, so it was a great surprise to open it up and find a gorgeous little quilt from Gillian at SillyGilly as part of the Flickr Doll Quilt Swap 4. She also sent some wonderful extras - I can't wait to make up the dress and the dog fabric had Mali enthralled (she ha sa dog 'thing' at the moment). Gillian sent me the loveliest note, which had me sobbing - it felt so special that someone had taken time to get to know me.
Thanks Gillian - I love it!

Doll Quilt Swap 4 posted off!

Ok - it is finished and on its way to Montana (that is my only hint!)

Flickr Doll Quilt Swap

I am ALMOST finished by little quilt for the flickr doll quilt swap #4. I just need to add the bindings and it is ready to post off to America (yes, I know, it will be a little bit late, but I hope that I can be forgiven). Made from vintage sheet pieces and some tone-on for the borders. I used the 'scraps' I had left over from cutting up the squares for the See Katie Sew vintage sheet squae swap. I am loving it and think I might make a bed sized one made up of a nine patch from the sheets and white sashings.

Lemonade Stand Quilt Swap - Sent and Received!

I have taken part in the Lemonade Stand Doll Quilt Swap organised at Ubercrafty.



I have received an adorable quilt from Katherine in the USA. (Katherine doesn't have a blog that I can find, but if I do, I will link it in here). The pattern is 'cobblestones' and it is a grogeous green and pink. This was Katherine's first doll quilt believe it or not! Fantastic job and is well loved. The back is also gorgeous, using coordinating fabrics from the front. Katherine also kindly sent some lovely stickers as gifts for Kya and Mali. I have just popped a quick pic of the quilt here - The girls haven't seen it yet as they are with Nanna and Honey for the long weekend.


I have sent my quilt off - I made my bright little quilt for Tara - hope that it arrives soon.

My DQS received

Happy to report that the Crazy Chook in Boots quilt has arrived at it's new home with Alice in Texas. So glad that it has arrived and has been appreciated.

Doll Quilt Swap 3 RECEIVED!!

I received the MOST gorgeous package from AJ last week (naughty blogegr that I am have only just gotten around to writing about it now.) AJ was so kind to send not one but 2 adorable doll quilts to our home. Knowing that I have 2 little girls, AJ kindly made a quilt for each of them. Now that is quilty love! AJ is actually a friend from EB quilters, so it was special to be matched up with someone that I already know too.

Look at these happy faces:

Now little do the girls realise, but I may soon steal these quilts and start a mini quilt wall in my study (haha - insert evil laugh!)

AJ also sent through our 10 inch square swaps in gorgeous tones (my requests were for brights or 'autumn tone' fabrics). PLUS a couple of lovely fat 1/4s as a thankyou for a different thing that we have swapped! Oh what a lucky girl I am!

Doll Quilt Swap

My doll quilt for the Flickr Doll Quilt Swap 3 has been posted off to the other side of the world. A clue - it is off to Texas. I enjoyed doing this quilt and loved working with the bright fabrics. I tried a few new techniques too - needleturn applique, yoyos and crazy piecing (perhaps not the best idea to try out new things on a swap project, so hopefully my swapee will forgive any mistakes - it was made with love). My machine was also playing up a bit (turned out to be a loose screw on the walking foot) so the quilting is very basic in the ditch.

Doll Swap Quilt

I have signed up for the Doll Quilt Swap through flickr
I have a design in my mind, butterflies! I seem to have an obsession with them at the moment. Will give some clues as I get started.

A Gorgeous Dolly Quilt

I received a fabulous parcel this week from Ingrid for the EB Quilters Doll swap. As well as a gorgeous quilt made from the most adorable fabrics with sweet hand quilted hearts, it was filled with lovely goodies for me and the girls, including some of her fabulous lottielulu hair clips (on Hollie Hobby cards, which made me smile - Ingrid, how did you know that I had a yellow Hollie Hobby bedspread when I was growing up!), some grogeous fabric, some yummy chocolate, all wrapped in an adorable piece of yellow vintage cotton which will soon be a little dress. How incredibly generous, thank you so much Ingrid - it's just wonderful and I feel very lucky and spoilt! We had all agreed to wait once our parcels arrived to open on the same days (the 6th). I swear it almost killed me having a surprise that I couldn't open in the house!

My doll quilt from the EB quilter’s swap arrived at it’s new home too! I am so glad that Corrie likes it. I was quite nervous in sending it off, so I am so thrilled that Corrie (and Keira)likes it.

The favourite game in this house at the moment is ‘patting babies’, so the quilt is just perfect! We have two cardboard box lids that act as baby's beds. Mali has fun last night playing with the new quilt, which she has claimed. Check out the smile – she scrunches up her eyes and says “cheese”!

Mali is speaking in little sentences now – it is just too cute - “me read books” “mali do it” and my favourite - “my turn now please mummy”. She is convinced that she is toilet trained, being the copy cat that she is. She gets up in the morning and says ‘toilet now’, sits there for about 2 seconds, says ‘paper’, then ‘finished now’. She has done a wee on the toilet twice – pure fluke, and I don’t think the connection was made! She insists on undies when she is getting dressed. The day care centre also indulges her fantasies and lets her sit on the toilet whenever she insists during the day. Gosh she makes me laugh my small one.

Doll's Quilt Swap Teaser

A couple of 'teaser' shots of some of my little angels for the EB Quilting Girls Doll Quilt Swap. I hope that my swap partner is happy with the finished product (which is sandwiched and ready to be quilted)