I made some scrappy wonky stars based on this tutorial. The blocks are 6" finished and are slightly offset from each other with strips to make the quilt 15" wide x 18" long. I quilted it with lines randomly located.
The back is this fun owl print I found at JoAnn's and the binding is a golden stripe print I found on sale at a local quilt shop. I like sales. :)
The plan was to make a doll quilt and include a baby doll in the box. Unfortunately, I could not find a baby doll for less than $15 and having all kinds of "extras". Maybe I am just out of touch with the going rate of dolls, but it just seemed a bit expensive. Whatever happened to the simple baby doll? So, the little girl I made this for receive a nice lovie sized quilt for herself, not a doll. For next year's box I am going to have to start looking for dolls sooner and stock up for years to come.
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Have you thought about making one? I have used a pattern for a sweet doll that comes out really cute! Here's the link: http://hopskipjump.typepad.com/hop_skip_jump/2009/08/poppy-doll-pattern.html.
I used the doll patterns in Hillary Lang's book Wee Wonderfuls to make gifts for my daughters this year. They are fantastic! Now I can add a Wonky Star quilt to their baby play sets:)
Nice work! This quilt looks great!
Target is a great place to look for a generic (inexpensive) baby doll. Try there. :)
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