1930s Doll Quilt
July 9th, 2008
From the All People Quilt web site is this cute 1930s Doll Quilt. Triangle-squares rotate this way and that to create the overall diamond pattern. A variety of feedsack prints are held together visually by the use of a single solid blue fabric. The finished size is 17-1/2″ x 21″.
I am participating in the Doll Quilt 4 Swap, and have been struggling trying to come up with an idea as my partner didn’t give any clues on what she liked or wanted. Then again, neither did I .. haha! I like this little quilt, but I think the blue border overpowers it way too much. I might try something like this but with a much paler colour for the border. Any ideas?
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July 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I like the pattern as well and agree re the blue border. I think the blue might work, if the border was more narrow.
July 10th, 2008 at 7:36 am
I think the narrowerer border or even no border at all would work and the shade of blue shown would be fine with this variation - this shade of blue was a popular one in the thirty’s. An intriguing pattern, and Darlene Zimmerman’s designs are always tops!
Janet
July 12th, 2008 at 5:38 am
I also agree with the blue being a bit overpowering - perhaps try and select a mix of fabrics and put them into light and dark piles and choose one ‘type’ to replace the blue borders - it would look great with a big mix of patterns, as long as the ‘value’ of the colours were the same in each pile.