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Button’s baby dolly birthday quilt set

January 27, 2014

Button has, until recently, been a neglectful mother to her baby dollies.  The poor things have been dragged around the house by their ankles, butt naked and bedraggled. A favourite game has been to swing baby dolly by ankle and wrist, higher and higher, finally letting go at the apex of the swing, allowing baby dolly to swoop high and fast into the bedroom wall.

It’s a good job I have social services on speed dial!

Recently, however, there has been a change and, thankfully, she’s starting to dress the poor shivering souls, and even create little beds from blankets in which to tuck them up at night.

baby dolly bed

It seemed only right, therefore, that she should get a dolly bed for her birthday.

I knew she’d be thrilled with the bed, but the sheet and pillow that came with it were nothing short of pitiful.  I knew that poor baby dolly really needed a beautiful quilt and pillow so she’d be comfy and warm in her new bed.

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I also realised that I’m now officially certifiable.

Having recognised that, I snaffled a bag of scraps left over from the Hello Kitty quilt top from Ma, and set to.  Not only would baby dolly have a lovely cosy quilt, it would match the quilt we’re making for Button when we redo her bedroom this year.

dolly quilt centre block

Which tips me into the territory of completely cray-cray!

dolly quilt border

Thankfully, this isn’t really news to anyone.  And baby dolly now has a lovely cosy bed, and Button is finally a fit mother!

dolly kitty pillowThe only problem now is that Button has commandeered a basket from my sewing room to use as a Moses basket for a second baby dolly.  Baby dolly is currently swaddled in a blanket….

Sigh!

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Comments

  1. Gail says

    January 27, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    What beautiful fabrics you used! So soft and delicate. This little quilt and pillow are just beautiful!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 27, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Thank you. I have to admit that I’m every so slightly in love with them.

  2. sewlittletime says

    January 27, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    you embroidered kitty? looks amazing! i keep meaning to make a quilt for n but not got around to it yet!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 27, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      The embroidered kitty was already done…a spare square from the ones I made for the quilt top. Button’s quilt isn’t finished yet. But then, we’re a while off redecorating her bedroom so we have time yet! 😉

  3. Jane G says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    Button sounds like my type of girl, I hated dolls, but I loved babies, lol

    • PendleStitches says

      January 27, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      Our neighbour is due in two weeks with her third girl. I’m going to have a hard time keeping Button out of there…she loves babies!

  4. Vicki Kate says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Button is just fabulous! But so is her Mummy. Such a gorgeous set!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 27, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      Thank you so much. She’s a little star!

  5. themateriallady says

    January 27, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    That is such a wonderful gift. Lucky Button!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 27, 2014 at 9:09 pm

      Thank you. I’m so relieved that she really likes it. Phew!

  6. Chica Andaluza says

    January 27, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Glad you are passing on your mothering skills as well as your drafty ones!

  7. Chica Andaluza says

    January 27, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    Oh so funny – I meant to type “crafty” but I think “drafty” is better 😉

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:39 am

      I swear I was in tears with this. Especially as The Boy is the king of wind. He’s in training for the Olympic burping team. I hasn’t to add he doesn’t get that from me!
      😀

      • Chica Andaluza says

        January 28, 2014 at 6:57 pm

        It’s a boy thing….. 😉

        • PendleStitches says

          January 28, 2014 at 7:08 pm

          For sure!

  8. K-Line says

    January 28, 2014 at 2:38 am

    I want to be that doll! And you are certifiable 🙂

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:39 am

      Me too! And I know! 😉

  9. Shar says

    January 28, 2014 at 3:14 am

    A mother’s work is never done! What lovely gifts – Button is a very lucky little lady!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 28, 2014 at 9:40 am

      The upside is that it will require a visit to the quilt fabric shop as we’re pretty much out of scraps! Oh, the hardship!

  10. Calico Stretch says

    January 28, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Now that is love Evie and the dolly will never be cold of an evening again. You are certainly a lovely (cray cray) mama :). You know, my two have a draw full of dolls (I don’t want to count them) all of which are also butt naked regardless of the other draw full of lovely (and some not so lovely) little outfits and blankies. Would you like them?!!

  11. Sewing Princess (@sewingprincess1) says

    January 28, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    Just too cute and thoughtful! I am really speechless. I can’t wait to see her face when she also gets her matching Hello Kitty quilt!

    • PendleStitches says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:40 am

      It is very cute…such a teeny tiny quilt. I need her to stop trashing her room so I can then decorate it and she can have her quilt. She’s such a tomboy…

Evie

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