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I am addicted to quilting! It’s true…. I totally blame Ashley at Mommy by Day Crafter by Night and her quilt a long! I made my first real quilt following her quilt a long and made this zig zag quilt, now I'm hooked! : )
For this quilt I was inspired by Rachel at Family Ever After’s quilt a long. She did it along with the one at Mommy by Day Crafter by Night and just did a ruffle quilt instead of the zig zag. I changed the pattern up quite a bit though since it was so much smaller. So I’ll give you the tutorial for mine. If you want to make a big one, I would head over to Family Ever After.
I sooooo wish I had little newborn baby to lay on there for a photo shoot! I love little babies on baby doll beds with their little naked baby bottoms and squishy faces!
This actually matches Addison’s bedding. Her bedding was the first thing I sewed so I had no idea how to estimate yardage and ended up with a whole bunch extra. Since she is so in to baby dolls right now I thought this would be a great thing to make with the leftovers. I still have more too!
I made it for a Christmas gift for her.
Let's make a baby doll quilt
{Cut List}
You will also need batting the same size, or maybe a little bigger than the backing (you want to have extra incase of shifting. That shouldn’t happen too much since it’s such a small quilt.
Ok, let’s start putting it all together.
{tutorial}
one.
First you are going to take your top fabric strips you cut out and ruffle each long side. You can use a ruffle foot if you have one, or just the old fashioned way of sewing a stitch along each long side and pulling the bottom thread to ruffle. If you aren’t familiar with that method there are tons of tutorials on that around that will show you better than I can explain.
You want to gather the fabric until they measure 24” long. Then you will topstitch the ruffle onto your ruffle lining fabric. You will end up with three strips. Ruffles on top, lining piece on bottom.
two.
Now we are going to piece these together to make the quilt top. Figure out what order you want them in. Then to sew them together place them right sides together. I then used to stitch line from attaching the ruffles to the lining piece as a guide.
Now repeat with your last strip. Just to be clear, we are attaching each of the strips on the long sides, so the strips will run vertically.
three.
No we are going to add the batting and quilt back. You will layer them just like they will look when you are done with the quilt.
four.
once you have that all laid out and make sure backing and batting is smoothed out with no wrinkles you are going to use safety pins to pin it together so it doesn’t shift around in the next step.
five.
Now we are going to “quilt” it. I used a technique called stitching in the ditch. It’s probably the easiest way to quilt… you will just simply top stitch in the seams of each piece. This will pretty much make the thread invisible since it will be in the seam. Try to sew as straight as possible though because you will see it on the backing.
six.
Now you just want to square up your quilt and trim all your edges. I don’t spend a whole lot of time this because it was just for a baby doll, but if you are good at it, go for it!
seven.
now you just need to add your binding using the 5 ½” x 90”. You will need to piece some strips together to get the 90”. Here is a great tutorial on handmade quilt binding and how to attach it to your quilt.
Now you have an adorable ruffle baby doll quilt : )
Now let’s see if I can actually wait until Christmas to give it to Addison. : )
Rachel @ Family Ever After
This is beyond cute. It is so sweet and perfect. What a great job!!! I feel like a total dumbo that mine isn't quite finished, but the finished quilt will be on my blog this coming week, for sure! 🙂
Katie
Thanks so much Rachel! : ) I totally want to make a big one for Addison's big girl bed! : )
maria l rios
This doll bed is simply adorable. I love the fabrics you choose. Lovely... Thanks for sharing.
Katie
Thanks so much Maria!
Megan Cornwell
that is absolutely ADORABLE! i have two daughters, so this is right up my alley. thanks for the tutorial; pinning this for later use!
Katie
Thanks Megan! Have a great week!
Carol ( Answer Is Chocolate)
So adorable and what a labor of love.
becca
that is so cute
Katie
Thanks Becca!
Britni
This is gorgeous! I want one for my bed! I'm definitely pinning this because my daughter WILL have one of these for her doll when she is a bit older. Or maybe I'll just make her one! If my lack of sewing abilities don't stop me 😉
Katie
Thank you so much Britni! Have a great week!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor
This is precious...LOVE that it matches her bedding!
{HUGS},
kristi
Katie
Thanks so much Kristi!
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon
Absolutely precious!!! 🙂
Katie
Thanks ladies! : ) Have a great week!
jenny
That is a the sweetest little blanket! I love your fabric choices too. I have always wondered how to do that ruffle technique and your tutorial is so clear! Thanks!
Katie
Thanks Jenny! So glad to hear it's easy to follow. I always wonder if people understand what the heck I'm talking about, lol! Have a great week!
Nicole@Show Off Friday
This is so pretty and feminine! Thanks for sharing!
Katie
Thanks Nicole! Hope you have a great weekend!
ChrissieD
Love this so much just had to pinterest it, hope you don't mind 🙂
Katie
Your so sweet! Thanks so much, I absolutely don't mind! : ) Have a great weekend!
Rachel
This is absolutely beautiful, and I love your fabric choices. I can't wait to try making one. I see some girly Christmas gifts in the works! Thanks for the inspiration.
Katie
Thanks so much Rachel! So glad you like it! I'd love to see how yours turn out if you make one! : )
Adrianne at Happy Hour
So glad you shared at Happy Hour Friday, I'll be featuring your tiny little quilt at this week's party!
In case you haven't seen it already, there's a quilt block challenge going on right now at my blog for any 12x12 quilt block creation. Here's the details, I'd love to see you join in the fun!
Adrianne
MJ @ 517 Creations
Love this! We are expecting a little girl in November and I can't wait to make girly, pink, ruffly things. 🙂
Katie
Oh you are going to have so much fun with your little girl!! They are so fun to make things for! So glad you stopped by! Have a great weekend.
Angie
so very sweet!!
Katie
Thanks so much Angie!
Katie
Thanks again for the feature Adrianne! I did see your contest, I plan on entering it if I can get it done before we move... its a race against the clock : ) I have plans for a superhero quilt for my son! Have a great weekend!
Angie
AAAH i'm in love. Have you done one in toddler size?
I can't wait to make one!
XO
Katie
Thanks Angie... I haven't made one bigger than that yet... I want to do one for her new twin size bed, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to ruffle that much fabric, lol! Thanks again for the feature!
amie @ Pinkapotamus
Oh my gosh this is sooo sweet! Wish it came in queen size cause I would totally Rock this on my own bed! So cute!
Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party!
xoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
Katie
Thanks Amie! I want to make one for her new twin bed... but we'll see. I don't know if I can ruffle that much, haha!
Tauni
What a sweet little baby doll bed. These are the moments I wish I had a little girl around 🙂 Thanks for sharing on Show & Tell at SNAP!
xoxo, Tauni
Katie
Thanks Tauni! I have to admit... I have been playing with it a little ; ) Thanks for stopping by!
Ashley @ MommyByDayCrafterByNight
I LOVE IT! Sorry I got you hooked on quilting! It's addicting!! 😉 xoxo
Katie
Thanks Ashley! I am totally addicted! I have had fabric sitting around forever to do a superhero quilt for me son, but the fabric is blocks of comics so I am going to have to kind of make my own patter, so I was a little intimidated to start there. I can't wait to make it for him. Thanks for stopping by!
Shari @For the Little Doll In Your Life
Love that shabby chic look. I don't think I've ever seen ruffling like that done on a quilt. Perfect for this project.
Katie
Thank you so much Shari! Have a great week!
Fun Family Crafts
Just stopping by to let you know that we have featured your project on Fun Family Crafts!
Karen
This is SO adorable! Did you also make the bed? I would love a tutorial on how to make the bed!!
Katie
Thanks so much Karen! I didn't make the bed, I wish I could say I did though. I bought mine at Joanns. I believe Ana White has a tutorial on making a baby doll bed though. : )
Shawna
Did I miss the instructions on how you made that bed? I would love to see those too!!
Katie
No, I didn't make that bed, I wish I had... but I just bought it on clearance at Joann's : )
Gail
What is the finished size suppose to be? Also I have not seen a binding that is 5 1/2 inches for a doll quilt. Looking at the picture where is the binding that is that wide?
Katie
The finished size is approx 25" x 14". I made my own binding. I cut a piece of fabric 5 1/2" x 90" (I had to piece it together) and folded it in half following the directions on the tutorial I linked to. Most binding is 2.5 or 2.25", but I just wanted I nice thick binding. Totally just my preference, you could use whatever size binding works best for you : ) Let me know if you have any other questions.