I got this stack of 1950s children's books at a garage sale this spring.
As I looked at them I noticed that they were almost all colored in aqua and red. They looked great together. I really like the deep saturated red with the bright aqua-- so very 1950s.
I am also a member of this doll quilt challenge group. Each month there is a different challenge idea. I like these sorts of challenges because sometimes they encourage me to try something new.
I got out my bin of scraps and pulled out reds and aquas. I made this:
and then this:
for the doll challenge group. Several years ago a friend who does hand dying gave me some perle cotton thread in these same saturated colors. I used that thread to hand quilt these little quilts.
Most recently I made this quilt from the same bundle of fabric scraps.
Doll quilts are great for trying out ideas.
I am finding that my inspiration for projects comes from a variety of sources. It usually comes from something unexpected.
