Helen Philipps: A Little Bit of Sewing

These are the fabrics I chose this week for a new litttle bit of sewing - one of the tiniest quilts I've ever made in fact...

It is a tiny doll's quilt, to fit a small red painted wooden pram that is for a little girl's birthday....

When I measured the pram I realised just how small the quilt needed to be...and how quick to make too!

I used a blue flowery Trefle fabric alternating with plain white cotton squares and then appliqued red CK floral hearts, which I've just begun to stitch around in red cotton...

... this is a lovely little project, and easy to hand sew, i made it watching a dvd one evening....during the day i've been working on magazine projects....

... this is my project for this month's Crafts Beautiful (June issue) - a sewing notebook, combining my love of sewing, stitching, paper crafts and collage - I loved making this sooo much....

...it's strawberry time again here...i think the colours are influencing my work this week too...we've had some lovely sunny days, despite the weather breaking and lots of much needed rain too which has freshened up the garden and brought out lots of new flowers...i hope you are having a wonderful week, with sunny days, spring showers (only at night!) and lots of sweet flowers and strawberries ....thank you so much for visiting me here and for your lovely comments......i'll be back soon with lots of flowers xxxx

30 comments:

Pomona said...: I love the combination of the fabrics - I am sure the little girl will be over the moon when she receives such a beautiful quilt.

Pomona x; 10 May 2011 at 19:58
Jane said...: It's great when you get a small size project Helen, what a lovely doll's quilt you are making a what a lucky girl who is getting it. Apparently this year our strawberries will be the best ever due to our lovely weather..and still the sun shines. Have a crafty week in the sun,
Jane x; 10 May 2011 at 20:08
KC'sCourt! said...: Lucky little girl getting a dolly pram and quilt cover. You have given me an idea for my granddaughter. I have the pram, now I just need to dress it - when is Cristmas...?
Julie xxxxxxxxx; 10 May 2011 at 20:39
Vintage Tea Time said...: That quilt is SO cute! I saw a 'princess and the pea' set in a shop window today - a little wooden bed with a tiny fabric doll in it, covered with lots of little quilts!; 10 May 2011 at 20:54
Unknown said...: thiis is sooo beautiful!
the fabrics, the colors and the little hearts you that you sew... just perfect!; 10 May 2011 at 21:36
♥ Mary Janes TEAROOM said...: This is so pretty Helen...I love your choice of fabrics...
Susan x; 10 May 2011 at 22:01
Unknown said...: A lovely little quilt, Helen. Super fabrics and the hearts finish it beautifully. We are looking forward to some sweet strawberries from our patch soon too, but ours are a few weeks away yet I think.
Will look out for the magazine - that looks a cracking little project, just up my street.
Becky x; 10 May 2011 at 22:27
Jenny said...: A beautiful little quilt Helen, makes me wish I had a dolls pram to make one for myself! Your CB project was lovely this month too, such pretty colours! xxx; 10 May 2011 at 22:44
Rubyred said...: You always choose such pretty fabrics Helen!The quilt is so sweet! I'm sure the little girl will love it!
Rachel x; 10 May 2011 at 23:05
mynestofyarnandbuttons said...: Hi Helen, What a sweet tiny dolly quilt. Love your choice of colors and of course the little hearts. That sewing notebooks looks like such fun to make and to keep favorite notes and ideas for projects and future projects. Great job, you sure have a wonderful job that you are very good at! Hope your sunny days continue!
xoRobin❤; 10 May 2011 at 23:56
GardenOfDaisies said...: What a sweet dolly quilt! Yes, the colors are very similar to the bowl of strawberries.; 11 May 2011 at 03:10
Patty Marker said...: How sweet this little quilt is. I love the hand stitched hearts. Very cute.; 11 May 2011 at 05:51
Mia said...: Hello Helen,

That is one beautiful project, and I am sure the little quilt will be treasured by MANY little girls, it looks like a little family treasury! But what I really LOVE is, is the sewing-notebook project, looks fantastic! I wish we would have all the magazines available around here.

Enjoy your strawberries!

Yours,
Mia; 11 May 2011 at 06:07
Unknown said...: aawww that is so sweet love the fabric so pretty. You have given me an idea for something now seeing how tiny it is ;-)) Strawberries yum enjoy ;-)) dee x; 11 May 2011 at 06:47
Teresa Kasner said...: Dear Helen, quilts have scared me, but the thought of doing a little one like this gives me hope.. I'm not afraid of hand-sewing. I might need to make a pair of these for my granddaughters! Hugs, Teresa; 11 May 2011 at 06:59
sew said...: Love the book in CB mag - especially the tape measure idea - well worth chopping up a cheap one (or a free one from a certain furniture store!)Don't you just love pin cushions - particularly your toadstool!; 11 May 2011 at 08:36
salty pebble said...: Beautiful dolly quilt ;0)x
i love your makes x
those strawbs look deeeeeeelicious, im dribbling hehehe xxxx; 11 May 2011 at 10:20
Carole said...: Hello Helen,
My name is Carole & i live in Rossendale, Lancs. I regularly read your blogs. It is so clean, crisp & refreshing, if you know what i mean! I love it! I`m off to the shops for Crafts Beautiful Mag (June) to have a look at your project. I missed the May edition :-(.
Thanks for a brilliant blog.
Love Carole from Rossendale xx; 11 May 2011 at 10:36
Naturally Carol said...: I can see it's getting close to summer there with strawberries ripening, flowers blooming and sunny warm days. Your fabrics reflect the season and the little quilt is divine..I really like the way you stitched around the blanket stitched hearts too.; 11 May 2011 at 11:47
...Nina Nixon... said...: That is really pretty and I love blue, white and red together - very soothing.

Have a lovely day,

Nina x; 11 May 2011 at 12:52
driftwood said...: oh so pretty and tiny. love it x; 11 May 2011 at 12:57
Teje Karjalainen said...: Hi Helen! So sweet and beautiful fabric, perfect for a tiny quilt! I love those tiny hearts and quilting aroung! You made me want to do a small quilt ... and eat strawberries!
Thank you for a sweet taste!
xxx Teje; 11 May 2011 at 15:55
Poppy said...: Maybe one day I will get around to having a go making a quilt! Soooooooooooo pretty!

Lou xxx; 11 May 2011 at 18:48
Scented Sweetpeas said...: That quilt is too cute, love the way you combine the fabrics, just gorgeous! I find seasonal colours influence me too, at the moment I have a real thing for spring green, pink and cream , all spring like colours.; 11 May 2011 at 21:07
Anonymous said...: Helen thanks so much for your encouraging comments yesterday :) That tiny quilt is adorable. And OMG... at the weekend I painted a bowl of strawberries in that PIP studio bowl!! :o Synchronicity or what?!; 11 May 2011 at 22:44
Barbara said...: it's adorable!; 12 May 2011 at 08:44
Simone said...: The fabrics are so pretty Helen and I like the addition of the applique hearts. x; 12 May 2011 at 09:02
sylviesgarden said...: Helen, It's so sweet. The fabrics are lovely and the hearts really make it special.
x; 12 May 2011 at 09:34
susanhal said...: love that little quilt ! especially the tiny red hearts. how do you cut them out so perfectly ? mine are always a wee bit lopsided. i guess you must use a tiny template from somewhere.....
I like the idea of hand sewing a little quilt, on my lap, in the evening or in the sunshine should it ever come back. oh I do hope my new grandchild will be a little girl and then it's flowers and hearts and pink all the way!
Susan x; 15 May 2011 at 15:58
Kathryn D. Duke said...: these little heart appliques are too sweet...
blessings,
Kathy; 26 May 2011 at 19:26