My niece, Katie, is big on all things princess-related, much like every other little girl in the kindergarten set.  When I decided to make her a quilt, after making one for her baby brother that she coveted, I wanted to make something that would appeal to the princess-loving side of her, but that she wouldn't feel was too young in a few years when she becomes a tween.  Then, I found Castle Peeps.

Oh, Lizzy House, there's nothing you've designed that I haven't loved, and of all of your fabrics, Castle Peeps is my favorite.  Talk about adorable!  It was perfect for this quilt.


My sister and I grew up playing dolls a lot.  I grew up with her hand-me-downs, including a wooden cradle, which my mother is in the process of shipping for Katie for Christmas.  Naturally, when she told me she was passing the cradle down to Katie, I wanted to make a doll quilt to match Katie's big quilt.  I could just picture Katie curling up and taking care of a blanketed doll just like I did when I was little.


Unfortunately, in my haste, I inadvertently used some kind of cheap broadcloth for sashing from Jo-Ann's, instead of my trustworthy Kona Cotton.  Thought I had grabbed the Kona, but I should've recognized that it didn't have the same, smooth feel of the Kona.  Won't be doing that again.  I saw a post recently on Jaybird Quilts about labeling the selvedges of your Kona with a fabric pen so you know exactly which color each one is, and I think I will start doing that to avoid this mishap in the future!

The nasty broadcloth stretched funny and completely ruined my quilt top, so I had to start over.  I cut all of my tiny mixtape squares out of the evil broadcloth, and then began to improvise, using the new tiny squares.  I think I like how it's turning out so far.  Stay tuned.