Doll Quilt Swap 2025
18″ x 18″
Designed, pieced, and quilted by Sue Hickman Berryville, VA 1/2025
After having had such fun participating in last year’s international doll quilt swap, I was delighted to be able to participate again this year. This year’s 88 participants are from around the world… Australia, USA, France, England, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Canada, and Germany. Each participant is paired with a secret swap partner. I don’t receive my doll quilt from the same person for whom I’m making a doll quilt. There is much excitement as in-progress social media posts are made and as the doll quilts begin to ship to their intended recipient.
This year, I began looking through my books of traditional blocks for inspiration. When I saw that ‘Goose Tracks’ also was known by the name, ‘Pride of Italy’, I decided that would be the perfect center for this quilt. I designed a paper pieced pattern for the center block. I worked on two matching quilts at the same time so I would have one, too. I then surrounded these center blocks with striped borders with tiny nine patch cornerstones. Next, I designed a fun multi-faceted border, followed by a thin green border over which I inserted a piece of antique lace. Around that, I added a scrappy border comprised of 1″ pieces, two wide, with cornerstones. Finally, a simple floral border completed each of these quilts. I freemotion quilted them on my longarm to add texture, emphasizing various design elements.
I couldn’t be happier with the end result! I think my swap partner will be, too.
