Cute Little Quilts ─ 15 Adorable Dolly Quilts to Sew

Mug rugs and doll-sized quilts are a wonderful tool for modern quilters. They can be completed relatively quickly and inexpensively, and then made into pillows, runners, or wall decorations.

Passionate quilters Sarah Fielke and Amy Lobsiger first met online: a mutual obsession with quilting, a similar sense of humor, and an admiration for one another’s work brought them to each other’s attention. They discovered a shared love of small quilts and began swapping ideas and designs. Patterns, photos, and inspirations flew back and forth between Sarah in Australia and Amy in the USA, and the result is this charming book. Mug Rugs and Other Little Quilts features 15 step-by-step projects for doll-sized quilts. Sometimes the quilt is just one block, sometimes they comprise several blocks, but all have been designed with the same attention to detail as a full-sized quilt. There are seven quilts designed by Sarah and seven from Amy, and the final quilt is a collaboration—with Amy making the central circle, then sending it to Sarah to turn it into a finished quilt.The techniques used include traditional piecing, paper piecing, hand appliqué, and embroidery, plus an array of expert tips and time-saving shortcuts. These charming small quilts will tempt you to try a new sewing technique or a new design concept, and you can either follow the instructions or use them as inspiration for your own quilt design. And with 15 very different quilts to choose from, you’ll find yourself returning to this book time and again.

Sarah Fielke is a quilter, teacher, designer, and author of six hugely successful quilt books including Hand Quilted with Love, and Old Quilts, New Life (both CICO Books). Sarah has designed seven quilting fabric collections in her trademark whimsical designs. She teaches classes on how to make her unique style of quilts at craft shows and in quilt shops around the world, and online at craftsy.com. You can find her at www.sarahfielke.com, on her blog www.thelastpiece.net, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Amy Lobsiger has been a quilter for over 20 years. She works at her local quilt shop, where she enjoys occasional teaching and regular interaction with customers, helping them to think outside the proverbial box. She lives outside Detroit, MI, with her daughter and two dogs. Her blog can be found at www.mrsschmenkmanquilts.wordpress.com