Adorable quilting kit for doll pillow and quilt

[moderator]

Magic Cabin has a quilting kit that makes a potholder and glasses case for people, but even more fun--a throw pillow and quilt for dolls! Although I got this kit last year for my birthday, I finally got around to making the projects! [img]redface.gif[/img] --and can post a review. [img]smile.gif[/img]

It's a reasonable price ($11.99--it used to retail for $19.95, even though their site says $14.95) since it comes with everything you need, even the thread. Best of all, it slowly teaches girls the art of quilting, by introducing one or more skills per project. They want you to do it all by hand, but you can also use a machine (I did only one project by hand). While it's intended to teach kids quilting, I'm one of the many adults who had no idea how to do so, and think other adults would benefit from learning these old skills, too.

Although the fabrics vary, the quilting fabrics they sent me were from a 1930s line, making the pillow and quilt suitable for Kit, Molly, and AGTs.

It reminded me of the crafting kits AG used to have for the historical dolls. I really recommend it!


Heirloom quilting kit
Item #: 829001
http://www.magiccabin.com

[kikilives]

Thanks so much. My daughter has wanted to start doing something like that and it sounds like it would be perfect to get for spring break or perhaps to put in an Easter basket.

[moderator]

If you get it, I hope she enjoys it. [img]smile.gif[/img] My recommendation is that even though the kit is for hand-sewing, if the hand-sewing gets too tedious, the project can also help teach a girl how to do machine sewing. I only made the first project (potholder) by hand. It was so much work that I felt discouraged and put the whole kit away for many months, until deciding it was okay to use the machine! [img]wink.gif[/img]

The fabrics are so cute! It's too bad you don't see what you get when ordering, but I was really happy with the fabrics I got. By accident I ended up getting some of the same fabric from the fabric store for a throw pillow craft project! [img]redface.gif[/img]

[jenndon]

Melissa, this is perfect! Dd has been wanting to make a quilt. I have no idea where she got the idea/desire, but with lots of downtime coming this summer, I am going to order this and we can work on it together.

We're also going to do some crocheting, I think. I thought if we worked on granny squares, we could complete them and keep working until we have enough for a small doll blanket, perhaps.

[moderator]

Oh, that sounds like so much fun! With knitting or crocheting, you can also make ponchos for dolls. They're really easy to piece together. Just knit four squares, then piece together so that they make a triangle shape with a hole in the middle for the head.