I received a lovely note from my partner, who likes my creation, today. I can happily state now I am happy with half of the swap and anxiously waiting for the other half - a post delivery. LOL I can now show what I have made. I already wrote it was fun to make this little quilty and I  am waiting for some spare time to make more similar little ones. This was my first quilt in this traditional pattern. Mixing classic patterns with modern fabrics is definitely my piece of quilting LOL. Love the mixing process! Adding linen in this one was so beautiful detail too. It was something from my partners' likes and something I wanted to try for a long time. This is one of the best things in this lovely swap - trying new things!

I have participated in 4 rounds. And here are the beauties I have received! You are asked to give your secret partner some hints what you would like. And I did write almost the same each time. Can you see it in the picture? They are so beautiful, so definitely they have something in common! But they are all so unique. Each is special in different way. Different styles, techniques, stories and talents... I love them all! Thank you! Will add links to talented quilters' blogs tomorrow!

As in the previous round I had less time than I needed to make it. But I experimented again too and I am happy with the result. If I had managed to sent earlier it would be the perfect swap so far. I made another entirely handcrafted quilt. I used just needle and thread. No rotary cutting and no scissors either. I used the little thread cutter instead for some tiny cuts... I love the vintage feel it gives. And the fact I used some of my favorite colours and favorite combinations. My sense of colour is a little bit exotic but it seems this quilt colours got some approval on the Flickr group. Do you like red and fuchsia or hot pink together? I do. My mother used to think its too crazy to be stylish. It was about 2 days before we watched together a documentary for Lady Diana visiting Paris and wearing a red-hot pink suit. Same feel is orange and pink. I like exploring around the limits of good taste and shouting random colours. I also received the quilt made for me. This is the other great thing about this magical swap. I opened the big box and hang the quilt. It is in my kitchen - a bright beauty to have a look at in the dark busy early mornings of a new first grade pupil's mom... I have not opened the adorably packed little treasures that arrived with the quilt. I will go and see them now. I promise I will make pictures and show you all beauties soon! I just need some good light. It is a gloomy autumn afternoon now. This quilt and the package that came along deserve a post of their own here!

OK. It is unusual to make it though I wrote similar posts for the previous two rounds of Doll Quilt Swap... I promised, so here it is:

first of all

I like lots of things and I am pretty sure it is impossible that anyone can incorporate all of the things, listed below in one quilt. I hope you can get an idea instead, so you can make something you would like making and feel confident too.

patterns and style

I prefer it modern - clean, serene, crisp and stylish. But also like traditional with a wonky or modern colours/placement twist, free cut patchwork or applique, etc.

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I received my quilt last month. It is not my style, it is not something I would normally make myself. It is not one with the fresh and crisp look I like. And I really like it a lot! It is a beauty! Lovely, little, warm and loving doll quilt! It is a warm, lovingly made and lovingly-worn-looking one, all colours being a little bit subtle, all the prints with the delicate soft look of an antique quilt. The colour combination is not usual - almost bright solids with delicate floras in romantic beige and pink. It matches the biggest quilt I have made so far, one that I keep at home and is yellow and blue - all squares. A perfect match! The quilting is delicate feather machine stitch. The texture makes me think of a lady / at least my age or even double my age/ who has used it to make her dolls warm in a cold winter evening. It is all made with lots of love and it shows. It is made by Rachel. Thank you! And the quilt I made for this round was received too. It is this one - now I can tell it was a Doll Quilt Swap quilt. You can read Tina's comments there to see how it was received - swap magic!