Most of these quilts are pieced, not appliqué, and some have been made from children's handkerchiefs printed with holiday or religious themes.

Due to labor saving devices, and smaller families, twentieth century mothers had more time to include creative components in their doll quilts - nursery rhymes, animals, and even pastel colors.

Quilts today are made in all different sizes, each for a different purpose. Even though they are the size of a king size bed quilt, some large quilts have never seen the top of a bed.

It's not unusual for a small quilt to be made to be a wall hanging, with no intention for it to be used as a doll quilt. I wonder whether maybe some of those tiny quilts hung on walls and not doll beds.

Copyright (c) 2008 Penny Halgren

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