Little Quilts: 15 Step-by-Step Projects for Adorably Small Quilts

Packed with techniques, patterns, and inspiration for small-scale quilts

Doll-sized quilts can be completed relatively quickly and inexpensively. They can be made into pillow covers, runners, or wall decorations, or used as a lesson or as a trial for a larger project; and they can be swapped, gifted, or posted. In Little Quilts’ 15 step-by-step projects, sometimes the quilt is just one block, sometimes several blocks, but all have been designed with the same attention to detail as a full-sized quilt. Seven quilts have been designed by Sarah Fielke and seven by Amy Lobsiger, 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. Techniques include hand- and machine-quilting, traditional piecing, paper piecing, appliqué, and embroidery. The size of the quilts (nothing larger than 24 x 24 inches) 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.

Sarah Fielke is a quilter, teacher, designer, and author of four hugely successful quilt books: Hand Quilted with Love (published by Cico Books in 2013), Material Obsession: Contemporary Quilt Designs, Material Obsession Two: Shared Inspiration, and Quilting: From Little Things.
Amy Lobsiger has been a quilter for 20 years. She has worked at her local quilt store for a decade, teaching, designing store samples, and writing patterns. Sarah is based in Sydney, Australia; Amy is based in Michigan, USA.