Moosehead Quilters

2004 Brown Bag Doll Project

Throughout 2004 we created 10" - 15" cotton dolls. For the first session, participants created plain muslin dolls. They were taken to the March business meeting, shuffled, bags numbered, then redistributed by the project chairman, Cindy Fairfield. Each dollmaker receives someone else's doll at each step. The next step was to create their faces, using any method. Then we added hair. The next step is the underwear. This project relies on our imaginations. At the end, the original doll makers receive their dolls back - all dressed and finished by the other participants.
Dolls went home to their owners Oct. 18! Thank you, Cindy, for a great project!

2004 Blocks of the Month

All blocks this year are 12" blocks. They should measure 12-1/2", which includes a standard 1/4" seam allowance on each side, so they will be 12" when sewn into a quilt. Be sure you do not trim off the seam allowances when squaring up your blocks. It is better to have your blocks just a little too big, than to trim off any points! Click on any block below to see a larger image.

	January 19 - 12" 9-patch var. center pattern, 4-patch corners - center light printed pattern; light blue; dark blue) McCall's Quilt Block Pattern 901
	February 16 - 12" 9-patch var. - Pinwheel Star - red & white . McCall's Quilt Block Pattern 1199
	March 15 - 12" 9-patch var. - Arrowheads - green . McCall's Quilt Block Pattern 903 Doll Project - doll bodies are due
	April 19 - 12" 9-patch var. - Glitter, Glitter - yellows (off-white background). McCall's Quilt Block Pattern 999 Doll Project - faces are due
	May 17 - 12" - Farmer's Daughter - purples (off-white background). Handout available at the meetings Doll Project -postponed until June 21st!!
	June 21 - 12" - Card Trick - any pastels (off-white background). McCall's Quilt Block Pattern 902 Doll Project - hair is due!!
	July 19 - 12" - Split Rail - red, white, blue. McCall's Quick Quilts Magazine Rail Fence , From Quick Quilts September 2000 Issue (see Golden Quilts, page 2) - make four of these blocks and arrange for a single 12" block, as shown here (12-1/2" unfinished) Doll Project - underwear is due!!
	August 16 - 12" - Tulip ladyfingers - center floral patch (off-white background). Handout available at the meetings Doll Project - street clothing is due!!
	September 20 - 12" - Joanna's mystery geese - fall colors (off-white background). Handout available at the meetings Doll Project - outerwear is due!!
	October 18 - 12" - appliqué cats - black and orange (off-white background). Handout available at the meetings Doll Project - Dolls went home!! Click to see them! .
	November 16 - 12" - Maple Leaf blocks - fall colors (off-white background). Handout available at the meetings. You can find a colorful example on Marcia Hohn's site, http://www.quilterscache.com. Contact us if you have any questions on inserting the stem.
	December 14 - 12" - Santa square - Eileen's show and tell from last Dec Handout available at the meetings - Pattern Click Santa for a larger view!