A rainy day scrappy quilt

We woke to a rainy day..... a stay at home day. Cant think of anything better to do than make a dolly's quilt out of scraps. I got out my box of scraps and made a pile of pieces I'd like to use.
Then I just randomly cut them and laid them all out, trying to make a rectangle shape. It seemed to take shape quite nicely.

It was when I had to start sewing it together I suddenly realised the challenge I had set myself. Using such irregular pieces made piecing together for this novice quite tricky.
As I sewed more and more pieces together I could see the bits that were better sewn together first before other pieces, and I was also enjoying watching Bedknobs and broomsticks my girl had put on.

Well, it took the whole day! Yes, who would of guessed a little dolly blanket taking the whole day!
But I finished it and it looks beautiful. Its not perfect but thats what makes it special, and I learned a few things for the next one.

A perfect fit for the dolly bed... without even sizing it up! Dolly is quite pleased and sleeping soundly......

And I have the itch to sew something else!