Mini Crinkle Quilt-- Using A Serger!

Now that the Crinkle Quilt Tutorial is up at Moda Bakeshop, I can finally share the doll quilt that I made as a sample.

 The doll 'quilt' is a very dressed down version of the pattern with just two ruched strips and 3 plain white strips. There is no batting or binding or quilting! I simply sewed the pieced top right sides together and turned and topstitched.

So why share?  The thing that's special about this version is that the ruffles or ruching are done with a serger! I really liked using the serger for this since the gathers came out even and did not shift and move while I pieced the top together.

 If you want to use a serger to do this quilt, here are a few tutorials to get you started:

1. The Crinkle Quilt Tutorial, of course!
2. Understanding Your Serger gives an overview how the differential feed on your serger works
3. The Super Simple Serger Ruffles tutorial is focused on  explains how to use a serger gathering foot, and how to make a test swatch.
4. Learn to peice the colored strips on your serger so you only have to pull out your machine for the topstitching at the end! 

And just one extra picture showing how pampered my daughter's favorite teddy is.

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