Sofia’s doll blanket

Red, white & blue fabric selection

My friend Rebecca was down in Tasmania recently and visited a group of men in a shed who spend their retiree time constructing honest, beautiful handmade toys and doll’s cribs for children. She bought one of the latter for her daughter Sofia, and asked me if we could make a blanket to fit. On Monday they popped over for afternoon tea and we knocked this up in about half an hour.

The top fabric is a Japanese design from Duckcloth; the polka dots are from Prints Charming, stars from Remnant Warehouse and white an old Damask tablecloth found in a flea market.

Note Sofia’s super-cute babushka doll trouser patches, applied by her clever grandmother? Such a simple idea for making an ordinary item of clothing quite special.

Finished miniature blanket