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[[File:FriendQuiltKit.jpg|thumb|350px|The Friendship Quilt and Quilt Kit.]]The '''Friendship Quilt and Quilt Kit''' (also known as the ''Friendship Quilt'' and'' Kirsten's Quilt and Kit'') was originally introduced to [[Kirsten's Collection]] in '''1987''' and modified to include the quilt kit in '''1998'''. The set was [[Retirement|retired]] in '''2009''' with Kirsten's archival. It is associated with the book ''[[Happy Birthday, Kirsten!]]'' Retail cost was ''$18'' and increased to ''$22'' with the addition of the quilt kit.

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==Quilt==

Square patch quilt of variant fabrics. Brown knot tying every two squares. Muslin border. Lower edge has black embroidered script: ''For Kirsten Larson on her tenth birthday.''

Quilt measures about 16.5" x 13.5". The ivory border is about 1.75" wide. Individual quilt squares are approximately 1" square.

==Kit Quilt==

Smaller [[Dolls' Dolls|doll-sized]] quilt matching large quilt fabrics. Four blank muslin center pieces for appliqué and embroidery. This was advertised as a quilt for [[Kirsten's Doll]], Sari.

Each square on the quilt measures 1" square.

==Hoop==

Brown quilting (embroidery) hoop with screw closure.

==Appliqués==

Three heart appliqué patches. One is in Kirsten's blue meet dress fabric; one is a tan fabric with red polka dots; one is a dark tan fabric with a maroon and green floral outline.

==Needle==

1 1/2" (4cm) silver sewing needle. The needle comes tucked inside folded wax paper.

==Thread==

Pink embroidery thread. This came in a unique black ''Pleasant Company'' wrapper with the logo in gold font.

==Instructions==
[[File:KirstenQuiltKitInstructions.png|thumb|250px|The instruction sheet for Kirsten's quilt kit.|left]]
Instruction sheet for quilt kit.

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==Trivia==

* The quilt kit was initially part of [[Kirsten's Party Treats]], and was made a set with the larger quilt in 1998.
* Early editions of the quilt were advertised as "hand-tufted"--that is, the knots on top of the quilt for tying the layers together, also known as tying a quilt.
* Early editions of the quilt kit include a corner square with a floral print and brown background. Later versions of the quilt kit, produced sometime when it was sold with the friendship quilt, have a corner floral square with a white background. This same fabric is used on corresponding later versions of the friendship quilt. This fabric seems to be exclusive to the later editions of this set.
* Fabrics used in the quilt were originally random; later versions used multiple fabrics from various historical characters' clothing. Some identifiable ones are:

:*[[Josefina Montoya]]'s [[Christmas Dress and Mantilla]]
:*[[Kirsten Larson (doll)#Dress|Kirsten's Meet Dress]]
:*[[School Dress with Shawl|Kirsten's School Dress]]
:*[[Kirsten's Summer Dress and Straw Hat|Kirsten's Summer Dress]]
:*[[Kirsten's Work Dress]]

[[Category:Kirsten Larson]]
[[Category:Kirsten's Collection]]
[[Category:Accessories]]
[[Category:Historical Accessories]]
[[Category:Craft Kits and Activities]]
[[Category:Birthday Collections]]
[[Category:Items Released in 1987]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2005]]
[[Category:Retired Accessories]]

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