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| top finishes at 60 x 72" |
Now that's put on hold for a while, and I'm back to quilting.
The "Market Baskets" quilt top is finished and ready to be quilted. Pattern is found in Scrap-Basket Surprises by Kim Brackett. Isn't it interesting what varied blocks can be made from jelly rolls? That's all this is. Kim's layout, with the baskets tilted alternate directions, makes fewer seams that have to meet, and those that do are nesting. If my seams nest, I'm one happy quilter!
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| my new hand-painted Polish pottery thimbles |
A box arrived today for the ladies in our family. There were happy, colorful, sticker-encrusted, handmade cards from our granddaughter to her aunts (DD1 and DD 2), and our DIL showed what a talented shopper she is. She recently went to Poland with friends, shopping for pottery. She sent beautiful pots and bases and a vase for the daughters, and look what she found for the quilter in the family! These sweet hand-painted thimbles are just what I need to encourage me to keep practicing my hand quilting. Thank you, Julie!
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| half-hexagon blocks for a new quilt |
This may be sold as a stand-alone pattern, but it's the cover quilt on my October 2008 issue of McCall's magazine. A friend made this quilt using 1930s fabrics and seeing it on display at a previous quilt show, it's never left my mind. Some quilts are like that. We never forget them. They don't have to be dramatic or difficult to make. There's just something about them that's memorable.
I hope you're having a memorable quilting weekend. Mine is turning into one of those. I'm back to having fun.
9 comments:
Scrap Baskets looks great. I love those warm, wonderful colors. Are they all KT fabrics?
Those half hex blocks look challenging to me. Can't wait to see the final product. Knowing the way you have been churning out the quilts, I probably won't have to wait long. : )
I have to say Vivian, I just love those thimbles!!!! And all the way from Poland too.....
I've seen the method of doing hexies from stripsets and the effect is wonderful, love hexies no matter how they're done really LOL!! Look forward to seeing how this quilt top comes together.
The 'Market Baskets' blocks are a very effective design without being too complicated, well done, it looks great!!!!
quilt looks good ...yeah another finish!
looking forward to seeing more of this new quilt I usually make a 30's quilt around now, my homage to spring! Kathie
I love your Market Baskets. And the hexagons are going to be beautiful. Hugs
Love all your wonderful projects!!! And having "FUN" with your creations is the key!!
:) Carolyn
You know I share love of Kim's designs with you, Vivian! Your baskets are looking warm and wonderful. Hexagons are on my list too :) Enjoy your new thimbles and all the stitching time you can get!
Glad to hear everything is getting back to "normal". Your basket quilt is wonderful!
I've made that quilt from Sandy Klop. (or one very similar)It is pretty ingenious how slick it goes together.
I will tell Kim how great your quilt looks. I've made this pattern too. And what you probably don't know is that Kim is very conscious of how the seams nest.
Market baskets sounds like a great quilt to make - your version is lovely. Your thimbles are so cute - I hope they encourage your hand quilting!! I'm off to your next post which I see includes more about the hexagons!
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