Julie mentioned on her blog that she had some fabrics pulled for a scrappy basket quilt and that reminded me again that I have always wanted to make a basket quilt. I have seen several in the past few weeks on other blogs and I finally started looking for "the" basket pattern I want to do.
I went to this 1980 book of patterns to search.
I knew I didn't want a basket with an appliqued handle. I just wanted simple triangles and squares or rectangles.
After looking at all of the basket patterns in the book, I glanced up at my design wall at the block I made a few years ago, and it isn't even in the book. I wonder what its name is? It is more of a flower pot look than a basket. Maybe I want a flower pot quilt instead, LOL.
I have all of these little drawers of triangles and squares left from a color study project a few years ago. That would make it really scrappy if I used them.
I think I want to pull yardage off the shelves and cut specifically for this project. I just need to figure out what size the largest piece is and cut a strip that size off all of the fabric that I want to use. Then I can fold and replace all of the yardage that I am not needing on the shelves . Does that sound like a lot of work? Yes, but it lets me pet my fabrics, and sometimes find one that is hiding between others that I have forgotten about. I love refolding and restacking my fabrics.
Thank you for all of the good wishes for my mother. I hope she will listen to the Dr. this time and start drinking more liquids, and hopefully partially solve her kidney problems.
I went to this 1980 book of patterns to search.
I knew I didn't want a basket with an appliqued handle. I just wanted simple triangles and squares or rectangles. After looking at all of the basket patterns in the book, I glanced up at my design wall at the block I made a few years ago, and it isn't even in the book. I wonder what its name is? It is more of a flower pot look than a basket. Maybe I want a flower pot quilt instead, LOL. I have all of these little drawers of triangles and squares left from a color study project a few years ago. That would make it really scrappy if I used them. I think I want to pull yardage off the shelves and cut specifically for this project. I just need to figure out what size the largest piece is and cut a strip that size off all of the fabric that I want to use. Then I can fold and replace all of the yardage that I am not needing on the shelves . Does that sound like a lot of work? Yes, but it lets me pet my fabrics, and sometimes find one that is hiding between others that I have forgotten about. I love refolding and restacking my fabrics.Thank you for all of the good wishes for my mother. I hope she will listen to the Dr. this time and start drinking more liquids, and hopefully partially solve her kidney problems.