Basket Quilt

[SueGee]

OMG!!! One disaster after another! Started quilting the baskets, got about 1/3 done when I ran out of bobbin. So while winding a new one, I saw that I'd run out of top thread after just a few more stitches! More on order now. Then my machine started to make this terrible grinding noise. It was in the shop in late July for cleaning and tuning up. Now I need to take it in again! GRRRRR!. This morning I heard from the body shop, my car won't be ready until next week. Now I need to return the rental and get a loaner that is bigger so I can get all the voting equipment on Monday. I'm an election judge, Tuesday will be a nightmare! Working from 6am to 8pm. An I had hoped to have this finished and ready for binding on Sunday.

[SueGee]

loopyquilter, I love the border on this! Great job!

[loopyquilter]

Hi Alex
Couldn’t resist using this border print that I had in my stash. My husband was happy with this border so a win for me. Thanks for fun instruction.
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[Lynne H.]

Thanks Alex. I knew when I started that I wanted my baskets to point up. After making my blocks (4x4’s and 5x5’s and a few 6x6’s), I couldn’t figure the math to do the background edges. So I sashed the smaller blocks (4x4’s) so that they were the same size as the 5x5 blocks. I tried colored or pieced sashing, but I wanted my blocks to shine. I used one of the larger 6x6 blocks (12”) for the center. The border is a bunch of 3x3 baskets. In the 2 yrs of quilting, I’ve never made a quilt without a pattern or without a vision of what it was going to look like so this organized result was a puzzle to me. Lots of that 1.414 stuff and lots of wrongly attached triangles along the way. My next step is to calculate the floater border and get the borders attached before tonight when I’ll need my design wall (bed) back.

Thanks for your help Alex,

Photo Update: Borders are attached. Mitered borders stress me out cause of the math. So happy with the result. Will give the bird some feet and an eye and call it good.

[ShelleyHeinz]

I LOVE seeing everyone's quilts! Truly amazing and inspiring. I've been a little distracted by other activities recently, but hope to get to my border, soon!

[ShelleyHeinz]

I was just thinking I am going to put yoyo's in my baskets as flowers too; once I get my handles on!! LOVE all the quilts; every one of them expresses itself and the "maker"!!! Thanks gals!!!

[Paola B.]

Lahoefer, it's just BEAUTIFUL!

[Mary J.]

Added outer boarder to basket quilt top. Made 44 baskets size 6,8,10 and 12 inches. I enjoyed learning to piece the different baskets. Plan to piece my backing with rest of red and white fabrics. Thanks for the basket challenge.

[Kim S.]

I enjoyed making the baskets. I no longer dread HST’s.

Stunning border! Love it and the details of the lace on the cherry basket, too! Beautifully done!

[Kim S.]

This was so much fun, I’ve never made a basket quilt. Thanks Alex

Lovely and I like your border!

[Kim S.]

Thanks Alex. I knew when I started that I wanted my baskets to point up. After making my blocks (4x4’s and 5x5’s and a few 6x6’s), I couldn’t figure the math to do the background edges. So I sashed the smaller blocks (4x4’s) so that they were the same size as the 5x5 blocks. . . . . Lots of that 1.414 stuff and lots of wrongly attached triangles along the way. My next step is to calculate the floater border and get the borders attached before tonight when I’ll need my design wall (bed) back.

Thanks for your help Alex, Lynne

Just beautiful . . . . Wish I'd thought of your solution for setting the baskets on point, too! And your border is stunning!

[Lynn H.]

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Finished

[Anna B.]

Took Alex's advice and added more baskets with the large black/white pok-a-dots. Still need to add small leaves for the flowers and make the spacers between the blocks. Also thinking of adding more appliqued flowers between the baskets in the center. After all of that, I will consider what to do with the border (if any). This has been really fun for me -- it is my first scrappy quilt!

[Yolanda C.]

Beautiful quilt.. love the border and well done putting it together.