The fabric to the left hand side is the one I'm thinking of using for the setting strips. I intend to use tiny scrappy cornerstones, using 1.75" squares cut from each of the basket and handle fabrics. With a quiet day today and another tomorrow I should have something to show by the weekend. This project will be hand quilted as well. I can do that easily with these mini projects, and still stay on track. I'm doing quite well since today is only the 7th of March. Hope I just didn't jinx myself by saying that!
Also on my board is the finished February block of Jan Patek's Collections I. I had a wonderful time appliquing this one. It has her older fabrics for most of it, with some newer Moda thrown in, but it is her fabrics and designs of years gone by that truly make me the most happy. I love homespuns and brushed cottons, and they are hard to come by here. Even my favorite local shop is discontinuing them. Customers just don't know how to use them, the owner lamented to me. I so remember that from my days working at another shop in the area. I tried to convert people, I truly did, but it just didn't work. Oh well, what can I say!
I hope subsequent blocks have more of the vintage Patek feel. I miss that.
The star points were particularly fun. I got to make my own fabric by sewing strips together and then getting all those points from the resulting piece. Naturally it was just "this much" short, so one point is askew, but that is primitive folk art- and that is why I love it. Simple. Make-do. The end result is perfect no matter....
The third little peek sitting on the board is thanks to the gals at Temecula Quilt Company. They have begun another sew along on their blog. I had such a good time making this:
how could I resist this new project. Meet my first (little) Blessings basket:
March is stacking up to be a good month on the sewing front so far, but gosh darn! Do I have time to jump on board the project Cheri Payne started on her blog?? Oh decisions, decisions!! I do know it helps to keep my hands (and my mind) busy.
May all YOUR decisions today be happy ones...
Off to stitch a bit
Karen
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7 comments:
I admire you gals that make the tiny blocks. My idea of tiny is 5 inch blocks! LOL. love the baskets!
took a peek at cheri's new one but still have lots to do on the folkart gathering. started that over a year ago with Libby and not finished yet.
Annie! I know...mine is neatly folded on a shelf...
so many projects, so little time. Miss those 6 hour round trips to MA to sew LOL!!
Hey Girls . . . . it is but a 6 hour flight and we could get together and stitch our little fingers to the bone! I have plenty of room and a great sewing space along with field trips to Fat Quarters, Country Loft, Temecula Quilt Co, Rosie's, Quilter's Coop. Think about it.
@ Linda! You are a bad, bad woman with an invite like that!! I'm putting it on the to-do list :-)
Especially if you're dangling Temecula in my face!!
It looks like you are having some very productive time in that sewing room...I want to do the little basket project...yours is so cute!!! Must go check out the project you mentioned on Cheri's blog...so much temptation!
So glad you are having such fun in your sewing room these days. That little basket is adorable!
Let's hear it for homespuns and brushed cottons! They are perfect wherever and whenever; the pattern doesn't have to be primitive to use them for wonderful color, pattern, and texture. I mourn their passing with you while loving your work as always.
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