Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Swoon and Useful Baskets

Four more "Useful" baskets made up for a sweet, sweet lunch lady at co-op.  I've sold seven besides these four and have another three to make for people.  That's $70 total when the other three are made and delivered.  My goal is $100 to donate to the co-op's Senior Scholarship fund.
I have the pattern memorized and can churn these things out assembly line style now. 
LOL


Something else I started just to please my need to create something new a couple of weeks ago:


I had a pair of grayish pants that I somehow managed to put a huge gash in and couldn't be worn any longer.  I love making braided strips of fabric and just started pulling blues from the scrap tote to pair with strips I cut from the pants.  I have no clue what to do with them, lol, but I like the way they look.



Maybe the back for a quilt in the future?  A table runner?  The front of a quilt?
Shrug.


One of the unfinished Swoon blocks that's waiting for me to go get more fabric.  If you'll recall, I wasn't thinking of what I wanted to use it for when I had a 1/4 of a yard of each Buttercup fabric cut.  The Swoon pattern calls for fat quarters.  A more generous cut of fabric that just a plain 1/4 yard cut.  Middleman needs to take the PSAT next week and I'll have about three hours to myself in a town already closer to the LQS that carries this line than I am at home.  Makes sense to just jot on down there and buy what I need to finish these up and put together in a quilt top.


I really, really like this fabric line from Moda!  It's very traditionally sweet and reminds me of a "cottage by the sea" look.



This quilt still sits on a chair waiting to tell me what kind of binding it needs.  Now that I look at it again, I'm thinking a solid?  What do you think?

Please take a minute to check out these other fun and quilty projects at Lee's weekly WIP.

Enjoy the sunshine!




12 comments:

  1. Love, love the fabrics in your swoon blocks. too bad you can't get binding fabric in the lightest polka dot from the border stripe!

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  2. I like those cute little baskets! Are they from a pattern? I also think that piano key border on the star quilt is the perfect choice, it finihsed up lovely.

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  3. Your braided blocks are so neat!

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  4. Yep - I was thinking solid before you mentioned it. All your WIPs are looking great - in all their different stages!

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  5. i like the fabrics you chose for your swoon block. i was thinking about ordering the pattern, what do you think? is it really hard? it looks tricky to me

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  6. Love your fundraising idea using those baskets, what a blessing on both ends :)
    I am swooning over your swoon blocks, so yummy! and that quilt that sits on a chair, LOVE it!

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  7. Oh, I want to make some swoon blocks!
    I think a binding of pastel stripes on the diagonal would be sweet, referencing the movement in the body of the quilt.

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  8. The baskets are a great idea, and the swoon is really neat! Good creativity ~
    :-}pokey

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  9. I too love swoon, but I tell you the cutting instructions can be simplified. If you are interested, email me and I'll tell you how I approached it. I love the quilt but the instructions are lacking. Really cute baskets and braids! You are so creative! Pam

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  10. Hi! I love your quilt top and I think solid binding will be great! Also I love your blocks with stripes! I have had those often in my mind and then again forgot them ... thank you for inspiration, perhaps I can finally make some! Like I should make those lovely fabric baskets!
    x Teje

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