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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

I Don't Have a Handle on It


I have some civil war repro fabrics screaming to get out of their box.  It's not like I don't have a couple of cw fabric UFOs already that I could work on (Blind Man's Fancy, Sunny Lanes) and another bookmarked to start (Sunflowers).  I just don't feel like working on those quilts right now.  

I just finished a basket quilt - a couple of old UFOs combined into one.  I guess I needed to start another.  (Someday I should do a post on all the basket quilts I've made.)   

Martha (Q is for Quilter) posted about her latest vintage find - a little basket four patch.  Oh, how cute!   I had to make a few blocks before I forgot I wanted to make a similar quilt. 

My baskets are different from the ones in Martha's vintage find. 
 I  don't do applique handles (very often).   

My four patches finish at 8 inches - the baskets at 4 inches.  The baskets are a smaller version of one of the baskets in the May Baskets quilt I just finished. 

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10 comments:

  1. LindaJune 7, 2017 at 10:51 AM

    Gosh, those basket blocks are tiny! You must have a lot of patience, Cathy.

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  2. AnnJune 7, 2017 at 11:31 AM

    I love baskets, too, and have made some in the past. The urge to make another in mounting now that I've seen yours.

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  3. Just Another QuilterJune 7, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    Isn't fun to work on what we want. As long as some project is moving along.

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  4. ---"Love"June 7, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Who needs a handle anyway on a basket that small? Those are so cute! My fingers don't like working with 1" half-squares! ---"Love"

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  5. audreyJune 7, 2017 at 1:43 PM

    They don't all need handles. These look great as is!

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  6. Linda @ kokaquiltsJune 7, 2017 at 3:00 PM

    Very cute little baskets! Loved your post title! Thanks for joining up with 'sew stitch snap SHARE'

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  7. MonicaJune 7, 2017 at 7:38 PM

    Yes, Martha's vintage find is pretty darn cute! I love your way of remembering it. :D

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  8. margaretJune 8, 2017 at 12:56 AM

    very small baskets you have made here must have been very fiddy to do they look great even though they are small small and great

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  9. gayleJune 9, 2017 at 8:24 AM

    I love your little baskets! Absolutely irresistible! (I know, because I'm trying really hard to resist them.) (It's not working...)

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  10. KajaJune 10, 2017 at 2:47 PM

    I've never made baskets, but like how yours look without handles.

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