A Little Basket Weave

It's a finish!

Basket Weave

36 x 45

I started making the Basket Weave blocks last year.  As I mentioned in that blog post...

"I have received bits and pieces in different sizes of this and that - some end cuts of strip sets, some untrimmed or unfinished crumb blocks, some wonky little blocks. When I receive things like that from folks I put them in a box. Sometimes I may take a few pieces out to fill in some spaces in an orphan block quilt but other than that I haven't used many bits and pieces this year and the little box is getting full. "

I used mostly blue bits and pieces to make the blocks.

I like basket weave blocks because they are so versatile - anything can be used as the center between two strips, sizes can be any size rectangle and side strips can be any size as long as you do the math to end up with a square block. The width of center plus two  side strips (in this case 6.5 + 2 +2= 10.5)  minus 1 which is the seam allowance if those pieces are sewn together (=9.5). That now gives the length I need for the center and side strips. Center =6.5 x 9.5 and the two side strips = 2 x 9.5. And all sewn together = 9.5 inch unfinished square. Alternate blocks In the layout. 

I had to make another pieced back. 

And another is ready to comfort a little one.

The theme in my sewing space this month has been "smalls" and neutrals. I chose "smalls" because there was a call for smaller quilts from Wrap-A-Smile. I chose "neutrals" because that is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month and I have a lot of ufos that I need to move forward that involve working with neutrals. For now I think I am finished with "smalls" this month and will get what I have made shipped off to go to work. 

And sew on...