One winter I made at least ten of them, just because they were so much fun,
and gave me such a feeling of accomplishment. So I wanted to share the
experience!
At my little shop,Timeless Calico Designs, I started a Little Quilt Club
back in April. I was fortunate to have two trunk shows from Kathy Tracy on display.
We made the sweetest little friendship signature quilts the first month.............
and we chose the humble but totally charming Shoo Fly for the next month.
Here's my top which I plan to hand quilt this summer.
We met yesterday and had a really nice time working together. The project
was the little baskets from Kathy's book "Remebering Adelia". I admit I
was little afraid of the applique basket handles. But that's what quilting
friends are for! To help! At home I had made the little tubular stem-like
handle and was pondering how to flatten it out nicely. The only thing I could
find that was small enough was a chopstick. It seemed to work ok. At the club
I was introduced to a much more sophisticated tool, the bias bar. wow - pretty slick,
but it did remind me of the old corset stays from my costuming days...............
Anyway, we all shared tips and helped each other out, and by the end of the
session I had made a complete little block. At home again I made several more
little handles so that I can hand-applique them this weekend while I watch
DH do some fishing or gold-panning.
My goal is to start a bucket list over on the side bar of this blog, and it may
just start with finishing up these cute little baskets.
Along with the 30's flower vine strippy quilt, the Block of the Month................
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