Basted, Quilted and Bound.....

If you recall, my family had an issue with this quilt being hung in our entry/great room.....

it was just too darn cheery!  But I have a large space that needs to be filled and I've always had a quilt hanging in that space...

So the Basket quilt in neutral colors, with lots of linen and muted tones seemed to be the Zen-like quilt they were hoping for....

It is finished....and basted....

This quilt was machine stitched with Aurifil 12wt ivory colored thread....random vertical lines first and then back through with several horizontal lines....

    

The binding is a French General stripe in grey and charcoal.....

the binding was hand stitched and the quilt washed.....and then....oops

  

A small area where I didn't catch the quilt top....darn! 

All fixed now and a sleeve added to the back so it is ready to hang...

This one is small....about 1/3rd. the size of the Dresden.  But I will add some artwork on the wall with the Basket quilt....

I will let you know how the fam likes it!!!

Happy Monday!

mary

Calm....

After all the horrible heat....we finally have some breezy, cool, autumn- like days.  My favorite time of the year....

I have been stitching a little quilt....in the calm....

The center is small and I am considering WIDE borders of Essex Linen....

There is something so soothing about linen...

Calm.....

How sweet....

mary

Brain Drain....

Ahhhh....I just can't seem to stick to just one project at a time.  In fact, I can't seem to stick to two or three projects at a time.  I am just going to tell myself this latest dip into the quilt pool is just for fun....we will see where it goes from there.

I have been looking at Pinterest...which can be a great source of inspiration....and if you are like me, it can also be torture.  There are so many amazing quilts, and crafts, food....goodness! 

Found a quilt I rather like....

So with my trusty freezer paper I have been trying to figure out what seems like a simple block....block seems fairly simple, but how the quilt goes together turns out to be a bit baffling.

It is a vintage quilt and I am fairly certain it was hand pieced.  Honestly, I think it would be easier to piece together by hand. 

I am really not certain how the rows are added....I can't see how it is done without a Y-seam....again, I think this would have been easier to put together by hand.  Some things just are. 

I will keep working with it and then I will post more proper pictures.  It is awfully cute....very scrappy and patchwork-y and cute :)

And speaking of cute...my UN-CHEERY Basket Quilt is sporting one of my favorite Liberty fabrics....I only had a tiny bit left so this sweet little basket gets to wear it!

  

Busy weekend ahead for us...hope you have fun plans as well...

mary :)