Here is a look back at a fun little quilt made with vintage blocks and fabrics. Enjoy!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Basket Quilt

Done! I’m glad these blocks didn’t sell after all! The grid quilting gives great texture. The first photos were taken before washing.

I used unbleached muslin for the backing.

Love this green for the binding, I’ll be so sad when it’s gone from my stash!

After I took these photos, I threw it in the wash.

Wa wa waaaaaa! I was very unhappy with that ruffled edge. I was about to redo the binding, but decided to try my iron trick first. That means, I ironed the quilt from the back using lots of steam.

Much better! Now, I quite love this little quilt, wonky though it may be. it has one more quirk that won’t be fixed. See that dark line on the back?

When I pieced batting scraps, I was using up bobbins. The green thread showed through. Doesn’t bother me. It isn’t exactly a ribbon winner.

The age stains in the blocks are better, but not totally gone. That’s okay too.

Have a great day

Mr. Wonderful alerted me to a local quilter’s garage sale last weekend. It did not disappoint!

I tried to practice restraint.

I picked up some pieces for the Humble Quilts QAL, some 30’s prints, some yardage, and a few charm packs.

Time to put it all away. Have a great day!

So I’ve been thinking about these….

Maybe I should do this….

But then I should make four more blocks. Then it would be square and would work on my round table.

I should ponder this more later tonight when I can’t sleep.

Have a great day!

Why, yes! Yes, it is! AccuQuilt has their big sale before Black Friday, which I find very convenient.

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This is on my wishlist. I know, I know , I do not need another die cutter. But did you know that you can get a battery pack to go with the AccuQuilt GO! Bolt? That makes this an appealing option for taking to quilt club or in the RV.

Then we have all AccuQuilt Studio Dies half off!

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Have a great day!

I saw this on Instagram and had to share. Enjoy!

The first puzzle I’ve finished in a long time.

I love this spicy little girl!

My siblings and I ordered this memorial bench in honor of our parents. It sits by the lake at their favorite park.

Yes!

This is good.

Have a great day!

Here is an oldie from the closet. A lady from my quilt guild gave me a bag of vintage scraps many years ago. She knew I loved scrap quilts and that I would use them. And I did! This is one of the projects to come out of that bag.

I made this one when we lived in France in the late 1990’s. I remember quilting it on my vintage Singer 401 at the dining room table.

There are so many fun things to look at in this quilt!

In fact, I decided to make it a bit of a puzzle and wrote on the back things for the kids to look for.

Sorry to gross you all out with some stains! My kids used this quilt when they were not feeling well!

For the binding, I just pulled the backing around to the front and top stitched it down.

It has some construction issues, but I  still love this quilt. I think I should get it out the next time I am feeling under the weather.

Have a great day

In my rummaging, I found eleven little broken dishes blocks. So why not start another little quilt?

In my parts bins, I found bits to make one more.

Hmmmm….

I found a few more bits I could probably use.

And even more triangles.

This could get interesting. Stay tuned.

I’ve had a little vintage doll quilt pinned for ages on Pinterest. I finally decided to get to it. Here is my fabric pull.

And this is the die I used.

But you could also use this one. it is from the AccuQuilt 4” Qube.

Ready to sew!

Have a great day!