I spent almost all week engaged in quilt related activities. First, I picked up my Nosegay from the quilter. She did a fantastic job. Photos to follow as it is such a monster I have to move furniture to get any kind of photo.
I also picked up some quilts from the photographer so I can update Artquiltmaker.com. The quilts are older, but it turned out that I didn’t have good photos of these quilts.
I also spent a few days this week at PIQF with the JCN, The Fabric Queen (a new moniker for an existing Artquiltmaker character by request). I took a lot of pictures, which I will share in another post. I didn’t take as many as I would have liked as I was having camera difficulties. We went down early and went to the preview on Wednesday night. The quilts were available for viewing and the vendors were open for business.
I found a couple of fabrics that I can use. The three batiks were just there and gorgeous, but the skeletons are for the Flowering Snowballs quilt (I seem to be getting a sense of humor with the background for this quilt), then, of course, there are dots for the Pineapple.
Additional new fabrics.
We went to Eddie’s Quilting Bee after leaving the show. They moved about three weeks ago and it was right on our way, so we stopped. It is a nice, large, open and light filled shop (even in the pouring rain), but they didn’t seem to have a lot of fabric, probably because most of the fabric was at the quilt show. I found a couple more dots that I can use in the Pineapple. 😉
This is one of the quilts in the show. There were a number of great basket quilts, but one block inspired us to get sewing.
It is pretty much a normal Flower Basket block, but the little Bow Tie in the middle gave it a little extra zing.
Since my design wall is covered with Pineapple blocks, I used The Fabric Queen’s bed as a design wall. The green flannel wasn’t as sticky as I like and the green, though warm, was not that attractive for a background.
Not sure what to use for the background, so I was trying a bit of a print. Not so good, IMO.
I took the Pineapples down (don’t have a cow, they are going back up tomorrow!) in order to put the baskets up. They look much better on white.
Some details of the blocks.
This is how I piece when it is too late at night.
We decided that we would work on this quilt together, so I will take the blocks next time I go up to visit or the Fabric Queen comes here. TFQ is going to work on some alternate blocks in a chain to see if they work. I know I hadn’t planned to start a new project, but it was good to get some baskets out of my system and I am sure I will be refreshed for the Pineapples, which I am reinvigorated to work on.
Apologies for the large photos. I wanted to get something out to you sooner rather than later. More soon.
Love those basket blocks – and I always love your taste in fabric!
Thanks! 90% of the fabric is material I have had around for awhile. Some of the little triangles are new fabrics that I just bought. I also think our blocks may be a little smaller than the ones in the quilt at the show.
I don’t think I knew you were doing basket blocks. Very pretty!
I really like the polka dots in the third picture, down the lefthand side. Really cute. Can you tell me the manufacture and name of the line? Also, that swirly black on white in the second photo, third row from the top, second fabric in from the left? Like, you don’t have anything better to do, right? Thanks!
I wasn’t working on baskets until the last few days. And I am not working on them anymore until I get back with TFQ. I am working on my Pineapple! I am! My friend and I like to sew together, but we didn’t have a current project.
The dots are from Moda pattern #17287. The name of the designer is cut off, but if the TFQ is reading this, she will know and, hopefully, make a comment.
The swirly black and white is Elegant scroll by Loralie Harris for Loralie Designs pattern #1318. Sorry the manufacturer is cut off.
Fortunately, the fabrics are sitting right by my desk, so it wasn’t a big deal to look at the labels! Take care!