To Camp with a Basket Handle

Basket Back Basting

I finished appliquing the basket handle. I found the back basting technique made it really easy - no pins, and the fabric easily turns right on the marked placement line. I will be using this method again - soon!

Inventory Analysis - You could call it "FABRIC CAMP"


Pat Sloan will be hosting a stash sew-in Feb. 5-7. You can read about it here. I am still on the fence, - haven't hoarded chocolate or stocked the freezer, but I HAVE pulled out a couple combinations of fabric for the stash chopping block.

First up: this Amy Butler print I love and haven't done anything with yet. I also have alot of browns waiting to be used.



Here's another fabric from Amy Butler's CHARM line - and some yellows. I have more yellows, but they have prints on them.


Tune in next week to see if I've actually convinced myself to start another project - or two!

With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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Quilting Book Buddies

I've had this book for several years. I hunted it down to work on this quilt -

A Work in Progress picture of the anniversary quilt for my parents. My sister and I each made blocks with sashing and quilted them. I joined them together using the lap quilting method.

Now I'm using it to put my Birthday Baskets quilt together. These two panels are sewn together on the front. I still need to hand sew the back seam - it's pinned and ready for me.

Next book

I won this book by Kay and it has become my go-to book for applique. I used it to make the applique blocks in this quilt


a Picnic Quilt for my latest niece's first birthday.

I'm now using it to try out Back Basting. I'm using this technique for my Mystery Basket block.

In this photo, I've drawn the lines for the basket handle on the back of the background. The handle fabric is right side up on the front of the piece. The pieces were pinned together then I basted on the drawn lines.

This is what the right side of the block looks like before cutting . . .


This is after cutting. Now it's ready for me to stitch down.

I think Orange was the right choice!

Do you have books that have become quilting buddies?

With Joy,
Sarah Vee

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