Click on the image to download a PDF pattern. Most of the patterns are free – a few at the bottom are available for purchase in my Etsy shop, Piecemeal Quilts. Copyright: This is pretty commo…
Click on the image to download a PDF pattern. Most of the patterns are free – a few at the bottom are available for purchase in my Etsy shop, Piecemeal Quilts. Copyright: This is pretty commo…
Happy New Year Everyone - I'm so looking forward to quilting with you 2024! This year will be full of a lot of fun quilting projects that I can't wait to share with you.To celebrate my birthday, we are having a surprise Mystery Block Quilt Along and I am planning to post here on our blog every week with at least 1 new 6" finished quilt block design!I am sew thankful to all of you that want to join me on this Birthday Quilt Along.The FUN starts NOW!You can start making this quilt with the recomme
Block 88, Basket Block, Nearly Insane Quilt This is the final basket block for this quilt. I have used the same fabric combination as I used for Block 47 back in March. The fabrics are really pretty, but they have a pink element in them, so I have avoided them for most of the quilt. I just didn't want Block 47 to be on its own. Basket Blocks, Nearly Insane Quilt Here are all the basket blocks together, with one full one and two edge blocks. It ended up as one fruit basket and two flower baskets. These are the only blocks which require applique, and you can see how I made the bias handle strip by visiting the post on Block 41. NUMBER OF PIECES: 19 DIFFICULTY: 4/10 SMALLEST PIECE: Triangle, 5" (126mm) x 3 1/2" (90mm) x 3 1/2" (90mm) LARGEST PIECE: Triangle, 1" (25mm) x 11/16" (18mm) x 11/16" (18mm) TECHNIQUE: English Paper Piecing (EPP) FABRICS: Tried and True Raindrops Garnet(04273) by Nanacy Halvorsen, Benartex Northcote Range, by Cabbages and Roses #35204 -21 by Moda Tiny Flower Print (Unidentified)
May Basket* block is the May Fat Quarter Mystery Quilt Block. Like all blocks in this year's block of the month challenge, this block is 15" (finished size)
Hello Everyone, I've had several requests through emails and at the shop for a little basket tutorial. Your wish is my command! Cutting directions: For those of you participating in the Block of the Week, your cutting guide is located HERE for the fabrics you receive in your weekly bundle from In Between Stitches so you can make 12 blocks at a time and maximize the use of the fabric you receive. Cutting directions for TWO blocks. Mix your lights and darks up for variety within the block. From LIGHT fabrics cut: (1) 4" x 4" square (4) 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" rectangle (2) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" square (cut in half diagonally) (2) 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square From 2 DARK fabrics cut: (1) 4" x 4" square (2) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" square (cut in half diagonally) (2) 1-7/8" x 1-7/8" square (cut in half diagonally) STEP ONE: Make (8) half-square triangles (HST) at once following the tutorial HERE. For this block use the two, 4" squares, one dark and one light. Now that your HST are made and trimmed to 1-1/2" square, you can proceed to the next step. - Stitch HST together, press in the direction of the red arrows - Stitch basket center triangles together. Press in the direction of the red arrow. Trim dog ears. - Stitch basket bottom blue triangles to light rectangles. Press in the direction of the red arrows. Next, stitch HST to the right- hand side of the basket. Press in the direction of the basket. Stitch the 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square to the left-hand side HST. Press in the direction of the square. Stitch the left-hand side HST and square to the basket. Press toward the basket. Stitch the lower right hand side to the basket. Press toward the rectangle. Stitch the left-hand side to the basket. Press toward the rectangle. If you have a Marti Michell corner trimmer, now is the time to use it and trim off the bottom triangle points at a 45 degree angle. Doing this allows you to line the triangle up perfectly with the bottom of the basket. When you stitch this triangle to the basket, have the triangle on the bottom, next to the feed dogs. Press toward the triangle. I use this tool all the time and we have them at the shop. You will end up with a perfect, adorable, tiny, 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" basket. No points were lost in the making of this basket! In Between Stitches is offering this as a Block of the Week. I've been selecting, cutting and packaging all of the fabrics for you to make 12 blocks per week for 10 weeks. I have 38 baskets made and on my design wall so far. The baskets are just stuck to a piece of black fabric. I haven't decided on their final setting arrangement yet. I have countless ideas that I'm going to be previewing over the next few weeks as I add to the pile of blocks. The weekly fabric bundles offer a wide variety of color, scale and just plain cuteness! Have fun and make some baskets of cuteness this week. Soon, Lynn
Click on the image to download a PDF pattern. Most of the patterns are free – a few at the bottom are available for purchase in my Etsy shop, Piecemeal Quilts. Copyright: This is pretty commo…
Cactus Basket quilt block January 23, 1933-The first quilt block introduced by Nancy Cabot is the Cactus Basket design. She desc...
Hello everyone! I am so thankful and excited to be starting another wonderful Block of the Month with all of you. This basket quilt is super special to me. It will feature a lot of different basket designs. • • • I named it “Anna’s Baskets” after my husbands grandmother. She was the one that taught me how to quilt, and she loved baskets, including an old, antique laundry basket in which she used to store her quilts in. • • • Now you know where from which the Laundry Basket Quilt
Well, I just completely abandoned the blog here, didn’t I?! I don’t know if it was the holidays or just general busy-ness, but I need to do some catching up. Most of that will happen …
This is a pretty neat pattern and I like the way it's set on point.
Create a beautiful quilt or draw inspiration for one with these free, unique block patterns for quilters of every skill level.
Cherry Basket March 21, 1933-The Cherry Basket quilt block honors an obsolete custom of weaving a basket from strips of paper and filling it with cherries to give to friends explains Nancy Cabot in her column in the Chicago Tribune. This was an easy block to make as a 6" block using a combination of techniques. The basket is paper pieced, the handle is appliqued and the background behind the handle is rotary cut! You can download the pattern here. Though this is a common quilt block, I didn't find many that had the same number of triangles as Nancy's block when I did a search. However, here's a great example. Tomorrow-Star of the Sea
Quilting is handed down from on generation to the next and this traditional basket quilt pattern is a fantastic way to start. Quilt block by The Quilt Ladies
Hello everyone! I am so thankful and excited to be starting another wonderful Block of the Month with all of you. This basket quilt is super special to me. It will feature a lot of different basket designs. • • • I named it “Anna’s Baskets” after my husbands grandmother. She was the one that taught me how to quilt, and she loved baskets, including an old, antique laundry basket in which she used to store her quilts in. • • • Now you know where from which the Laundry Basket Quilt
In our Baskets Part I article ( from July 10 below), we featured basket quilts made from pieced patchwork. This time, we are spotlighting b...
Would you like to try a shooting star block? You can cut pieces with the serendipity die or we also have templates available. Press your fabric and then cut them. I like cutting with the GO! cutter, i
One of the most popular themes in quilting, basket quilts are fascinating because of their dozens of different blocks. Because baskets histo...
A Simple Basket I have been looking for simple patterns for my Old Cambridge Pike collection, which has a lot of pinks and browns in ...
My quilty goals are to finish quilting, bind, and label my Happy Baskets Quilt (a variation of the one shown in the photo) and to bind my Jockey Cap quilt. The Happy Baskets is a liberated basket from a book by Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran. The Jockey Cap is a Kaffe Fasset quilt kit I bought from Glorious Color. The quilt is based on one in the Albert and Victoria Museum. I also want to finish piecing Persian Garden, another Kaffe Fasset kit. My knitting goals for this month are to finish my Sage socks and perhaps even knit another pair of baby socks. That's a lot and I'm not sure I'll be able to finish everything.
Try these free basket quilt block patterns for your next quilting project. Block sizes and styles vary, so there's sure to be something to suit your needs.
Baskets are among the most popular themes in quilting! Made with colorful prints, or filled with flowers or fruit, basket quilts are perfect...
A Simple Basket I have been looking for simple patterns for my Old Cambridge Pike collection, which has a lot of pinks and browns in ...
My Tiny Baskets quilt pattern is finally completed. I'm thinking there are a few more Tiny Basket quilts on the cover than you were expe...
Hello sweet friends. Can you believe it is already April 1st. Wow! April is my month to be the queen bee in Sew Sweet Bee. I saw a vintage quilt many years ago made out of Cherry Baskets and have always wanted to make one. So I am going to ask my Sew Sweet Bee keepers to please make me this block. In my previous post I share how to make the half square triangles for this block. You will need 3 3 1/2 inch light squares 3 3/12 inch dark squares Using a your quarter inch seam maker draw 2 lines on either side. (Please see my previous post for the tutorial) Sew along your lines. Then using your ruler line up the seam to a 1/4 of an inch and cut in half diagonally. You will end up with 6 half square triangles. (Please see previous post on how I squared up my half square triangles to 2 7/8 inch blocks.) Cut 3 3 1/4 inch dark squares, Cut each square in half diagonally so that you will 6 triangles. Sew 3 of your half square triangles together. Sew one of your triangles to the top of unit 1 Sew 2 half square triangles together. Sew a triangle to the top of unit 2 Sew one half square triangle to a triangle this will be unit 3. You are going to sew unit 1 and 2 together like shown. Sew unit 3 on like shown. Sew your fourth triangle to end of the basket like this lay out. This is what your basket will look like so far. Cut 2 2 7/8 x 7 3/4 inch light strips. Sew the remaining 2 triangles to end of the strips so they look like this. Sew each strip to the right and the left sides of the basket. Cut one 5 5/8 inch square. Cut it in half diagonally. (you will only use 1) Sew it to the bottom of the basket. Cut 1 1 1/2 x 14 inch strip for your basket handle. (on the bias) ( I will cut mine a little longer just to make sure I have enough and trim ) Sew wrong sides together using 1/8 inch seam allowance. Press your seam open on the back so that the raw edges do not show up on the the front. Cut 1 10 1/2 inch light square. Cut it in half diagonally. (you will only use 1) This is going to be the top of your basket. Pin the top of the handle 2 1/2 inches from the top point. Pin you handle 2 1/2 inches in from the left and right corners. Then I just laid out the rest of the handle to my desired liking. I also used a glue stick (lightly) to help hold my handle in place. I used a blind stitch on my sewing machine to sew my handle down. You can also use a zig zag stitch or needle turn to sew you handle down. It is what ever your heart desires. Now it is time to sew the your top to your basket. I folded the handle top in half and got a crease so I would know where the middle is. Pin 1/4 inch down on the center of you handle block and place the pin at the bottom of the sewn triangle in the center of your basket like shown. This will help you align the center and then you can pin outward and sew your handle block to your basket. This is what your finished basket will look like. It will measure 12 1/2 inches unfinished. My goal was to get the center of the handle in middle of the right and left triangle. As you can see on the left I miss measured. Ooops! That is what makes Happiness Homemade. Hope you enjoyed making this block as much as I did. Wishing you all a quilty week. Hugs, donna
Brush up on your quilting skills with this easy to make patchwork floral block. The Coming Up Roses quilt block is perfect for any project on your list.
Some great fabric sets in the clearance right now.. check them out! Surprise..... Applique today! I know a LOT of you are new and this will be a new technique for you.. way to go jumping in and learning new things! I appliqued on my very first quilt. It is...
I love classic quilt blocks! Each is a piece of our history as quilt makers and artists. You can make a whole quilt out of a single repeating block, or make a sampler with lots. Use reproduction fabrics to make a quilt like your great, great grandmother could have sewn, or stitch them up with fresh modern fabrics and the blocks come alive again in new ways.
Using the Accuquilt Go! Mix and Match 8" Qube set to make baskets blocks with scraps of batik. This set of dies can make over 72 different types of blocks
Basket of Lilies vintage quilt pattern by Eveline Foland. Vintage newspaper printing of the pieced quilt pattern.
Baskets are among the most popular themes in quilting! Made with colorful prints, or filled with flowers or fruit, basket quilts are perfect...
As a young child visiting my cousins in Vienna, I remember a group of elderly…
Combine bright yellows and pretty florals for a cheerful springtime wall hanging. Solid white block backgrounds let the baskets shine. Fabrics are from the Calico Days collection by Lori Holt of A Bee in My Bonnet for Riley Blake Designs. Quilting designs courtesy of Handi Quilter.
