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December 2, 2013

Sewing Baskets for Quilty Fun

I'm having a blast with the Quilty Fun sew along!
This week we're making Sewing Basket blocks.


These were sew easy to put together...
I think I spent less than an hour making mine.

I kind of named my blocks to myself, based on the fabrics...
this one is Bake Sale.


Then there's my Flower Sugar basket.


And finally the Vintage Modern one.


I used my Angler 2 tool to make this project so easy.
It saves a lot of marking
and adds more accuracy to my stitching.


Once I was done sewing the baskets,
I had a little stack of triangular trimmings
that just seemed a bit too big to throw away.


I decided to draw a line about 1/4" away from
the trimmed edge, at a 45 degree angle.

I stitched all of the little pairs together...


then pressed them open and trimmed them
to exactly 1 1/4" squares.

{I wonder what I'm going to do with these?}


I think I'll try to make more of those teeny little
half-square triangles, whenever I'm trimming
more blocks for the Quilty Fun projects,
and see what I can make from them later.

While I was photographing my blocks,
I discovered WHAT FUN it is to use Instagram!!!



I'm always a little bit late to the party,
but if you'd like to follow me,
my Instagram name is eamylove.

Hope to see you there!


7 comments:

  1. HA! I just loaded Instagram and have NO idea how to use it. Love your little baskets and triangles. I have a bunch of little triangles from a recent project that I just can't bare to toss, guess I know what I'll be doing with them. Question about your angler - I have one and I like it a LOT! The one thing I find kind of a pain is changing the bobbin. I have my angler stuck down with sticky dots, do you? When you change out a bobbin do you do a "recheck" of your stitches to see if you are back on track and they are the 1/4" they are supposed to be?

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  2. I am really enjoying this sew-along. Each week is small enough and can be fitted in here and there. Even so, I am running a day or two behind. It is very scrappy and I am hoping it all comes together nicely at the finish.

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  3. I have had the best time this morning g catching up on your blog!! My book just came the other day and I can't wait to get started!! Thank you so much for always being such an inspiration. I know I say that a lot but its so true!! Love love love what you did with the extra triangles!! I have no doubt you will do something very creative with them!!

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  4. Lovely baskets Amy :) You have the most delicious fabrics!

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  5. Love, love, love your baskets!! Such pretty fabrics!!

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  6. A-DOR+ABLE!!! but really as if anything you make is less than.... I am so sad not to be quilting along in your fun! I am waiting for a little peti cash, maybe Santa will leave some in my stocking.... But seriously I can't wait to see it all come together, your fabrics play off each other so yummily!! Can't wait to see more...

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  7. Love your baskets! The fabric you've used is beautiful and the sewing perfect.

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