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!

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Farewell to the Zakka Sew Along

Hello!

If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, 

you've already seen just how much fun I've been having 

with the Zakka Style Sew Along.

{A big thank-you goes to Amy and Lindsey for making this event

an outstanding success!}

I've been reflecting on this event, and I must admit that

I'll be relieved not to have a due-date each week

for a project that I've never made before in my life!

Having said that, though, I made several projects NOW, rather than SOMEDAY,

or NEVER...because of the deadlines and the wonderful prize opportunities!

{I almost skipped this week's project...there are other things I should be doing.}

But I gave myself a little pep talk last night and convinced myself

to get started on this week's project...Nesting Boxes.

This project was contributed by

 Laurraine Yuyama of Patchwork Pottery.

{I've been aware of Laurraine's lovely work for a while via Flickr...

Look at this fantastic classic example of her style!}

Photo from Patchwork Pottery blog

This final project has been a tempting one for me...

I knew I would want to keep the boxes for my own use, so I chose some fabrics that would coordinate with one of my favorite quilts.

{The quilt pattern is Bird Song by Fig Tree Quilts.}

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It took some time to cut all of the pieces out,

but it was good to see my favorite prints from Dandelion Girl again!

{I had used a fat quarter bundle to make my quilt, and there were

some nice scraps left.}

I really enjoyed stitching the leaves, though I chose to use fusible web

instead of using the method described in the book.

{Can you see the pretty veins on the leaves?}

I was running out of linen, but I had a nice big piece of Mill House Inn,

also by Fig Tree Quilts, that I liked for the lining.

There were some moments I wished I had not tackled all three boxes!

Yet I love the way they came out. 

They really make me think of September days.

I keep thinking there must be a better way to sew the sides and bottom

together.  I was such a rebel...I actually just stitched mine together by machine, and it's not very neat, but it doesn't really show.

{I never did come up with that "better way" to do it!}

I have no idea what I'm going to put in these little boxes,
but I know they're going to make the stuff look extra pretty!

{That's the best part about zakka style.}

I joined this adventure when my own blog was brand-new,
and I feel that I owe much of the joy of blogging
to this sew along!


I've met so many wonderful people through the linkies and the Flickr group.
We are spreading zakka throughout the world,
making things that are useful AND beautiful!

Visit the Flickr group Zakka Style Sew Along
for more inspiration!

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