Yesterday during my room clean-up, I found a container of my husband's
old pj castoffs--deboned and cut into strips...
And having wanted to make myself a basket quilt for yonks, I decided to make these.....
The bases are sewn onto telephone book papers and the resulting blocks
measure 7.5". I will be working on these off and on.....
The lovely flowery bits are from a squishy mail package from Lizzy who kindly
sent them to me...I love her vintage-looking fabrics and her own basket piece...
Thanks so much for thinking of me, Lizzy.... :))
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Meanwhile,
and a Sailor's knotting --
I thought this a good choice as a lot of the
fabrics are Sea oriented....
& & & & & & &....
I first pinned the whole quilt, then machine sewed three stabilizing
vertical rows...
before beginning
the tying
process....
mat underneath the quilt....
be adding more ties in the centers of the zig-zags...
these will end up being about
a fist's width apart...over the entire top...
I prefer the "feel" of a tied quilt myself,
so much softer than the big stitch I have
been closely sewing on my table toppers and wall hangings...
for those,
I feel that closer quilting helps to
flatten out the pieces for better hanging...
[ AND: blogger keeps changing my font!!???] WHY????
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The sun is emerging slowly and it is 66 degrees this morning....
Still a cool breeze coming out of the North, but perhaps some
deck sitting will be possible this afternoon...
I need a new portable handwork project...I will be looking at what I have ongoing....
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Tonight will be "Breakfast for Supper" which I really love....;))) yum
~ ~ ~ waving under milky skies~ ~ ~
Stay safe
Julierose, La Blageuse (tying-euse)
Breakfast for supper makes me smile. Isn't it funny we think of certain foods for certain meals? I like a steak and potato breakfast now and then.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm I will be over.i will make apple pancakes ok? We will tie the quilt and get er done. Maybe even make a basket or two....if only we could. Waving from the messy screenroom here. Lol
ReplyDeleteYour baskets are so, so sweet! Love the shared scraps.:)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quilt for cuddling is tied. It has a thicker batt and a ticking backing which has become serenely soft through use. I think I prefer hand quilting to machine quilting because it allows more loft and doesn't seem to flatten everything as much. I do like the way your big stitch in the round looks on your pieces. I think the colored stitch adds so much.
ReplyDeleteYour baskets are so cute! Fun idea.
ReplyDeleteAnd the tying looks great.
Yes, bacon, eggs, tomatoes and potatoes sound like a good dinner to me! And when is the last time we had waffles?
I'm hungry now.
You are getting so much done during this lockdown time! I am impressed as I have achieved almost nothing.
ReplyDeleteHappy sewing and tying!
Love your baskets, and your husband's pj are not wasted ;))
ReplyDeleteI've never tried sewing on phone book paper, but is seems a great idea~
ReplyDeletewe love breakfast for dinner too. :P
Great basket blocks! I like the repro. background fabric. I'm kind of the reverse; I like to eat dinner leftovers for breakfast! take care!
ReplyDeleteFunny - I have started a Fourth of July quilt this year, too. Really like your baskets!
ReplyDeleteDeboned pj's made me smile. Great terminology and they DO make pretty baskets! I like that you're tying that quilt - fits the theme I think.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother tied most of her quilts! I like incorporating the ties in the nautical quilt, it fits well! The basket blocks are adorable!! What a great way to upcycle your husband's pjs :) Plus the fabric is great! Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteI've never tied a quilt myself but I have one that was my grandmother's. What kind of batting do you use for a tied quilt? Your basket blocks are going to make a lovely quilt. We have had a good bit of rain here. The pool needs to be drained a couple of inches and there is more rain in the forecast this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI love those baskets! What a great use of scraps. Into the idea file it goes! xo
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