It seems as though I’ve been working — on and off — on this quilt forever, but it’s finally done. 🙂 It’s my Swap Baskets quilt that began as a swap (October, 2010) of signature blocks among the members of my local group. I had no idea what I was going to do with the blocks, but I wanted them. LOL! Then a half-square triangle block swap (July, 2011) was proposed, and I had the idea of using those blocks to make the signature blocks into baskets. This quilt measures about 70″ x 87″, and it should be very nice for curling up under when the weather gets chilly again.
I machine quilted this with feathers in the cream strips and in the outer borders. The baskets are outlined, and there are echoing triangles quilted into the black setting triangles.
9 thoughts on “Finally!”
A striking quilt – so modern, yet traditional. I love the contrast with the black and cream!
Wow — it’s absolutely delightful :-).
What a GREAT way to “disguise” signature blocks. I know I have a group of them somewhere… I think they would look great done this way. Thanks for sharing on the Info EQ.
Love it!
Thanks for sharing on Info-EQ – I’m going to suggest this swap for my guild! Who knows what may come up for a design?
Very nice, Sandy. What a great way to combine two different swaps. Clever.
BTW, thank you for leaving your blog URL as part of your message from the EQ list… that’s how I found you!
Very cool!!
Very clever!!
Very cool!!