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It seems as though I’ve been working \u2014 on and off \u2014 on this quilt forever, but it’s finally done. \ud83d\ude42 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. <\/div>\n

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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. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems as though I’ve been working \u2014 on and off \u2014 on this quilt forever, but it’s finally done. \ud83d\ude42 It’s my Swap Baskets quilt that began as a swap (October, 2010) of signature blocks among the members of my local group. 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