Quilt Basket Beauty is a quilt that you make using 16 basket blocks, finished quilt is 24” x 24” if made an shown. I use mine on my dresser or the center of our dining room table. But, would also be a great baby quilt or lap quilt. As pictured, I machine pieced and hand quilted, Quilt Basket Beauty
I receive an email like this about three times a month. LONG ago, when home with kids this is what I did. I repaired old quilt, PLEASE, remember this is NOT a quick project, but so worth your time, how to mend an old quilt.
The Question: “I am trying to repair a quilt my mother made me for my wedding 48 years ago the bindings were torn by so much use as well as some of her beautiful star patches, I have separated the binding am not sure how to replace some triangle patches of her lone star quilt can you advise me I am a beginner have been watching a lot of videos decided I would start with this beautiful quilt that needs some fixing so I can hand it down to my daughter she adored her grandmother”
How to Repair an OLD Quilt I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out VERY nice, they usually do ! I am doing 100% cotton quilt, usually from 1940-50’s THEY ARE NOT MUSEUM QUALITY QUILTS, THEY ARE LOVED AND USED QUILTS. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND DO NOT EMAIL YOUR NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT OLD QUILTS AND WASHING. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. That being said, really who wants to work on, use, repair or sleep under a dirty quilt??? These are LOVE quilts.
Three blocks in this quilt needed attention,
I like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m addingTry to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)This is the same fabric, one is the right side and one it the back sideAdd the seam allowance and cut out pieceFold down the point and press
Fold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !
Applique the pink down and I hand quilted with white thread.
There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt
Can you find them ?
There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt
Can you find them ?
Beth Ann
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I have been working on a quilt block of EVERY State. I have them all drawn, jpeg’s and maps done, I just can’t seem to find time to get them ALL pieced in fabric, but they are wonderful and I’m sharing my quilt block pattern I did from the State of Ohio. Why OHIO? No idea ??? The way my mind is working here lately. This quilt block has a finished size of fourteen inches by fourteen inches (14″ x 14″) My Quilt Pattern Shop
Here is My little table topper quilt pattern for you. No calories, no watering and you can use up a few fabric scraps. If you are not into red right now, change it up and make yours any colors you like. Happy Valentine’s Day
Finished quilt is twenty inches by twenty-two inches
This is probably my favorite part of the quilting process. Putting it all together ! When I first took a quilting class, the teacher talked about the three steps of making a quilt, 1) the idea/purchase, 2)the making of the quilt, 3) finished, the quilting/binding.
I think of this often, as I really LOVE the idea/purchase part, but a stack of fabric or blocks can NOT be called a quilt.
SO….Let’s start to put the quilt together.
Cut 6 Background – 2 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ sew as shown above
Cut 6 Background – 2 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ Cut 9 Red – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2 as shown above
If you missed, here are the links to make the quilt blocks
This Holiday Season I’m doing a complete quilt pattern for you here on this site, every few days I will post a new part of the pattern. The finished quilt is fifty inches by fifty inches and can be made smaller or larger just by adding or reducing the borders sizes.
The quilt is made up of two different quilt blocks, square corners, pieced borders and solid outside borders. This is quilt block one. HERE is how I made my quilt triangles
My Quilt Basket Beauty Quilt Pattern, NOW at my, Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop
