If you hop over to Humble Quilts there's a link party wherein you'll be able to see the variety of baskets that have been made for this quilt along. So far most fall into what I would call a country or primitive style. But not all! Mine don't clearly fit into that category either. ;- )
There's been a lot of applique happening to make the various basket blocks. I don't applique (except under duress) so of course my baskets are pieced. I also chose to make two so I would have a rectangular format for my eventual-quilt.
Or maybe I just had so much fun making the first one that I made a second one to go with it! (If you're going to piece one basket block you may as well piece two.) My baskets are filled with roses. They were fussy cut from a skull and roses print. Now you may have a clue as to the choice of bats for the background of my blocks.
The challenge that has been given us for the next month is to think on our childhoods, or on childhood in general, and use that to direct our design decisions for the first border around our baskets. I truly hadn't anticipated that curve ball. But now that I think about it, my goal when I selected the skull and roses print and then the bats was to allow my inner child to finally play with these prints that bring a smile to my face. They tickle my funny bone, they make me happy. I'm not quite sure how that will manifest in the next round but I'm looking forward to finding out! :- )
I like the rose fabric you have used in the basket centers. Unique idea to have the two baskets handle to handle for the medallion.
ReplyDeleteI love the setting - how brilliant to position two baskets like that! And hurray for letting the child inside you play!
ReplyDeleteLove the whimsy of the bats, it's going to be fun waiting for your next border!
ReplyDeleteYour two baskets are beautiful and it's an unusual setting but i love it !!
ReplyDeleteCongrats for this center !
Lovely...can't wait to see what you do next. Hugs
ReplyDeleteLove your idea with rectangular setting and pieced blocks, very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. All of the fabrics are really great together also.
ReplyDeleteLove the two blocks put together! The bats! Wow! I love them!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that you've used two blocks for the center! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what your inner child adds. Trick or treat?
I don't really enjoy applique either but I think Gwen says to have fun so it looks like you did!
ReplyDeleteI designed my center so the eventual quilt will be rectangular, too! I agree that "childhood" as the second round's theme was a curve ball -- I think I have it figured out, but if it is anything like this first month, I'm guessing the idea will evolve.
ReplyDeleteThose neutral colours and the pale roses together are gorgeous. I hadn't registered immediately that they were bats and not birds, but bats is so much more fun! You can blame the pain meds for my lack of observational skills.... I've always loved basket blocks, and these are beautiful. It's sparked off an idea – which I'll never get round to, of course – of making the centre block flowers pale, like these, radiating out to stronger colours in the baskets as you work outwards, maybe a gorgeous deep, almost black red on the outside edge. Sigh.... it'll never happen. I can't wait to see how yours turns out!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I will be anxious to see how your quilt evolves!
ReplyDeletei'm still on the fence about joining in. I did wake this morning thinking about a basket block.
I love your pieced baskets and your choice of fabrics -- great idea to make two baskets for your center.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love the batty background!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
ReplyDeleteI really like this idea! I've been pondering (a bit too late!) about how I will get mine to end up as a rectangle!
ReplyDeleteI love your batty baskets! And I like how you put them together. I hope the skulls will show up later! Yes, those fabrics will be fun to play with.
ReplyDeleteI don't do applique either, unless I can fuse it. But even then....
I have two blocks also, but they don't really go together, to my mind. Just can't make up my mind, so I'll play with both for awhile.
Truly inspired to think of positioning your two baskets in that way. The colours and fabrics work perfectly.
ReplyDeleteLove this traditional basket ..Nice project
ReplyDeleteSee you next month
Véronique
Great baskets! Such a great idea making two and creating a rectangular block!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing a pieced one, and the rectangle plan was a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYour baskets look restful (except for the bats in the background). I especially like the roses and that the placement of them is not identical in both baskets. I was surprised about "childhood" for the first border, too. It should be fun!
ReplyDelete--Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)