Thursday, May 12, 2016

An Interesting Solution

A Basketful of Taupe

A couple days ago I was dithering over what to do with the pile of 1-1/2" strips -- mostly yellow and green with a little purple thrown in -- that I had uncovered in the Big Reorganization Project (BRP).

They're not taupe, not even close, but when I saw this quilt in A Basketful of Taupe by Kylie Irvine, I could see the possibilities.


OK, so I might want to make some basket blocks .... but all those alternate blocks are various combinations of mostly 1-1/2" strips and an occasional 2-1/2" piece.


I think I can piece stripsets of 4 to make most of the blocks. The baskets? I'll break out the fusible and have some fun. I think I can even find an appropriate frame fabric in my stash. Time to hit the machine!

Just what I need -- another new project. Good thing there's a retreat next week. It has occurred to me that since some of the strips are green, it will qualify for RSC16!!

Keep Calm
and
Scrap On!


2 comments:

  1. You can never go wrong with a basket quilt!
    (Sometimes I think it's like there's a prize for the one starting the most projects. I'm doing my best to stay in the top ten...)

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  2. Very fun quilt and it will look great in the colors of your scraps.

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