When I am not Quilting... I am Sewing... and I am Weaving!

Sometimes I make other sewing projects other than quilts!!! During the past two weeks my mom and I made 16 woven baskets!!! They are called Biscuit Baskets. First we were at a quilting retreat and worked on them for 3 solid days. Then we came home and I quilted for my business in the mornings and we worked on the baskets together in the afternoons and evenings up til the Eve of Thanksgiving. It was a fun project to do together! I cut the strips and stitched them. Mom turned them right side out and fed the heavy stiff interfacing into each strip. Then I pressed each strip and started the weaving process -- which this is where I added my own step of Zig Zag stitching the base of the basket before weaving the sides of the baskets. I did a lot of pinning to hold the fabric strips as a wove the strips and then stitched on the binding. I again used a Zig Zag stitch to finish the edge of the binding (an all machine stitched binding).

Biscuit Basket is the name of the pattern. See the picture with the information. I made a few changes as I made the baskets. I stitched the bottom of each basket with a Zig Zag stitch to hold the strips in place before weaving. I also used a 3 inch strip for the binding. The changes made the binding and weaving process easier. This is a link to all the pictures of the baskets.

Quilt that was featured in the Quilting Video

This is the colorful quilt that was featured in the Quilting Video. The pattern is "The Easy to Sew Quilt Pattern." It is available for purchase on my website

This unique quilt looks different every time you make it! See examples in my photo gallery of quilts and quilting. Easy to read and follow. This pattern makes sewing and quilting fun again!

Three Easy to Sew Quilts -- All from different lines of fabrics....

Quilts will be on display at LouAnn's Quilt Garden in Oelwein, Iowa later today October 4th.

.... Just choose a line of fabric and stitch it up!!! Using The Easy to Sew Pattern... it will guide you thru' how to choose the fabric and how to sew this easy quilt! Sewing made fun again!

Linda Kowalski made the brown and yellow quilt and I quilted it with vertical wavy lines. Deb Czech made the pink and green quilt. I chose to quilt it with overall swirls. I made the blue and yellow quilt and quilted it with a two color ribbon quilting and double daisies. All using the same Easy to Sew Quilt pattern, with different lines of fabrics .... The pattern makes it so simple!! ..... Choose a focus fabric for the center sections of the block and then add a light, medium and two dark fabrics.... choose some with a little texture. The possibilities are endless!! Add a wider border on the outside or add two or three borders to make the quilt larger. Choosing a whole line of fabric makes it easy! See several photos of the Easy to Sew Quilts at the Photo Gallery at www.craftysewing.com Lots of close ups too!

The Easy to Sew Quilt using blues, greens, and yellows

The Easy to Sew Quilt in blues, greens, and yellows. I made the blocks only 8 inches in size. It will be wall hanging size or baby quilt size. I used the Hoffman Prints challenge fabric for the focus fabric. This is one of many quilt tops I assembled at Sugar Creek Bible Camp this past weekend. This was a small one as I put together two queen sized quilts and one king size quilt and a table runner too! I used my new Easy to Sew pattern for all but one quilt! Twenty of of us sewed on our own quilting projects from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. See in the picture on the table -- there are the beginnings of a new bright dyed fabric table runner using the scraps from the one I made about a month ago!

Easy Quilt using Dyed Candy Fabric and a bright focus fabric

Yesterday I used my Easy Quilt Pattern to make a delightful quilt!! Using a bright focus fabric and Dyed Candy Fabric. Quilted it this morning with a medium sized Two Color Ribbon Quilting including occasional whimsical flowers using Orange, Wild Violet, and Fushia threads to enhance the centers and the petals! WOW I love it!! Remember the possibilities are endless with this pattern!!! See previous entry about purchasing this wonderful pattern. Hurry before March 31st for free shipping! My friend Chris makes the Dyed Candy Fabric at dyecandy.etsy.com. I know why she calls it "Dyed Candy Fabric" because it is like buying colorful sweets!! The sweets I bought didn't add any calories to my diet --- just wonderful highlights to my quilt! Yummy!

Gathering's New Fabric Area in Boscobel, Wisconsin

This is the postcard that Gatherings sent out to announce their New Fabric Area, Quilt Trunk Show with Linda Halpin and Samplings of Free Style Quilting by me -- Marcia Wachuta.