Drawstring Baskets

Since some time I wish to sew drawstring baskets for my grandchildren. After searching on Pinterest and on various blogs, I was lucky to find a really great tutorial on this blog : Threading My Way. I must say that I never found such a perfect tutorial, so well explained that you cannot make any mistake. I followed step by step the explanations and had not the least problem. I sewed the orange basket first, and was so satisfied with the result that next day I did a blue one. Tomorrow a pink one! Thank you Pam for Australia!

I chose fabrics from my stash : organic Birch Fabrics.

For the orange basket I just quilted random lines, but for the blue one I did better : I drew regular lines before quilting.

I was absent from the blog since a long time due to various family and health problems... among which a femoral neck fracture last June. I am now recovering and eager to go on sewing, quilting, knitting and blogging...

One Patch Baby Boy Quilt Tutorial from A to Z

Finished Size : 0.78 yards  x 1 yard

Required fabrics 

For the top :

1/2 yard printed fabric.

1/2 yard muslin or dotted white fabric.

 For the backing :

1.25 yard printed or dotted blue fabric. 

For the binding :

4" orange fabric

For the batting :

Wool Batting

For the Knots :

Embroidery white thread.

Cut both printed and white fabrics lenghwise in 5" stripes.
Then cut them in 5" x 5" squares.

Sew the printed and white squares together, right side against right side.
Make 8 rows of 6 units each.

Assemble the rows together.
Your top is done.

Cut your wool batting a little bigger than the top.

Cut your backing fabric the same size as the batting.

Baste and link with knots as shown HERE and HERE.

Bind your quilt as shown HERE and HERE

One Patch Organic Baby Quilt Finished!

As I was so busy this week, I regret, for those waiting for the tutorial of this baby quilt, that I did not succeed in writing it this week as foreseen, and therefore I will publish it in my next post. Still happy I managed to finish the little quilt for my third grandson born last month!

Wonderful week-end to all of you!

Monday's Meeting

Pastafiore tart

Kaffe Fassett blocks and tablecloth

Kaffe Fassett bag

Kaffe Fassett bag

Embroided belt

You have often seen in my posts Kaffe Fassett creations, so you understand that several persons in this group, me included, are fans of Kaffe Fassett fabrics. Here is a wonderful tablecloth and a bag done by Eleni. Agnes is preparing her spool blocks with KF dots.  

Last monday Eleni was helping Michele for the binding of  her friendship signature quilt. The marvellous belt is a work  from Chantal. Some of us are sometimes alternating quilting, knitting or embroidering activities. But whatever we do, we share the same love for handmade crafts and the same pleasure to be together!
Of course after work... coffee and Greek pastries as pastafiore, melomacarona...
Hoping everybody enjoys such a nice group as ours!

Sewing box

I could name this post La Vie en Rose.

I do love pink and buy a lot of tunes of this color.

When I found this vintage style fabric with the pink

dress I thought it would make a beautiful 

box for my sewing stuff.

Some of my favorite pink fabrics

and the sewing kit I posted recently.

I love pink and dots!

Another finished sewing box!