I decided set my red basket blocks on point and make them a 6-block quilt. It measures 42" x 59.5".
These blocks were made before I was an Accuquilt girl. In fact, because I won an Accuquilt Baby Go! and I was making this quilt is the reason that I became an Accuquilt girl. I quickly realized the importance of the 1/4" seam around that time as well. Those two reasons are why this project came to an abrupt halt.
I'm sooooo glad I kept all the WOW background fabric with the blocks. It's one of my favorite white-on-white prints from Keepsake Calico. Oh how I do miss going into Joanne Fabrics every once in a while.
Thankfully Kim Jolly has an On Point Setting Cheat Sheet at the Fat Quarter Shop (currently free PDF download when I wrote this post). I'm not really an on-point kind of quilter most days unless the pattern is seriously spelled out for me like a Bonnie Hunter quilt. I just don't like cutting big blocks into diagonal pieces. But I did it! Woohoo! Add a new skill to my "okay" list.
This is my last set of red blocks that I have to make into a project. I feel that I accomplished my goal. Now off to the longarm room. It's a nice 70 degrees outside today. I didn't miss a beat during the winter quilting months this year because my husband was working on a project in the other house and had to keep it at a warmer temp. Next year (hopefully) I'll be in the NEW quilting room that can easily be heated by throwing a few logs in the wood burner. Actually, it got a little hot up in that room! Woohoo. Right now my husband is working in the attached FULL bathroom next to the sewing room. I'll eventually get pics. Stay tuned.