The LAST of the Charm Baskets For Now

This is the last batch of charm baskets that I have cut and sewn.  My next step is to lay them out and then make a few to fill in the gaps if needed.

19 charm baskets completed this week.

227 baskets of 202 needed for the quilt are now complete.  My baskets are trimmed to 4.25" vs. the recommended 4.5" unfinished block due to wonkiness.  52.5" x 64.5" finished is the quilt pattern size. I'll be cutting the rest of the baskets pieces this week and then see what that makes before I decide on the larger than suggested quilt size.

 The quilt pattern is called Charm Basket by Laundry Basket Quilts.  It is an Edyta Sitar design. I also stitched circles on two Dicey blocks this week in blue (Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025.)

I also added a red flower to my hexagon project.  I don't know how big this project will get.  I'm just adding random flowers and buds.  I don't know if I'll add green leaves... (it's probable that I will add leaves since green is one of my favorite colors). It's a slower process, but then again the basket handles were a slow process in the beginning, and now I have to find time to put all of them together on the bed.  So here's the hexies on the desk of the room where I will be for the rest of this school year.  I have accepted a long-term job to fill in for a teacher that will be out the rest of the year.  I am honored that this school picked me to fill the job.

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

Red Hexagons RSC25

This week I added a red flower to my hexagon project.  I think it's going to be a hexagon table topper?  Who knows how big this project will be?  I am just going to keep adding random flowers to it until I'm done.

Here's the before progress:

I'm working on this project in the hall of the school during a state testing date.

Here it is with the red flower added.  I've seen people whip hexies together in what seems like no time.  I'm still at the sloth stage.  Speed will come with practice.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.

Charm Basket Progress -- Slow Sunday Stitching

 

15 charm baskets completed this week.

223 baskets of 202 needed for the quilt are now complete.  My baskets are trimmed to 4.25" vs. the recommended 4.5" unfinished block due to wonkiness.  52.5" x 64.5" finished is the quilt pattern size. I'm getting close to having all of my wonky basket handles sewn.  

The pattern does not call for wonky, but mine are wonky because instead of cutting all the of the blue backgrounds by hand, I used my 3" die vs. the size recommended on the pattern.  This caused the bottoms of the baskets to turn out a little different from each other.  Then I eyeballed the basket bottom when sewing it by machine to the handle.  BUT look at that second basket in the top row.  I still think it is adorable even though it is so wonky.  It gives this quilt a more personality feel vs. a perfectionist feel.  I LOVE it.  It definitely shows my personality of not caring what others think and making it my own.  LOL.

 The quilt pattern is called Charm Basket by Laundry Basket Quilts.  It is an Edyta Sitar design. I also stitched circles on two Dicey blocks this week in blue (Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025.)

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

Dicey -- Red

I had time to stitch one Dicey block in red:

You can read why I started this quilt here.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.

Hexagon Flower Project

I threw these pieces in my sew-to-go bag.  I'm actually starting to run out of basket handles.  I'm working through the little learning curve on hand stitching hexagons together.  I decided not to go with a pattern and just keep stitching making random flowers and threesie buds.

I have stitched hexagons before.  Iit's like riding a bike.  I need to get back into the practice.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Charm Baskets

At this rate, I estimate I will be done with baskets in two or three more weeks.  Stay tuned.

19 charm baskets completed this week.

208 baskets of 202 needed for the quilt are now complete.  My baskets are trimmed to 4.25" vs. the recommended 4.5" unfinished block due to wonkiness.  52.5" x 64.5" finished is the quilt pattern size. I'll be cutting the rest of the baskets pieces this week and then see what that makes before I decide on the larger than suggested quilt size.

 The quilt pattern is called Charm Basket by Laundry Basket Quilts.  It is an Edyta Sitar design. I also stitched circles on two Dicey blocks this week in blue (Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025.)

I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.

 

I moved and split a lot of plants yesterday... buttercups, lupins, a poppy (fingers crossed the poppy isn't mad at me), rose campion, purple things that I don't know their name, foxglove, forget-me-nots and day Lillies.  It's raining this morning.  Perfect timing.  I tried to move things that I googled that "deer do not eat" to the exposed areas.  I then moved the lillies that they seem to LOVE to eat to the more protected area.  Hopefully the lillies do not attract them to the pole barn flowerbed where the deer have not seemed to dine yet.

Dicey Blocks in Yellow RSC25

 Here's three more Dicey blocks in yellow:

Welcome spring!  I'm ready to start working outside with my plants and such.  :)

You can read why I started this quilt here.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, for the RSC25 here.