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BASKET PUZZLE 02 Nov 2020 07:02 #150808

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Oh how I adore all those fabulous real puzzles! A joy to see.
My baskets are not that puzzle style as I have to use up a (big) basket full of half square triangles. They are all 2" squares so my baskets are all the same size except the tiny ones in the corners.
I decided for a table runner which used up 250 half square triangel blocks and learned to deal with that piling up seam allowances which run criss-cross in all directions.

I wish I had added one orange triangle in one basket. It's too late now...
Thank you Alex for encouraging me to start and finish this project .
Gina from Germany

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BASKET PUZZLE 01 Nov 2020 20:03 #150798

laurelomac OFFLINE Posts: 3 Thank you received: 2	Thanks for the session on making flying geese. Perfect geese and no leftovers! You inspired me to make some flowers for my basket.. My neighbor and I are both doing this project and we met last week underneath a California pepper tree in a nearby park. We spread our work out on the grass while maintaining social distancing guidelines and exchanged ideas and encouragement.
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BASKET PUZZLE 01 Nov 2020 17:32 #150795

littlestitches OFFLINE Posts: 32 Thank you received: 18	God be with you in your healing.. Quilting is a great therapy.. love your baskets.
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BASKET PUZZLE 01 Nov 2020 17:26 #150794

littlestitches OFFLINE Posts: 32 Thank you received: 18	Beautiful quilt.. love the border and well done putting it together.
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BASKET PUZZLE 01 Nov 2020 14:15 #150790

amb2715 OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 71	Took Alex's advice and added more baskets with the large black/white pok-a-dots. Still need to add small leaves for the flowers and make the spacers between the blocks. Also thinking of adding more appliqued flowers between the baskets in the center. After all of that, I will consider what to do with the border (if any). This has been really fun for me -- it is my first scrappy quilt!
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BASKET PUZZLE 01 Nov 2020 11:49 #150789

sewskeel OFFLINE Posts: 45 Thank you received: 192	Finished Attachments: EAD841D6-3...5A7.jpeg (67KB)
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BASKET PUZZLE 31 Oct 2020 16:08 #150783

LynnLHyman OFFLINE Posts: 2 Thank you received: 29
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BASKET PUZZLE 31 Oct 2020 06:34 #150776

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Lahoefer wrote:

Thanks Alex. I knew when I started that I wanted my baskets to point up. After making my blocks (4x4’s and 5x5’s and a few 6x6’s), I couldn’t figure the math to do the background edges. So I sashed the smaller blocks (4x4’s) so that they were the same size as the 5x5 blocks. . . . . Lots of that 1.414 stuff and lots of wrongly attached triangles along the way. My next step is to calculate the floater border and get the borders attached before tonight when I’ll need my design wall (bed) back.

Thanks for your help Alex, Lynne

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Just beautiful . . . . Wish I'd thought of your solution for setting the baskets on point, too! And your border is stunning!

Last Edit: 31 Oct 2020 06:36 by innquilter. Reason: Another thought

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BASKET PUZZLE 31 Oct 2020 06:31 #150775

innquilter OFFLINE Posts: 12 Thank you received: 62	Lindaseyler wrote: This was so much fun, I’ve never made a basket quilt. Thanks Alex Lovely and I like your border!
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BASKET PUZZLE 31 Oct 2020 06:28 #150774

innquilter OFFLINE Posts: 12 Thank you received: 62	patcee53 wrote: I enjoyed making the baskets. I no longer dread HST’s. Stunning border! Love it and the details of the lace on the cherry basket, too! Beautifully done!
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BASKET PUZZLE 30 Oct 2020 21:12 #150773

Meisenga OFFLINE Posts: 6 Thank you received: 62	Added outer boarder to basket quilt top. Made 44 baskets size 6,8,10 and 12 inches. I enjoyed learning to piece the different baskets. Plan to piece my backing with rest of red and white fabrics. Thanks for the basket challenge.
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BASKET PUZZLE 30 Oct 2020 11:48 #150768

PaolaRB OFFLINE Posts: 59 Thank you received: 266	Lahoefer, it's just BEAUTIFUL!
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BASKET PUZZLE 30 Oct 2020 10:58 #150764

oldgloryquilting OFFLINE Posts: 18 Thank you received: 99	I was just thinking I am going to put yoyo's in my baskets as flowers too; once I get my handles on!! LOVE all the quilts; every one of them expresses itself and the "maker"!!! Thanks gals!!!
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BASKET PUZZLE 30 Oct 2020 10:24 #150763

ShelleyHeinz OFFLINE Posts: 9 Thank you received: 64	I LOVE seeing everyone's quilts! Truly amazing and inspiring. I've been a little distracted by other activities recently, but hope to get to my border, soon!
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