Sunday, July 22, 2018

Baskets & 9-Patches, Another Finish

Not only has Baskets & 9-Patches progressed into a flimsy, the quilt is an actual finish!



The baskets were pieced in early June and quickly attached to the center of the quilt which was then delivered to the long arm quilter. I've finished hand sewing the binding and she's ready to be presented to the world!


Three Sisters Fabrics & Quilting were the long arm quilter. They do such a lovely job.
Paisley is my favorite design so I asked them to use paisleys in the quilting and they did! 

Usually when I took progress pictures, the sun was brightly shining and made the blue squares look white but I took these pictures early in the morning, soon after the sun peeked over the horizon. As you can see, the squares are a light blue.


For backing I chose this lovely whole cloth fabric. If I get tired of the pieced side I can turn it over and have a different quilt.

The pattern was designed by Karen H and is available here. Now her original quilt is cute but when you enlarge a pattern to king size (98" x 112"), it's no longer cute, just HUGE! Here is a link to her blog, Faeries and Fibres.


Of course I made a few changes from the original pattern. The top 9-patch border extends the entire length along the top of the quilt and I alternated my 9-patches so they would look more like patchwork. 


I used a foundation paper pieced basket for my quilt and I put the corner baskets on point. 


The bottom two corners were also blunted so the corners wouldn't drag on the floor.


The baskets turned out so nicely.
Here is a picture of the baskets on my design wall before I attached the blue corners. The top right applique is the center from my waiting to be finished Wilfred & Cloves quilt.







For now the quilt is not being used but come autumn, onto the bed she will go!

This is the 3rd king sized quilt I've made for our bed. I'm in a rut, all three quilts contain little 1" squares! I'd like to make two more quilts for our bed sometime but they will NOT made with little 1" squares.

Another quilt project crossed off the list. Slowly the UFQ's are being finished.

Linking to Kathy's Slow Sunday StitchingOh Scrap, Show & Tell Monday With Bambi, Em's ScrapbagLove Laugh Quilt, Design Wall Monday, BOM's Away,  Esther's Wednesday WOW!, Let's Bee SocialNeedle & Thread Thursday, Finished Or Not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, TGIFF!, Show Off Saturday

30 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

the quilt looks wonderful - I love little one inch squares!

The Cozy Quilter said...

Lovely finish! I would not want to count the number of little squares in your quilt! Nice to have one more finish and another one scratched off the UFO list.

Quilter Kathy said...

A beautiful finish! It's amazing that you made king size quilt using such small pieces!

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

I like doing binding by hand, gives me something to do while watching TV. Great finish!!

CathieJ said...

This quilt is wonderful. I love the baskets around all those nine-patch blocks.

Created by Kathi said...

What a fun finish you have to share! I love the paisleys how they quilted them into your light blue spaces and I love using wide backs or my big quilts too! Enjoy sleeping under it!!! Kathi

Deb A said...

Oh my, a king size with 1 inch squares! Amazing work and love the quilting on it.

Kathy S. said...

Oh my goodness, Gretchen! This is JUST GORGEOUS! What an inspiration. LOVE the scrappy goodness of it. The quilting is beautiful as well. Woohoo.

Deanna W said...

WOW that is a lot of nine patches. Lovely finish. Working with all those small pieces is so much fun, sometimes I don't like going back to bigger pieces!!!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Congrats on a fabulous finish!!!

gayle said...

Wow! I'm a big fan of small pieces too, but a king-sized quilt using them is above and beyond! Absolutely fantastic quilt!

Chantal said...

Congratulations! It absolutely beautiful. I so love 9-Patches. Gorgeous!!

Gretchen Weaver said...

Maybe sometime I'll count those squares but I just couldn't bring myself to do that now. I am very happy pleased to have this quilt finished!

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

Love your quilt, congratulations on a great finish! I have always been drawn to the quilts that use the simple nine patch! Timeless for sure!

Cathy said...

Congrats on a gorgeous finish! And now I'm also inspired since I have a bin of three inch nine patches already made!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Beautiful finish! It is going to be lovely on your bed. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Gretchen,
What a lovely finish. I think the paisley design was the perfect choice for this quilt, as it looks just perfect.
Happy Monday! ~smile~ Roseanne

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

Another beautiful quilt Gretchen.......You really make this one pop with the colors and the baskets!

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

OH OH Gretchen, I have the book from "One Stitch At A Time" I see another one or two hair pulling quilts that I would like to do and like the entire book! http://www.carolynkonigdesigns.com/home/books/product/view/13/150
You are tempting me!!!!

Cherie's Quilting Journey said...

All those little nine patches and baskets sure made a beautiful quilt.

mangozz said...

It's really beautiful! Love the blue background.

Susie H said...

Great job! Love the scrappiness and the baskets are so cute!

Karen H said...

Gorgeous! It has the look and feel of an antique quilt. The humble nine patch is so simple but can be turned into something really lovely. I'm sure that your quilt will give many years of enjoyment! Congratulations on a fine finish!

Gretchen Weaver said...

I had a basket full of 3" 9patches and needed to do something with them. It is so much more fun when most of the blocks are already pieced!

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Oh, Gretchen, what a masterpiece! Such amazing piecing and quilting. I love it.

Judy Biggerstaff said...

Beautiful work. Love the baskets, they add so much to the nine patch. I love when a project is completely finished.

beth s said...

What an amazing quilt!!! Thanks for linking up this week

Rebecca Grace said...

It's gorgeous, Gretchen! WOW, there are a lot of tiny pieces in that quilt. I like the blunted corners, too. Congratulations on a beautiful finish!

Sarah Goer Quilts said...

So many little squares! I love how the lightest values in the 9-patches give it a sparkle. Congratulations on your finish and thank you for linking up tot TGIFF!

Glenda said...

One very very beautiful giant quilt Gretchen, I've playing with 2inch blocks but 1 1/2 inch blocks Hmmmmm!!!!!!!! they would take forever to grow enough for a single bed quilt let alone a King!!!!!! How beautiful and classical it looks hanging from the tree trunk? its a great shot Gretchen and shows the quilt off beautifully. What an achievement it must have taken a lot of will power to keep making all those wee nine patches!!!!! where they all scrappy or did you use yardage fabric? Thanks for sharing such a beauty with us. Cheers Glenda